Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2012

Based on the underlying theme of women’s empowerment with a focus on education and entrepreneurship, the 70 participants of the Tel Aviv event included representatives of NGOs active in the fields of employment, education, women’s empowerment, consultancy, and tech training from all over Israel.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

However, one thing never changed: the need to master practices that have been proven to work and enable me to lead from wherever I am, as a sergeant first class or a nonprofit employee. Lisa Joslin says, “creating organizational change is not the same as leadership.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2016

I’ve just returned from week-long leadership development program in Israel called “ Reality Storytellers ” hosted by the Schusterman Foundation. We stayed in amazing places and enjoyed incredible meals by some of the top Chefs in Israel. What core values drive leaders to fight for social change?

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AUGUST 30, 2011

Change the world, one video at a time.What Is Happiness To You? | | 0:37 Leket Israel This cute animated clip, from Leket Israel, reminds us what is really basic to happiness; a full belly. This org rescues food that would otherwise go to waste and redistributes it to nearly 300 nonprofit partners caring for the [.].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2009

Or maybe you're a "free agent" - someone who isn't affiliated with an organization, but wants to use Twitter to for social change. I asked Betsy, why are you doing this?

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NTEN

JUNE 7, 2012

NEXT: A Division of Birthright Israel Foundation. In this case, the triangle (or delta) stands for change, the square for the status quo, and the circle for wherever it is that we're going – and we're generally in agreement that where we're going is not where we are. Emily Comisar. Manager of National Projects.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

A few crisp mornings are always an effective reminder of impending seasonal change, prone to spark those industrious feelings that Fall inspires. platform is a cloud-hosted solution for the gathering, curation, and use of stories to affect change. Perhaps it was some of those that can help to account for the NTEN community's busy week.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 12, 2022

million members of the Jewish community in the US with millions more connected back to Israel and other parts of the world. Just as Easter is a spring festival for the Christian communities and yet changes dates throughout that season, so the five day celebration of Diwali happens on different days. There are 7.5

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Tweetsgiving is 48-hour event to encourage people to express their gratitude using online tools and at face-to-face meet-ups. This two-day event, scheduled for November 24-26, will also invite people to donate to Epic Change. Other goodies will also be raffled off to raise money for Epic Change at the event.

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CauseVox

JUNE 14, 2021

Whether you’re a faith-based institution or nonprofit looking to fundraise for a mission trip, ministry program, or other special project, the landscape of religious fundraising has changed, especially with the pandemic. These days, faith-based organization fundraisers have evolved beyond tithing or bake sales.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2012

But, this wasn’t a just a tourist trip, I was on a mission to see technology social change projects in action and better understand how technology can impact social on the ground in rural areas with limited connectivity and resources. Along with the much needed rain coats, I wanted to give them something fun.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2012

This is the second of a three-part post about what I learned about social media, NGOs, and Social Change in Cambodia during my “ homecoming trip.” This is the second of a three-part post about what I learned about social media, NGOs, and Social Change in Cambodia during my “homecoming trip.”

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JULY 25, 2012

At least, that’s what Robert Scoble and Shel Israel are exploring in their upcoming book, The Age of Context: How it Will Change Your Life and Work. Now that cloud, mobile, and social are everywhere, the stage is set for some really wild stuff.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

The Two Sides of the AI and Humanity Debate: I’ve been following Shel Israel for over ten years, since he interviewed for a chapter about nonprofits and Twitter in his 2009 book, Twitterville. What types of ethical principles are introduced through software programming, and how transparent should designers be about their choices?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Meet Karen Bloom who is Chief Advancement Officer for Project Kesher , an organization that trains women to become change-makers across 9 time zones, with leadership programs that are based on Jewish identity building and social activism. She is a nonprofit senior staffer who knows the value of walking at work.

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MARCH 4, 2021

To help guide you through this year of big changes, we’ve pulled our top fundraising ideas for 2021. Check out this example from Israel Tennis & Education Centers Foundation. Through this, we’ve seen firsthand what online fundraising ideas nonprofits use to successfully raise money for their cause. Optimize your donation page.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

In the 20th century, it orchestrated large-scale social change when it had the capacity — the resources, expertise, and available political, social, and economic institutions — to do so. Social entrepreneurship is a demand-side process of responding to social needs that leads to large-scale social change. Shockley, Ph.D.,

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Tech Soup

MARCH 10, 2014

Guatemala: Guatemala EgarageTec - Visita de Experto de Israel - Harold. Baltimore, MD: April Tech & Social Change Meetup. Wednesday, March 26. New York: 14NTCTakeaways: What We Learned at the 2014 Nonprofit Tech Conference. Thursday, March 27. Peterborough, Canada: Social Media Strategy Session. Friday, March 28. Thursday, April 3.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2007

I thought about that diagram when I read Shel Israel's post " Is Facebook starting to fade? But change is in an accelerated mode these days, and if Facebook does not pay attention, it could very easily find it's position more vulnerable than it appears to be today. My FLickr Stream.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2009

We saw the real value of the blog when we began using it to provide information on a proposed name change for our charity. The lucky winner is Ira Wise who is the Director of Education from Congregation B'nai Israel. We got into a rhythm of doing three posts a week and have been posting faithfully since May. This book sounds fantastic.

