Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

James Leventhal facilitated a workshop in Portland last month along with Adam Rozan of the Oakland Museum of California and Stephanie Weaver of Experienceology. The Portland Arts and Culture Social Media Convening Workshop. Flickr Photo by James Leventhal. And, they all got copies of Networked Nonprofit (thank you James!)

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APRIL 8, 2016

My Plastic Free Life is a blog by Oakland, California activist Beth Terry. That's the industry that spearheaded the fair trade movement, but is still causing deforestation and water pollution. My Plastic Free Life. She had an epiphany several years ago after seeing the article Our Oceans Are Turning into Plastic … Are We?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 8, 2016

My Plastic Free Life is a blog by Oakland, California activist Beth Terry. That's the industry that spearheaded the fair trade movement, but is still causing deforestation and water pollution. My Plastic Free Life. She had an epiphany several years ago after seeing the article Our Oceans Are Turning into Plastic … Are We?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 8, 2016

My Plastic Free Life is a blog by Oakland, California activist Beth Terry. That's the industry that spearheaded the fair trade movement, but is still causing deforestation and water pollution. My Plastic Free Life. She had an epiphany several years ago after seeing the article Our Oceans Are Turning into Plastic … Are We?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 26, 2013

or Code for Oakland ). But more than anything, hackathons are fun events to network and meet allies interested in supporting your cause. There are many different types of hackathons: from company hackathons (such as Facebook's All-Night Hackathon ) to government improvement hackathons (like #HackWeTrust. Hackathons for Social Good.

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OCTOBER 15, 2008

I was particularly moved by an interview with one Stanley Hotel resident, a heroin addict, who said, "I wish people had a better understanding of the kind of people we are, 'cause we're not animals, and we're not contagious. For example, I live in Oakland, CA where according to an August 2008 Oakland Tribune article , 17.6%

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

He was recently named 2009 Young Professional of the Year by the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. Jose sits on various economic development boards: the Oakland Workforce Investment Board, the Bay Area Business Advisory Board of Directors for the Consulate General of Mexico in San Francisco, and the OneCalifornia Bank Advisory Board.

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Yep, these sessions are modeled after speed dating, giving attendees a 2 minute opportunity to pitch their causes and receive 2 minutes of feedback on how they can improve their pitch. From November 14-16, the event will take over Preservation Park in Oakland, California. Sign up to be an attendee or an old person, er, speed catcher.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 7, 2008

Just a quick shout out for Beth Terry, another Oakland-based blogger, who was nice enough to interview me last month for her blog, Fake Plastic Fish. These are actually great tips for anyone who is creating a campaign for a cause they care about. Thanks, Beth! Or install this badge on your sidebar and link it to [link].

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APRIL 29, 2021

Our Leadership Council incorporates a diverse array of expertise and cause affiliations with representation from nonprofit organizations, corporations, foundations, academic institutions, and many more. Foundation’s ability to provide 16 million meals to children and families in the Oakland area in 2020 . Chris Helfrich.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Nonprofits can use GoodyGood to raise community engagement and engage people in a particular cause or campaign. Sergio Medina, an attendee from the nonprofit Covenant House in Oakland, California said that events like these are a great way to get connected to the technology community.

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MARCH 31, 2007

To calculate how much carbon dioxide my flight will produce, I entered where I was flying to and from (Oakland to Washington DC) and discovered that the round trip flight is 4,801 miles that produces "personal emissions" equaling 1,872 lbs of CO 2. Look for offsets that will cause carbon reductions that wouldn’t have happened otherwise.

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MAY 10, 2006

SOUL is a training center based here in Oakland. We just recently moved to downtown Oakland, and we talk about ourselves as a school to build a movement. And in terms of how I got involved with SOUL, I was actually teaching for a very brief period in the Oakland middle schools. So I’m only 26. Their culture. Their method.

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JUNE 21, 2006

The primary need, obviously, in our community, West Oakland, is a lack of access to healthy and affordable foods. It's not just for West Oakland; it's for young people throughout the Bay Area. My name is Britt Bravo, and in today's show I will be talking with the co-founder and executive director of People's Grocery, Brahm Ahmadi.

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MARCH 26, 2010

You can imagine how excited I was to find out about Fat Bottom Bakery , a vegan bakery in Oakland, CA (where I live) that makes all kind of desserts, including cupcakes! That's been the thing that has caused me the most worry. You can choose to be an activist for any number of different causes in any number of different ways.

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

The last app demo was from a former TechSouper, Sameer Siruguri, who is currently developing an app for an Oakland nonprofit, Youth ALIVE! mobile apps nonprofit Causes mobile phone tech for good netsquared Caravan Studios TechSoup Event nonprofits library mobile phones libraries developers digital divide community' Supporting Youth.

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JANUARY 30, 2009

Jennifer is a certified coach, artist and yogini based in Oakland, California. I love that idea of "going toward the roar," 'cause it is actually easier. She is the author of The Right-Brain Business Plan e-Book and the creator of the Unfolding Your Life Vision Kit.

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JULY 13, 2008

It's interesting, a man from Oakland is doing a documentary on street recyclers, the people who go around and pick up recycling from all of our bins, and that's how they make their living. More and more people know that in addition to making trash, they off-gas all sorts of chemicals, and they cause cancer, and all sorts of stuff.

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DECEMBER 9, 2014

" And then there's the personal causes funding service, Go Fund Me. He recommends the Oakland-based charity Digital Detox and perhaps a stay at Campgrounded in the California redwoods. I haven't decided what kind yet." Become a digital refugee. Just unconnect. It's not that hard.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2009

In one of our more successfully fundraising examples we caught the attention of a local blog that covered crime in Oakland. Facebook Cause, Kickstarter, First Giving. And that leads directly into……. Have Something to Cheer About. That’s right: Spot.Us started 10 months ago using JUST a wiki. It was free to setup.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

The arts are a wonderful way to make a difference in the world because they are fun, engaging, and oftentimes help you to tell stories, all key elements to attracting and keeping people involved in a cause. Our mission is to strengthen the voice of activist artists - 'Artivists' - while raising public awareness for social global causes."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2010

Exhale , an award-winning pro-voice organization based in Oakland, California, provides a one-of-a-kind service for women and men with personal experiences of abortion: our national, multi-lingual post-abortion talkline. Exhale is encouraging communication and storytelling for movement building.

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JANUARY 16, 2009

--Favianna Rodriguez Below is the edited transcript of a Big Vision Podcast interview from November 13, 2008 with Favianna Rodriguez, a political digital artist and printmaker based in Oakland, California. My favorite thing out of all of the things I do is being a printmaker, and doing a lot of posters around political causes.

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Plus, North Shore Animal League puts their cause at the center of their site by packing their site with adoptable pets. In addition to adoptions, North Shore Animal League clearly prioritizes donations to help further their cause. The site’s Volunteers page also emphasizes these supporters’ impact on the cause.

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DECEMBER 9, 2013

She cites the City of Oakland California’s Open Data Platform that make over 50 datasets viewable and understandable to the public including ones on crime, city infrastructure, parks and recreation facilities, and green businesses. The presentation also has additional resources to foster a culture of innovation.

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