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Guest Post by Michaela Hackner: Community Matters Even At SXSW

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But beyond all of the hype and noise, the most dominant theme I keep coming back to is that community is and always will be King. During a panel on fundraising, Donors Choose raised enough money to fund a music classroom project in Austin. We also "checked in" using FourSquare and Gowalla everywhere.

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Community Matters, Even at SxSW

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But beyond all of the hype and noise, the most dominant theme I keep coming back to is that community is and always will be King. During a panel on fundraising, Donors Choose raised enough money to fund a music classroom project in Austin. We also "checked in" using FourSquare and Gowalla everywhere.

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Guest Post by Ivan Boothe: Social change takes more than social media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One of the comments on Joe's blog post was from Texans Against Hunger. I won't try to speak for them, but I do think they aren't blindly following the latest tech hype and hoping it will change the world — many of them have clear social change strategies. Perhaps you've been feeling it too -- or come across others with a similar vibe?"

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NpTech Tag Summary: Chimp Personality, Convio Open API, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In " The Social Web Ain't Rocket Science " Worldchanging blogger Jon Lebkowsky reminds us that blogs, wikis, and social networking sites may not be appropriate for all nonprofits and that hype and pressure shouldn't drive adoption decisions or they may not be successful. I wholeheartedly agree ! blog thought it was cool too.

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