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AI for Nonprofits and Social Good: Link Roundup

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Algorithmic Bias: Better Policy and Practice for Civil Society: This podcast about #datadiscrimination and algorithmic bias was hosted by Digital Impact, an initiative of the Digital Civil Society Lab at the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS). Bots are also not limited to social media.

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You Can Stand Up for Health Care on Twitter and Facebook, What About On Google +?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

At minimum, this application lets people air their concerns to legislators and policy makers easily through Twitter and can amplify more traditional tactics such as email campaigns and signing online/offline petitions. In this example of using grassroots organizing to influence grass tops debates, how do we measure it?

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The Save Darfur Coalition’s "Be A Voice For Darfur" - A Stellar Example of A Multi-Channel Campaign

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Be A Voice for Darfur is an excellent example of multi-channel campaign designed to bring attention to the appalling genocide in Darfur. As the Obama administration ushers in a new era of foreign policy, this nation has an opportunity - an obligation - to aid our global neighbors in Darfur. Darfur Voices. GI-NET's Blog.

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How to Effectively Engage Lawmakers at Town Hall Meetings

Connection Cafe

Why cover an event where an elected official and constituents have a calm conversation on public policy?) As a press secretary to a suburban Maryland congressman in the 1980s and 1990s, I worked the legislative issues by day and went to more than 100 town hall meetings at night. Tell a Personal Story. Use Numbers If You Have Them.

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Crowdsourcing: Community vs Crowd

Amy Sample Ward

I think the most important part of designing a competition that leverages crowdsourcing is to strike a balance between too many voices, and too few. I think you create balance by focusing the competition on the stages of: Open door policy for contributing/submitting. Public voting process.

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How Can My Nonprofit Get Started with Measurable Advocacy?

Connection Cafe

These realities make it more evident that each nonprofit needs a unified voice, powerful enough to withstand the process of making policy. Once public opinion changes the tide of a given issue, it becomes difficult to ignore, bottle up, or trade for another agenda item that is seemingly more pressing to the decision maker.

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Update: Guidance on Post-Musk Twitter

M+R

It’s been a staple for partnerships and coalitions, influencing policy, expert positioning, building relationships with press, and responding to the news cycle. Here’s the thing about Twitter: It serves many different purposes for all kinds of organizations, individuals, and campaigns.

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