Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

As with all new major technological changes (we’re looking at you, electricity and the internet), we must adapt and adopt. Recall that chatbots source their information from the internet, and they do not differentiate between reliable sources, sales copy, or opinion. The following prompt will help you get started!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2010

Today Allison Fine and I celebrated the launch of the Networked Nonprofit at TechSoup Global in the space where Netsquared Meetups take place. The TechSoup Global model is on so many levels a Networked Nonprofit. The discussion about Networked Nonprofits was rich. It made me think of Network Life Cycles and NetGains.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 21, 2010

It was a special launch day for our book, The Networked Nonprofit , thanks to you! Here’s some of themes we touched with links to posts by others (and some of our own): How Nonprofits Need To Adjust in a Networked World. Strategies for Being A Networked Nonprofit. Tags: Networked Nonprofit. Social Culture.

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NTEN

APRIL 20, 2010

Pop quiz, hotshots : On a scale of one to ten, how important is the Internet to your organization's ability to meet its mission? In less than one generation, the Internet has gone from sci-fi to central to our daily lives. How do we protect our Internet and keep from being throttled ouselves? It's pretty high up there, right?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2010

Networked Nonprofit: Care2 Webinar. Join Allison Fine and me on June 21st at 1-2 PM PST/4-5 PM EST for the launch of The Networked Nonprofit published by Jossey-Bass. One of the topics was “How to understand social networks through social network analysis and mapping techniques.&# I thought I’d expand on it here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2010

This morning Allison Fine and I got up extra early for a Bagels and Books Event for The Networked Nonprofit at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service here in NYC. Here’s one from the early 1990’s when nonprofits were first adopting email and other Internet tools. Opening up [.].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

Note from Beth: Please j oin me on June 21st from 1-2 PM PST for the virtual launch of The Networked Nonprofit. One of the key messages in the book is that nonprofits need to work less as isolated institutions and more as networks. called “ Breaking New Ground: Using the Internet to Scale ,” by myself and Katherine Fulton.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

Please join me on June 21st from 1-2 PM PST for the virtual launch of The Networked Nonprofit. As I was reflecting about Slideshare and thinking about the characteristics of nonprofits featured in our book, The Networked Nonprofit , I realized that Slideshare is a haven for them. 1) Networked Professional Development and Learning.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Speaking of open social networks … August 14, 2008 I just joined identi.ca. 1 trackback } Recent Links Tagged With "portability" - JabberTags 01.03.09 So I’m on identi.ca

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 5, 2009

Many organizations have been saying the same thing about using the Internet for many years now, “we need someone to make us a Web site!” Let’s dissect a networked approach to an online presence and see what the core dynamics are. Here are the four steps to creating a networked approach to a campaign, using we20 as our example.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2008

tags: information socialmedia ). Social Media tools such as wikis, social networking sites like Twitter, FriendFeed, using Tagging and RSS feeds can enable organisations of all sizes to best use and build on its existing collective wisdom and innovation. . tags: km laurawhitehead ). tags: nonprofits socialmedia ).

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JUNE 25, 2010

Even phone calls aren't phone calls anymore; increasingly they are Voice over IP calls that happen over the internet. This all works because the Internet is one thing above all else: OPEN. Because the Internet is open, our nonprofits can share knowledge, empower people and make our communities better places.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

So, why would you be interested in the debate about getting broadband Internet access to under-served communities? You need access to high speed Internet to participate in our society. If you care about your clients, if you care about your community, you need to care about the Internet. Who controls what is on the Internet.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Steve MacLaughlin, Director of Internet Solutions, Blackbaud. There's little doubt that most of us who use the Internet every day have at least heard about Net Neutrality. In short, there are corporate entities trying to control what gets sent over the Internet, and the Internet as we know and love it today might be lost.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2009

2009 - Connected Action - Marc Smith - Social Media Network Analysis View more presentations from Marc Smith. In our book, The Networked Nonprofit , co-authored with Allison Fine, we provide an overview of mapping your social network in Twitter and other sites using some of the social network analysis tools available. .

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

I just sat through an informal brownbag lunch discussion with the founder of the Genocide Intervention Network (GI-Net) , social entrepreneur Mark Hanis. In particular, he reflected on five strategic uses of the internet which, when combined intelligently, have influenced the actions of the entire US Congress.

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Social networking research social media. Tags: Non-profit technology General non-profit interest nptech Web 2.0 A number of findings in a newly released study by Pew Internat on Social Media and Young Adults will be of interest to nonprofits who seek to connect with or recruit members and donors online.( read more ).

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

For the last three years, OneWebDay "has attracted a global network of partner organizations and individual activists committed to broadening public awareness of Internet and web issues while deepening a culture of participation in building a web that works for everyone.".

