Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Several years ago I created the Cute Dog Theory, a node to a Nicolas Kristof quote about how puppies get more attention than dry statistics about Darfur. View more presentations from Beth Kanter. I even did a series of interviews of nonprofit social media professionals and their dogs and its all available on a fun wiki.

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Social Media Media Darfur Social 102

Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 1, 2007

George Irish of Shake the Pillars posts about Amnesty International's "Get in Bed with Darfur" -Putting the Fun Into Human Rights Campaigning. nonprofit carnival consultant fun nptech The topic is: We all make mistakes in our work with clients. What mistakes have you learned the most from? How do you deal with making mistakes?

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Fun Consultant Darfur YouTube 40

Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 16, 2007

Steve talked about how Google Earth can make the world a smaller place and add faces and places to statistics, like the USHMM's Crisis in Darfur layer does (pictured above). Google Earth Outreach nonprofit mapping nptech net2 activism Videos in the balloons will only work on Windows.

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Google San Francisco Case Study Files 40

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NOVEMBER 15, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Interaction Social Media Advocacy Fundraising 28

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OCTOBER 29, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Poll Social Media Grant Advocacy 28

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AUGUST 16, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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YouTube Social Media Video Advocacy 34

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JULY 14, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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YouTube Video Social Media Advocacy 34