Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

I was in NYC over the weekend and Monday to attend and speak at the Mashable Social Good Summit , a three-day conference featuring discussions and presentations with global social activists, organizations, and new media experts. Right now from the Social Good Global Conversation in Oman. SGSglobal twitter.com/OmnEntrepreneu….

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JANUARY 22, 2024

For example, perhaps your idea for creating a nonprofit focused on raising funds for children fighting cancer started with one family’s need for support in a challenging time. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2015

A few months ago, PewDiePie and the Bro Army raised more than $630,000 for Save the Children through a crowdfundraiser on Indiegogo , a gaming bundle on The Humble Bundle, live-streams on Twitch and an anonymous matching donation of $150,000. The agency had a direct, pre-existing personal connection with Save the Children.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Ethan Zuckerman gives a summary of Pros/Cons of facebook Activism , a presentation by Imran Jamal and the Burma Global Action Network. Net2 ThinkTank gives up a round up of how Nonprofits and NGOs are Using Mobile Phones and SMS for Social Change. Social Media A couple of really useful posts on Facebook and Nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2015

If you want to learn more about what I’ll be talking about, read this interview in the Guardian. The demographic profiles of these donors skewed younger, the vast majority being Millennials or Gen Y. The current population of Gen Z is estimated to be about 2 billion, or 27 percent of the global population.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2008

Do Good Well is written by Nathaniel Whittemore who is the founding director of the Center for Global Engagement at Northwestern University. Read her post " Gen Y and Global Health - Not A Match Made in Heaven " I discovered her on Twitter recently because she is connected to Andre Blackman. Amanda Hanley is the editor.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

Upward mobility was nearly nonexistent unless the person above you died, which wasn’t all that uncommon with the rate of stress, depression and even suicides , such as one employee leaping out of a company window. Then a global pandemic hit and everything changed again. But without all that, we’d still have our mission and our people.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

Upward mobility was nearly nonexistent unless the person above you died, which wasn’t all that uncommon with the rate of stress, depression and even suicides , such as one employee leaping out of a company window. Then a global pandemic hit and everything changed again. But without all that, we’d still have our mission and our people.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

Everyone has heard of the Make-A-Wish Foundation —the romantic nature of granting sick children their wishes can touch even the coldest of hearts. You’ll find plenty of pictures of children whose dreams have come true thanks to this nonprofit. 40% of YouTube views come from mobile devices. Make-A-Wish America.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Are they wanting to fund children’s programs? Do they like those one-time projects, those capital projects where you can build that outdoor classroom or,” you know, “purchase that mobile mammogram unit for your hospital and be able to create impact for years to come? You know, how many people are impacted by that?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

The Bridgespan Group interviewed more than 45 people to better understand how some of America’s most innovative cities are using hard data and evidence to steer funding decisions and set priorities. The actions include improving jobs, the quality of education, children’s health and other innovations.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 21, 2006

Today I am posting the transcript from my interview with Brahm Ahmadi, the Executive Director of People's Grocery. If you are inspired by the interview and live in the Bay Area, People's Grocery is launching its 2-acre farm in Sunol this weekend and they are looking for volunteers. And also, again, to create jobs in the process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2012

At the Cross Section of Web, Social and Mobile. How can a non-profit today use mobile technology, social and web in a way that increases participation, ensures success and provides easier management campaign and their resulting data points. Learn about the tools available that bring mobile, web and social together.

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MARCH 24, 2014

We have another date for the end of the global digital divide! Way back in August I posed the somewhat rhetorical question: Will Facebook’s Internet.org Bridge the Global Digital Divide? Among the plethora of news stories on this, I recommend Der Spiegel’s frank interview with Berners-Lee. Digital Inclusion.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

Mobile-responsive design. Save the Children. Create Amazing looks, well, amazing on the big screen, but the landing page’s full-width layout and high-quality video loop still work just as well on tablets and mobile devices. Top Nonprofit Website: Save the Children US. Streamlined navigation. High-quality visuals.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

I had an opportunity to interview Paola for the Big Vision Podcast, and wanted to share the transcript with you. She is donating 100 percent of the royalties from the book to the Global Fund for Women. I went to 15 countries on five continents, and interviewed and photographed 129 women. In 2001, I began photographing.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

-Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO, Global Fund for Women. Kavita Ramdas is the President and CEO of the nonprofit, the Global Fund for Women. I had the opportunity to interview her on March 6th for the Big Vision Podcast, and have included an edited transcript of the interview below.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2006

Today's Big Vision Podcast transcript is from an interview with arts activist, Alli Chagi-Starr. You just have to keep planting and just got to hope that other people will come along after you to water those seeds and to know that the trees our for our children's children. That's just the reality.

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