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

Leveraging Networks with Partnerships. One theme he touched on that resonated throughout the day is how Microsoft is working with networks and partners to leverage it’s financial, technical, and social change commitment. Tags: Content Networks Philanthropy. ." - Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2010

Tags: Marketing Online Recruitment Privacy Social Networking Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0 Deanna Zandt and Eli Pariser both tackled opposite ends of the spectrum, but weren't actually saying different things, rather they both struck a note about balance and keeping it real (rather than automated).

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2010

One of the final speakers from this morning's session trying to ask and answer whether the Internet could fix politics or not was Scott Heiferman , the co-Founer and CEO of Meetup.com. He had a lot of wise nuggets about how we can use the Internet to get off the Internet. It's not about the numbers, it's about the engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

When I saw the title of this post, " I'm Engaged ," I thought he was talking about the report that The Network Centric Advocacy Blog mentions as a must-read for advocacy and communication staff called Activation Point. Social Network Fragmentation. Social network fragmentation? Social networking burnout?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

I've been in Washington, DC for the Network Effectiveness and Social Media Strategy Map working session for Packard Foundation Grantees convened by Monitor Institute. This is a post to help me identify what I don't know about social network analysis and mapping tools with the hope that you'll fill in the gaps in the comments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

I first came across their thinking and work on building social networks for social change via the resources section on the Barr Foundation web site back in 2006. Peter Plastrik and Madeleine Taylor co-wrote " Net Gains ," one of the first practical handbooks on building and working in networks for social change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Social Networking for Social Change According to TechCrunch , Change.org, a social networking site that links volunteers to causes and voters to politicians will launch a new white-label social network for non-profits. Do we know enough about the differences between users and non-users of social networking sites ?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 13, 2010

Smartphones are transforming the Internet and how individuals access the Web. Here are five reasons why: 1) To update social networking profiles on the go. Geo-location social networks like Foursquare and Gowalla are where the early adopters are flocking to these days. Tags: Mobile Technology.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 5, 2009

Tight in the budget and short on staff, non-profits are always on the lookout for new ways to get things done — and the Internet is a real treasure trove of useful tools. Tags: Non-profit technology Fundraising nptech Web 2.0 read more ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

As part of my research at the Packard Foundation, I've had the opportunity to attend a lot of briefings and discussions related to social media and network effectiveness. WiserEarth is more than a "green" online social network for individuals, although you join as an individual.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

The fact that access to data, whether it’s supporters’ email addresses, tracking actions taken, or anything else, is instantly gone should be a big alert bell to those working in a "networked" way via social media to grow their community. Tags: Digital Divide Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2009

Here are the details: What: Promoting Causes on Online Social Networks. Tags: Marketing Online Activism Online Recruitment Running Your Organization Social Networking Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0 When: Tuesday, June 2, at 12:00 p.m. Cost: Free. Where: Online. Register at: [link]. Description: read more.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The Wealth of Networks, Chapter 3 November 16, 2006 I bet you thought I’d stopped reading? He then spends some time making clear how the new networked environment makes peer distribution possible.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2010

At this morning's session of short-talk presentations, Can the Internet Fix Politics? Tags: Digital Divide Event Online Activism Social Networking Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0 Here are some highlights from the speed-dating-like presentations. Tracking and Visualizing Trends in Social Media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Note from Beth: As visiting scholar at the Packard Foundation, I'm connecting with other people who are studying and learning about how networks work. A lot of the ideas resonate with using online social networks and social media effectively for nonprofits, especially in the larger frame of movement building.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 4, 2009

Their website, freshBrain.org , provides a social networking based platform where teens can innovate, create and share using a variety of technologies. They reached over 270,000 teens last year primarily on the open internet and have the goal to reach 2,000,000 this year. FreshBrain is already making great progress.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

NpTech Tag Skypecast Anyone? Marnie Webb puts out a call for a call next wed, thurs, or friday to discuss in real time the issues that have surfaced around the NpTech Tag. Might we start seeing tag called "NpTechUk" or a wiki for the UK Riders List? Danah Boyd analyzes the recent Pew data on Social Network Site use.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

In this report we argue for a new approach to community regeneration, based on an understanding of the importance of social networks, such an approach has the potential to bring about significant improvements in efforts to combat isolation and to support the development of resilient and empowered communities."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2009

I've been re-reading Patti Anklam's book, Net Work: A Practical Guide to Creating and Sustaining Networks at Work and in the World which covers the many different forms of networks and how they work. Patti includes a list of network activity: Content creation, access, discovery and use. Skills for Net Work by Patti Anklam.

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