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Social Media ennui

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

In other words, I don’t avoid social media, I use it a lot, and I actively facilitate my clients use of social media integration with their web presence. ( It’s hype designed to sell things. And hype designed to sell things isn’t necessarily going to help make the world a better place.

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Blockchain for Impact: Blockchain Revolution Global Event Wrap-Up

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The event’s technical host, MCI Canada , used a unique setup that facilitated being able to hear many more speakers, tracks, and sessions in two days than a traditional conference could allow. So many incredible ideas and initiatives are being shared at #BRG2019 ! BlockchainRevGlobal (@rev_global) April 25, 2019.

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Encouraging Networking at Your Virtual Event

AccelEvents

A virtual event means that those face-to-face interactions will not be possible but that does not mean that you can’t facilitate and encourage networking all the same. . Yes, people attend conferences and trade shows in order to learn and grow their skill set, but they also attend to network with other industry professionals.

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Encouraging Networking at Your Virtual Event

AccelEvents

A virtual event means that those face-to-face interactions will not be possible but that does not mean that you can’t facilitate and encourage networking all the same. . Yes, people attend conferences and trade shows in order to learn and grow their skill set, but they also attend to network with other industry professionals.

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Data Digest: Open Data for Africa Platform, Silent Data Revolution in MENA and Data Strategies

Tech Soup

It has facilitated the opening up of access to good quality raw data from statistical agencies in North Africa and the Middle East, which is being shared with individuals, institutions and the public at large. Libya, Djibouti and Jordan have also granted restricted access to micro data to selected individuals and organizations.

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Spotlight on Social Media, Crowdsourced Translation, Egyptian Protests and Diplomacy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

What is needed, perhaps, is a Twitter Annotation project to facilitate translation of languages. As she says, “ Go one way, and you risk overstating the influence, go the other and you’re dismissed as assuming individuals in the Arab world incapable of leveraging social media tools for organizing.&#.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Jonny will provide live graphic facilitation of the highly interactive and fun panel. In addition to the graphic facilitation, there will be other interactive learning elements. Illustration by Jonny Goldstein of my SXSW panel proposal. Check out his illustration of the panel). Trust me.

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