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Four Models for Active User Engagement, by Nina Simon

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As far back as the 1880s, scientists have led “citizen science” projects in which amateurs are invited to participate in formal scientific research by volunteering to count birds, measure soil quality, or document non-native plant species. Wiki users are often collaborators. Contribution, collaboration, co-creation, hosted.

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The Capacity-Building Frontier(s)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. 3) If we want to collaborate; if we see the advantages of shared knowledge and collective action, then technology can help us make it real. None of that will go away.

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Learning in Public: To What End?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. This learning model has served us well, and above all it has been safe and comfortable. Collective and collaborative problem-solving can get us farther faster.

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Active Training: To Get Nonprofit Audiences Engaged, Keep Them Moving

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Next week, I headed to Seattle for a couple of days of events around my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” co-authored with KD Paine. Storify here ). I kicked off the morning session with a discussion on measuring impact with colleagues from VolunteerMatch – Greg Baldwin and Jay Backstrand.

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Research Friday: So. What About These Numbers?

ASU Lodestar Center

Both Giving USA and The Chronicle of Philanthropy are reputable sources of information, but the way each measures philanthropic giving for their reports differs – significantly. It was organized by our Center in collaboration with the ASU Morrison Institute and Knowledge Networks, a firm that specializes in web-based surveys.

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TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative: You’ve Come A Long Way Baby

Tech Soup

In 2004 we published our Islands In The Wastestream study, which measured the demand for low-cost computers among U.S. Several models also come with Symantec Norton Antivirus 2012 with system restore capabilities. InterConnection is our Seattle based nonprofit refurbisher. How It All Started.

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The Critical Role Tech Will Play in Eradicating Trafficking

Saleforce Nonprofit

Collaborating for freedom is a complex and multifaceted process. Some organizations cover the full lifecycle of data collection, from program setup to documenting survivor stories, while creating logic models to help understand and measure their impact. and Seattle Against Slavery. How are you combating trafficking?

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