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Bridge Building or Trust Busting: A Warts-and-All Reflection on “Learning in Public”?

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Flickr Photo by AnEye4Pictures. 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. The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results.

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NTEN Members Online Round-Up: Events and Tools to Engage

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Flickr: magnuscanis This week, NTEN members are busy sharing ideas and experience on a range of topics. Drop us a line or include your links in the comments! OpenSo urcery 's 2011 Drupal Training Tour this summer hits eight cities on the West Coast, from Seattle to Salt Lake. Share your links in the comments!

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The Internet Gets Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Mburpee. Note from Beth: I hosted a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who attended the GeoFunders National Conference that took place last week in Seattle. The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. Fulton’s talk was timely.

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Good News! Starbucks Signed an Agreement with Ethiopia

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They contacted supporters in Seattle who were interested in the campaign, as well members of the Ethiopian community, and asked them to show up at the protest. Then they sent an email to Oxfam's supporters and asked them to look at the video and comment. They moved people into a higher ask, and asked them to call Starbucks.

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The value of attending Gnomedex: Priceless

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Thousands of photos in flickr (and really good ones). I loved, loved, loved hearing the Seattle Ignite and Portland Ignite. It was like an intellectual candy story so many topics of interest such as Beth Kolko - Emerging Markets, Troy Malone - The GTD Timebomb, and Monica Guzman - How to be a Great News Commenter.

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Reflection and Analysis: Gnomedex Real-Time Social Fundraising Experiment

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My most recent experiment involved Twitter, fundraising, and an integrated offline component at the Gnomedex Conference in Seattle. Integrate quick email interviews as you say thanks with donors, pattern analysis of comments or blog posts. Flickr photo by Beth. Click to see the larger image. How did I raise $2,657 in 90 minutes?

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Are Your Creepy Pitches Spooking Your Supporters? Pitch Fail and How To Fix It!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Las-Initially. Put one of your pitches in the comments and/or tweet it using #FixMyPitch. Put one of your pitches in the comments and/or tweet it using #FixMyPitch. She is on faculty at the University of Washington and Seattle University, and has lectured at the University of Chicago.

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