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Project AWARE Dives Deep Into Ocean Data, Turning Scuba Divers into Citizen Scientists

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My Ocean , is a niche social network of more than 9000 divers and this guest post by Darren Barefoot describes some powerful outcomes for ocean conservation by bringing together several strategies: niche social network, crowdsourced data mapping, and deep engagement. For decades, scuba divers have been cleaning waterways. million divers.

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Great reads from around the web on July 10th

Amy Sample Ward

What we weren’t paying attention to was how we brought the advantages we carry in our offline lives– often defined by race, gender, class, and now, technological access and skill– to that blank canvas." In Silicon Valley, they say they celebrate failures and their lessons as key to a culture of innovation and success.

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Your Complete Guide to Planning Your First Special Event

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When you have clear goals for your event and a detailed map of action steps to work on, you can have a very successful event. Step 4: Map out a budget for this event. Obviously, a local celebrity can help draw people into your event, so choose carefully. Offer both online and offline ways for people to purchase a ticket or two.

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Wiring the Green Movement for Earth Day

Amy Sample Ward

What are you doing today to celebrate the Earth? The way I see it, there are many directions that technology is aiding social change work: enabling data sharing, exchange and mapping. Earth Day Network has a great website to help get people involved in celebrating and protecting the planet. Happy Earth Day, everyone!

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Twitter Community Organizing Rules for Non Profits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: I love when I discovered folks who are community organizers and successfully transfer what they know about community organizing offline to the online world. If you are having an office celebration or having an interesting event, share it with a twit pic. As a community organizer, Twitter makes a lot of sense.

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NpTechTag Summary: Insect Antennae, A Blast from the Past, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He also shares some process maps for donor management. (If Online/Offline and Open/Closed Content A story in CIO talks about how the Internet has boosted employee productivity and points to Pew Research that shows that the boundary that existed in people??? Also announced 2.0 Strategy, Wealth Management Edition. Commentary here.

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Using Design Thinking to ReThink Our Nonprofit or Community Foundation Work

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week I was lucky enough to facilitate a mini-innovation lab for 60 community foundation program officers at the first meeting of ProNet during the Council on Foundations conference in Cleveland, Ohio that celebrated 100 years of community philanthropy. There would be both an online and offline site.