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Hurricane Irene and the Nonprofit Social Media Storm

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One of those was the MTA Twitter stream , offering updates and pictures – storytelling to keep New Yorkers updated and in the loop on public transportation. The New York City Mayor's office ran an official stream of information on their Twitter account and linked to other useful local information.

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10NTC: Are Nonprofits the New International Correspondents?

Tech Soup

Roger told us about his job as a writer for Mercy Corps , where he's traveled to places like the Congo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and most recently Haiti, writing about the man-made and natural disasters that have struck those places and the accompanying relief efforts. Of course, to market ourselves as an impartial source, we need to be one.

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Guest Post by Stacey Monk: Dogooders Won’t Change the World (Alone)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There’s these kids sitting at the other lunch tables in our global cafeteria. But I think it’s also the road to really fully becoming global.” There’s a happy side to these kids and this is what we try to focus on with Yele Haiti.” On the power of individual storytelling & fun. starts around 17:27).

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The Social Sector Cloud

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CrisisCamps took off after the earthquake in Haiti. The work of the CrisisCamps was indeed both global and local -- and the cloud infrastructure made it possible. More importantly, over time we will see that the expectations that the cloud engenders have changed how we define what is worth working on.

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The Social Sector Cloud

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CrisisCamps took off after the earthquake in Haiti. The work of the CrisisCamps was indeed both global and local -- and the cloud infrastructure made it possible. More importantly, over time we will see that the expectations that the cloud engenders have changed how we define what is worth working on.

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Mobile Storytelling: An Evolving Story

NTEN

Curtis Wong of Microsoft Research has a wonderful presentation of Microsoft’s World Wide Telescope project where the tool for presenting the universe around us sets a stage for storytelling by allowing researchers and students alike to create a narrative through the interface. The Whale Hunt: A Storytelling Experiment by Jonathan Harris.

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[VIDEO] Counting the Costs: Where Capital Campaigns Often Miss the Mark

Bloomerang

And for those that aren’t aware in relation to the construction industry, you know, construction globally and in the United States has continued to grow and hasn’t stopped throughout the pandemic. But I think fundraising and capital campaigns are all about storytelling. That’s one way to approach it. .