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Some Little Known Faith-Based Technology Resources

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We’ve been talking to folks from some of the 350,000 congregations around the country and have been hearing that they’d like more coverage of IT resources for religious oriented charities on TechSoup. Her office provides resources, staff trainings, and coordinates state events for 200 churches around the state.

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My Birthday Wish: Support My Fundraiser for NTEN

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In 1992, I had the honor of having a front row seat at the creation of a field – how nonprofits can use the Internet for mission driven work. Back in the old days, there was a very small community of peer that I could ask questions and learn from — we had a listserv! I have worked in the nonprofit sector for 35 years.

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The Zoetica Salon: A Peer Learning Community for Nonprofits and Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We will have a monthly theme, which will include resources, discussion questions, and more. In those days, we used listservs and online discussion software, but platform matter. It’s our way of embracing and spreading the abundance that working a networked way offers.

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RSS As Information Coping Tool

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've been doing Internet skills training workshops since 1995 and way back when I used to do one called "Digital Literacy" which was all about how to use email, listservs, and Internet search functions. I started off with 5 blog feeds and as I discovered other blogs or resources, I added them gradually.

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Tech Planning Tips for Every Nonprofit or Library

Tech Soup

Julie described the library's community as "economically depressed" and a place where the digital divide is real: most people only access the Internet from their phones. We also highly recommend checking out TechSoup's comprehensive list of how-tos and articles , which cover everything from networking to Internet safety.

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NPTech Summary: Happy Holidays!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Commentary here ) Maybe that's why we've heard rumblings in the blogosphere and on listservs that the YouTube Nonprofit Channel was backlogged on accepting applications. You can find a collection how-to YouTube and Viral Video strategy resources here. Here's a few useful resources on Twitter and Nonprofits. Details here.

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How I Used LinkedIn For the Final Leg of My Social Search Action Research Experiment

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

To challenge my set ways of doing internet research Web 1.0 I knew this already , but it has been so long since I taught Internet Searching skills that I've forgotten it. Out of habit, I started off doing the research in my usual ways - posts to listservs, search engine, private emails, and posts to forums.