Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 19, 2010
Note from Beth: Anne Mai Bertlesen and I had a quick exchange at the end of year after I blogged about the Pepsi and Chase Giving Contests in December. She offered to write a guest post that provides an "insider's perspective" having run a number of cause-related ventures including contests.
Tech Soup
OCTOBER 4, 2012
The example he used was the hero myth: an underdog starts from nothing, becomes educated or stronger by way of a mentor, and then saves the world. Sachs said that organizations must make their audiences the hero and put themselves in the place of the mentor. To get inspired, check out these projects made with Zeega.
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Tech Soup
APRIL 21, 2016
A Contest Built on City Data. Paulina Sobieszuk, the Apps4Warsaw project manager, said that the project started several years ago. "It wasn't by accident that we were approached as a partner for this project," says Alicja Peszkowska, communications specialist at TechSoup Europe.
Have Fun - Do Good
MARCH 4, 2006
This week Beth Kanter and I finished our week being mentors for the Young Caucasus Women Project. On Friday our mentor cycle ended and a new one will begin with a new mentor blogger tomorrow (Sunday). The project will continue through the spring and into early summer. This is a project of the Getty Museum. (I
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 30, 2008
Beth has given alot to the Riders community over the years - online and offline mentoring, organizing the Day of Service, blogging about all our great work to help nonprofits make the most of technology. Donate $10 or more to the Sharing Foundation through Global Giving Fundraiser set up by Blogger Michele Martin of the Bamboo project!
NonProfit Hub
NOVEMBER 22, 2016
And hundreds of top mentors contributed to what’s rattling around in his head. Derrick Feldmann is the lead researcher and creator of The Millennial Impact Project, a multi-year study of how the next generation supports causes. It taught him to respect research. Know what you’re doing, don’t guess. Derrick Feldmann. Achieve Agency.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 11, 2006
I realized that I only thought about this in the context of project - for example capturing video (plus text, photos, etc) from a conference.). Contests can work too, the Crooks and Liars was mentioned. Current offers TV time; Sunlight Foundation and moveon.org ran contests for the best ads, with Sunlight offering cash prizes.
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