Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Q: Also, what are techniques for finding social influencers and what are the ethical concerns/issues about contacting them for research purposes? Emily : The first place to work for influencers is within your own constituency, such as the most active volunteers or the most active readers of email messages. Beth : See [link].

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

It’s that distance from financial consequences that let communities put best interest and opportunity ahead of other influencers. We are at a very interesting time – with shifts happening locally and globally, governments changing, and new paradigms emerging. But roles that will decide how we move into the future. Getting Started.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

The tools in an analog world fulfilled a specific function but did not influence our planning or programs. The community still led the way, though, from the local to the global level. Analog Tools. What this means for tools, specifically, is that we don’t actually like technology.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 24, 2007

Of course, because their farms are small and because historically they've gotten a really low price from the local coffee buyers, called coyotes in Latin America, these farmers are all poor. And in those communities high school is a luxury, so the local school in the local community typically goes through sixth grade.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

So when I heard that one of the leading subject matter experts on social media metrics - Jeremiah Owyang - was the guest of honor at a local social media networking event , I decided to go. The categories were audience, engagement, loyalty, influence, and action. What's interesting is the acronym aelia stands for Jerusalem ).

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 31, 2012

San Francisco NetSquared (Net2) kicked off its 2012 Meetup line up with Craig Newmark , of Craigslist and craigconnects , who talked about using technology for the common good. While it would’ve been very easy to use his influence and remain in the world of technology, Newmark went in a slightly different direction.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 23, 2006

I came across her work while researching examples of nonprofits using the social web for social change for NetSquared and am looking forward to meeting her in person when she speaks at the NetSquared Conference next week. Heddy also writes for the Global Youth Fund blog. After you have done your research, don’t keep it to yourself.

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