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A Profile in Forbes Online by Shel Israel

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was thrilled to be featured in Forbes Online in Shel Israel’s online column. The profile is here. If you read the profile, you’ll also discover the many benefits of collaborating on a book with KD Paine and her editor, William Paarlberg: Learn to love measurement and become a better writer in the process.

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Wiser Giving: What’s Your Giving Style?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Shel Israel describes social or goodwill fundraising (individual raising money and giving to causes) as the “ cult of generosity ” – I would like to call “ Individual Social Responsibility ” – like there is “Corporate Social Responsibility,” it is also important for individuals to be generous. Flickr Photo by Time Anchor.

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2021 Fundraising Ideas Designed To Help You Raise More This Year

Kindful

Check out this example from Israel Tennis & Education Centers Foundation. This can work well if your organization has a high-profile piece of work that will draw in new donors and inspire old ones. The Faith in Action National and Network Federations is working with a woman named Rosa to keep her from being deported.

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I Hope My Kids Organize Their Own Online Fundraiser When They Are Teenagers

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They have posed for photos in t-shirts , emptied their piggy banks , helped me make fundraising videos , contributed clothing or other items to drives at school, and have attended lots of fund raising events, including last week's Tweetsgiving Meetup where my daughter won a lunch with Twitterville author Shel Israel that was being raffled off.

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Protect Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself: Understanding Security Threats

Tech Soup

The phishers scan social networking sites and find your page, your email address, and recent posts from you. Being a spear phishing target can be prevented by keeping your social media profiles private or limiting how much you share online. The app looks like a real banking app for customers of Mizrahi Bank in Israel.

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Reflections: Social Media and NGO/CSR Workshop in India

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For example, I include information about Forrester's Social TechnoGraphics profiles as part of the social media game which is based on US data. I was lucky enough to discover @ gauravonomics work in translating these profiles to an audience in India. Some organizations are based in India and some were part of worldwide networks.

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Google Beth, Kiss Beth: Tangible Benefits to Blogging (and Facebook(

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Occasionally, the "Beth" entry for wikipedia comes first or Beth Israel Hospital. She found the link via Paul Hyland' s Facebook profile. That's a demonstration of some of the value of using a social network - that you get to see what information colleagues are posting - and some of it may have some relevance to your work.

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