Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 15, 2008

  And, it is probably easy to feel that our efforts won't make impact.  The project started by a college student named Shawn whose wants to make the world a better place one small personal action at a time.   We can end extreme poverty - but I have to tell the students the bad news: it???s

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

In January, NMC released The Horizon Report , a research-oriented effort to identify emerging technologies likely to have a large impact on teaching, learning, or creative expression within higher education. The report identifies six areas of emerging technology over the next one-to-five years, including virtual worlds.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 1, 2006

Sign a pledge and track the impact of their pledge on a map. Among the videos up right now is footage of police dispersing student protestors in China, UCLA police using a taser gun on a student in a library, and video shot by journalist Brad Will during the protests in Oaxaca, right before he was killed. Supporters can: 1.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

(Fact Sheet: Volunteering as a Vehicle for Social Support and Life Satisfaction , Public Health Agency of Canada) Volunteering can improve self-esteem, reduce heart rates and blood pressure, increase endorphin production, enhance immune systems, buffer the impact of stress, and combat social isolation. I'm a big fan of Kiva too.

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