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The 14th issue of NTEN: Change is Out - "Fundraising in the Digital Age"

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The 14th issue of the NTEN: Change journal is out, and this quarter is all about fundraising. Plus, learn how to fundraise year-round with holidays, and the NTEN Voices section: community tweets, examples of good donor stewardship, and we ask Food & Water Watch: How do you practice what you preach?

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Socialbrite: Social Tools for Social Change

Amy Sample Ward

Nonprofit tech experts team up to help others master ‘social tools for social change’. Eight leading experts in social media and nonprofit technology have joined forces to create Socialbrite.org, a hub that showcases social tools for social change. Lasica , a consultant and author of four books about emerging technologies.

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Guest Post by Ali Cherry: Seven Thoughts on Slacktivism

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo by Cell105 Note from Beth: Last week, I hunted down the nonprofit panel proposals for SXSW including one submitted by me on crowdsourcing social change (see the NTEN blog post ). Help us out and vote for our panel “Can Double-Clicking Change The World? We want to get the best and brightest in a room at SXSW and go at it.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last year, there was an event called "Social Media for Social Good" organized by Jeff Pulver that prompted quite a rich discussion on whether social media for fundraising and marketing can effect real on the ground change. The Social Change Challenge will crowdsource innovative ideas from nonprofits to change the world.

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Is the Web Still a Windfall for Nonprofits?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Allan Benamer, of the nonprofittechblog , gives us an answer: The three biggest success stories so far are modestneeds.org, globalgiving.com and Kiva. She notes, "It is a stellar example of how to tell a story for effective social marketing and change." None of those three are social networking properties.

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Last Chance to Vote for Nonprofit SXSW Panels: Closes September 4th

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

on whether social media for fundraising and marketing can effect real on the ground change. . These ideas inspired the SXSW panel proposal I submitted: Crowdsourcing for Innovative Social Change Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? Submitted by Michael Silberman. What is it?

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NPTech Summary: Happy Holidays!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The PeaFund Friday Campaign PeaFund Friday is an amazing example of the power of social media for social change. Here some thoughts from the NTEN blog about ways to use twitter for your organization, although some nonprofit technology experts do not find twitter useful professionally. There is a category for Changing the World.

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