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NTEN

JANUARY 13, 2011

The magnitude of the destruction and the heart-breaking images have remained with us as organizations, governments, and private individuals have struggled beyond the immediate aftermath to effect long-term change and economic impact within Haiti.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Did your goals change as the program matured? We received votes from all over the world including Iceland, Estonia, Israel, Germany, Poland, Chile, England, Brazil and Australia, with the most international votes coming from the United States. Helen: Did you achieve the goal? Felicity: We definitely achieved our initial goal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2009

Skeptics in the audience tweeted about the limitations of tool-centric campaigns or wondered if, at the end of day, there was any on the ground social change. There were also some voices of skeptics asking the big question on how to channel this energy and excitement at the awareness level to bring about real change both online and offline.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Nasscom Foundation has an impressive Corporate Social Responsibility Program where they work directly with corporations and small business that want to fund social change initiatives. I packed copies Chris Brogan's Trust Agents , Shel Israel's Twitterville , Janet Fouts Social Media Book, and Darren Barefoot's Friends With Benefits.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2014

His parents were Latvian immigrants who met on a kibbutz in Israel in 1930. But I don’t see it as a capital "S" solution to what ails us on a planetary basis and I think some of the libertarian enthusiasm for the concept obscures the depth of institutional change that will be needed. That’s what motivates me.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Organization(s) : Meir Panim (Network of Soup Kitchens in Israel). The site encouraged donations and once the system received the SMS, the banner changed to show a full plate of food with the boy smiling. Objective : Increase donations for the soup kitchens, while also communicating an individual’s impact on the cause.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

Then the moment the system receives an SMS text message the banner changes before the users eyes - filling the plate with food and making the boy smile. "Watching the boy’s face and plate change before your eyes, and realizing your SMS has actually done it, makes the difference. I see its in Israel. com , Inc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

So, it took 24 hours, 53 people donating small amounts to change a young woman's life. But it took me three weeks. This campaign took 24 hours, with 50% of the goal coming in during the last two hours. But don't take my word for it. Over the summer, I had an opportunity to meet her in person.

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See3

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

He’s an Israeli — and I can tell you from my 5 years living in Israel that Israelis know something about negotiating. I am a big believer in&# cloud computing &# or “ software as a service &# or whatever you want to call it. Microsoft is offering too much cash. In their negotiations, Yahoo!’s

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

About two months, again I used to illustrate this post when I read Shel Israel's post " Is Facebook starting to fade? Gartner's Technology Hype Cycles : I created that diagram based on the Gartner's theory and have seen it come into play over and over again.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Organize your content so that you change slides every 7 to 15 seconds. Check out these full decks we wrote and designed for AARP , Health in Harmony , and New Israel Fund. A combination of lucidity, persuasiveness, and great design will create a compelling experience for participants.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2005

Robert Scoble and Shel Israel have titled their book-in-progress Naked Conversations. Who we are changes depending on where we are. I'm looking forward to attending the How to Be Naked session at BlogHer. where bloggers will share how they handle revealing aspects of their personal lives on-line.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JUNE 16, 2006

Its not the only change at Microsoft - alpha blogger Robert Scoble, who has been the face of Microsoft in the blogosphere, departed for start-up PodTech.net. His blog is at [link] He's also well known for his blook on blogging, Naked Conversations , co-authored with Shel Israel.

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Care2

JULY 18, 2007

Then the moment the system receives an SMS text message the banner changes before the users eyes - filling the plate with food and making the boy smile. "Watching the boy’s face and plate change before your eyes, and realizing your SMS has actually done it, makes the difference. I see its in Israel. com , Inc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Change minds. Here’s an example of a successful print campaign where every aspect reinforced the key messages: The New Israel Fund (NIF) was embarking on a $40M Legacy campaign in honor of their 40 th anniversary. NIF is dedicated to ensuring ALL citizens of Israel — Arabs and Jews alike — have equal rights in a shared society.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2010

I have the honor of collaborating with fellow Zoetica founder, Kami Huyse , on our Society for New Communications Research Fellowship research on the concept of Lethal Generosity - a way that for-profits can leverage social media for social change outcomes. I first encountered the term when I read Shel Israel's , Twitterville (pp110-111).

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NTEN

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Think about what kind of change you're making in the world and what examples illustrate that on a specific, human level. Our recent project for Masa Israel Journey shows how all these elements can work together. Since most nonprofits are, at heart, about helping people, figure out who those people are and how to keep the focus on them.

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