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Real-Time Web Social Action Events: Blurring the Offline/Online Distinction?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My guess is as we enter 2010, might we see the invention of Real Time Web fundraising events As more nonprofit explore the possibilities of location-based social networks and fundraising , the distinctions between online/offline fundraising will melt away. It's real time and location based social networks are also impacting advocacy.

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A View of the Cloud from the NetSquared Community

Tech Soup

This is a communiqué on the current state of cloud adoption in TechSoup's NetSquared international community from Marc Manashil, community evangelist for NetSquared. Marc has been conducting a survey this month of NetSquared members that includes some questions about cloud computing.

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June #4Change Chat: Local Community Organizing

Amy Sample Ward

I’ve had experience organizing communities offline in local communities, and organizing community online – but the kind of organizing that inspires me the most is combining online and offline. You can also suggest questions or topic areas to be included by leaving a comment on this post! How to Participate.

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A Journey to India: Opportunities to Connect Networks

Amy Sample Ward

Thank you to those who have already voted or commented! Please support me by voting and commenting here. Part of my role as the Global Community Development Manager at NetSquared is to support and grow our offline organizers from around the world. Leave a comment on the application here. What do you think?

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Guest Post on Tactical Philanthropy: Causes, MySpace and ideablob

Amy Sample Ward

You can read it and the comments on the blog here , it’s copied below. There are many who approach the online landscape with very different views than their offline business decisions. ideablob particpants are locked out from seeing any comments or feedback on their ideas. To some, these events were unimportant.

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Technology for Change Contest: Win a new computer from HP!

Amy Sample Ward

For example, simply review the hundreds of ideas listed in NetSquared ’s Project Gallery and you’ll quickly see that people from around the world are hard at work leveraging all kinds of technologies to create positive change for communities tackling many different issues. I think there are too many to count, really.

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Great reads from around the web on April 8th

Amy Sample Ward

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. These fall into two types: crises that originate in social media, and crises that originate offline. I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day.

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