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Using Causes on Facebook to Change the World with Matthew Mahan

NetWits

This year he joined a few of us for the Ignite Panel at Blackbaud’s conference where we talked about how social media is helping non-profits change the world. I’d love to hear your take on each of these in the comments. He’s the vice president of impact at Causes. Check out the video. Watch the Video from #bbcon. Strengthen your core.

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Interview: SXSW4Japan Raises over $120,000 #sxswcares

Amy Sample Ward

Last month, the Japan earthquake and tsunami occurred on March 11th 2011, the first day of the conference. That morning, I saw the jaw-dropping photos and videos from the Japan tsunami disaster. Meanwhile, bloggers Leigh Duncan and Deb Ng were starting a grassroots effort to raise awareness and support for the Japan disaster too.

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Great reads from around the web on April 8th

Amy Sample Ward

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Rapid advances in digital media and technology are changing how we connect to information and each other. What does it mean for community change?" New networks are emerging everywhere.

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Emotional fruitbasket turnover

Get Fully Funded

I heard the same comparison about the disaster in Japan. How would that change things? Leave a comment and share your thoughts. And yet, a few minutes earlier, these same people wouldn’t give others a second glance. Or the time of day. Interesting, huh? What do you think?

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Social Media for Social Good Video Roundup from #BBCon

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

and her Passion to Change the World. not organized or centralized by specific non-profit organizations) model be sustainable and/or enough to affect real change in the world? Using Causes on Facebook to Change the World with Matthew Mahan. I’d love to hear your take on each of these in the comments. Meet Claire.

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Khan Academy and the Revolution in Online Free Choice Learning

Museum 2.0

Here are some of the comments on the "why" behind their involvement: [Khan Academy has] a hugely generous vision and commitment to rethinking education—our mission is “a world-class education, for anyone, anywhere”—not to mention brilliant programmers and staff. But as everyone knows, museums are not the easiest ships to turn.

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Designing Interactives for Adults: Put Down the Dayglow

Museum 2.0

There's a huge difference between the edgy, DIY beauty of Candy Chang 's participatory urban artworks and the dayglow colors, exclamatory language , and preschool fonts of most museum interactives. There are many participatory experiences that appeal primarily to adults, and they are designed distinctly for adults.