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Great reads from around the web on October 14th

Amy Sample Ward

But these characteristics won't change about the demographic: They are vocal, demanding and discerning." " URL Shorteners: Blind(ly) Heading Towards Disaster? has been seized by the Libyan government for failure to comply with Islamic law. However, just today a.ly shortener called vb.ly And now this has all.ly

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Guest Post: Infusing “Social” into Social Justice Organizations

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As rapid demographic shifts powerfully reshape the cultural and political landscape of California, they also give rise to anxieties that may render immigrants vulnerable. Latinos, who comprise the bulk of California’s immigrant population, tend to be younger and less affluent than the state population as a whole.

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Nonprofit Technology News: 2013 Year in Review

Tech Soup

Younger people who are the most deeply engaged demographic on social media are likely to also use services like YouTube and also Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, and Instagram. Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council was recognized for their great disaster relief work and their leadership in teching up schools in southern Louisiana.

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Don’t Just Celebrate – Advocate. Getting back down to the Roots of Earth Day: Tips for CSR Professionals

sgEngage

The core team focused on bringing Earth Day to life quickly realized the potential to engage Americans beyond just the college-aged demographic and worked diligently to expand their reach. The National Centers for Environmental Information has been tracking ‘billion-dollar disasters’ since 1980. Trillion in damages.

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If we’d had Twitter on 9/11

Connection Cafe

I still hadn’t been able to talk to my husband, but my mother-in-law had gotten word to him that we were headed East on I-10, and he was able to track my progress via our online, real-time credit card statement. Instead, all I could do was fidget over the tuner as radio stations faded in and out. No satellite radio yet.

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