Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 17, 2011

I’m a fairly active user of Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and some other social networking sites, and have been for years now. I certainly have followed and friended lots of organizations on these networks (particularly on Twitter, but also some more personally relevant to me on Facebook.) But I’m still bored silly.

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NTEN

MARCH 17, 2010

Fundraising: How We Combine Email, Social _Media, and Phones to Reach. The Hype and the Potential of Social Network Fundraising . You can view video from 2 of last year's sessions and learn more about the IFC online on their web site. Million Online Supporters .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2009

Submitted by Ivan Boothe, publisher of the Rootwork Blog Over at the NetSquared blog, Joe Solomon provided a great roundup of reasons people might be "jaded about social media for change" and ways they overcome it. With that in mind, I think social media and social networking hasn't entirely matured as part of long-term social change.

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See3

JANUARY 29, 2009

Twitter.com is all the rage among geeks, although it has more hype than users at this point. I’ll admit that, for the longest time, I was exasperated by the Twitter hype. Like the world needs ANOTHER ego-massaging, social-networking time drain? The topic was Web 2.0, Which brings us to Twitter. I was impressed.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 26, 2007

I’m not talking about plastic fish that sing along with your iPod (HIGHLY annoying), electric knives, or a subscription to the latest web-based social network cum parallel reality. In most cases, the hype that precedes a tool is so overwhelming that its functional value is lost in its charm appeal. We don't think "gosh!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2008

The question: "When will online fundraising using social media and social networks become more than just a niche source of income?" " I believe social media will become as ubiquitous to development offices. as is the phone, direct mail, and email. ll see rapid adoption of social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

Last year, I made a prediction about social media as part of the fundraising mix and I still feel strongly about it: I believe social media will become as ubiquitous to development offices as is the phone, direct mail, and email.

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