Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2008

.  I also talked to the volunteers about why they were so passionate about the issue of ending childhood hunger. The mural depicts mother earth who gives life and food next to a healthy selection of fruits and vegetables. Latoya was thrilled to her design come to life before her eyes.   Mural Artist Alex Volkonsky.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

Whether you or not you understand how to use tags, chances are you have come across them if you have ever used blogs, YouTube, Flickr, Twitter, or bookmarking sites such as Delicious. Check out TechSoup's Nonprofits in Second Life Delicious group page for an example of how multiple users can collaborate with social bookmarking.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Image courtesy Tsahi Levent-Levi via Flickr. Since GoFundMe is an open platform where people can solicit support for life events of any kind users have found plenty of uses for it – like supporting charitable causes. Note from Beth: I hope you are enjoying summer break as much as I am!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

For my 50th birthday, I held a 50th Birthday Card Photo Remix Contest on flickr and donated $50 the winner's favorite charity. Another option, is to sponsor a woman who wants to make a better life some place in the world. And, yes they did ! But it doesn' t always have to be you asking people to donate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

I'm happy that my new laptop has an extended battery life so I am writing some reflections on the plane en route to Boston. One of the scenarios focused on how to use social networking/media for a campaign around childhood obesity. Can you use the number of photos tagged as a metric for something on say, flickr. What worked?

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Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2008

I was not surprised that most of the images I found on Flickr related to buses showed an open door and a smiling driver. We have childhood memories of social bus rides. If people have childhood memories of trains, they more likely recall the scenery, the long trip, the feel of moving along the tracks. We see it on TV.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Battery-life permitting, this would mean (albeit at a low resolution) you’d be able save your whole life by dangling your iPhone around your neck and recording every moment. This is often referred to as life caching or lifelogging. For his 2010 Annual Report he compiled and presented data around his father’s life.

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