Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

Both conference marked the end of an 18-month capacity building program that trained more than 220 NGOs in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia on how to use social media effectively to advance civil society goals. In Jordan, we did the Debka, a Lebanese dance. Group Photo with Certificates.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2016

eLearning on limited resources - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times : "During the recent ASAE 2015 Technology Conference & Expo, Allison Hamrick of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons (ACOS), Micah Jordan of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) and Amanda Batson of ABD Partners, LLC, offered five (..)

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 20, 2010

Author: Jordan Viator. Nation's First Cause-Driven Film Festival Now Open to Submissions Nonprofits and filmmaking community welcome to submit films for consideration. David Neff, nonprofiteer extraordinaire, is at it again with the kick-off of the second annual Lights. nonprofit film festival submission opening. All entries are free.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Jordan Viator ( Convio ) weighs in: Seth Godin took nonprofits to task on their (as he argued) lack of penetration into the social media sphere. Jordan writes a great summary of the debate this kicked off, and her own thoughts about the issue. Deadline ends September 30th !

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Connection Cafe

JULY 19, 2010

Author: Jordan Viator. Danielle Brigida @ starfocus , Digital Marketing Manager at the National Wildlife Federation - Wendy Harman @ wharman , Social Media Manager at American Red Cross - Frank Gruber @ frankgruber , Founder of TECH cocktail. What’s better than a local, happy hour Tweetup?

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2013

It is part of the AfDB’s ‘ Africa Information Highway ’ initiative, which enabled the introduction of live data links between the AfDB, National Statistical Offices, Central Banks and relevant ministries in all 54 countries. Is Open Data Just A Flash in the Pan Movement?

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

Rem Hoffmann, Exponent Partners , and Rob Jordan, Idealist Consulting. There are thousands of nonprofits -- including Ashoka, National Coalition of the Aging, United Nations World Food Programme, and Points of Light -- already using cloud computing to run every type of software application imaginable.

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See3

JUNE 3, 2009

The artists had never been introduced to one another before, and together they performed with a band comprising musicians from nine different nationalities. Later in 2005, GATC’s Israeli-Palestinian performance became a part of the United Nations’ 60th Anniversary celebration.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

In a refugee camp in Jordan, Mercy Corps is putting the desert sand to use to help children displaced by conflict to feel like kids again. The deadline for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations'' ''Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion'' online video contest is September 27th.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

In a refugee camp in Jordan, Mercy Corps is putting the desert sand to use to help children displaced by conflict to feel like kids again. The deadline for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations'' ''Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion'' online video contest is September 27th.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Earlier this year, the United Nations launched its first VR video at the World Economic Forum; it provides insight into the world of a young Syrian girl named Sidra as she shows you through Jordan's Za'atari refugee camp, home to more than 80,000 displaced Syrians since 2012. What VR Can Do.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 22, 2010

Today, Jordan Viator, our super communications manager for all things interactive, fun and digital was featured in The New York Times about using Foursquare to broadcast to her friends where she is during SXSW Interactive. Being a father of high school and college age daughters, I say "I just don't get it" quite often.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2009

Jordan Viator. is the social media strategist for the National Wildlife Federation. Michelle Murrain. is an open source software guru who writes the some best posts on that topic. is Vice President of Operations of C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition and was one of the first nonprofit technology bloggers. Deborah Finn. Wendy Harman.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

Jordan Viator invited me to be a panelist on this panel and I agreed because David Neff is a fellow panelist and I bet Jordan will make him wear an apron! This vibrant, moderated discussion will include representatives from Kiva, OptINnow, and 2 national advocacy organizations. By Skylar Woodward.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2010

Today, Jordan Viator, our super communications manager for all things interactive, fun and digital was featured in The New York Times about using Foursquare to broadcast to her friends where she is during SXSW Interactive. Being a father of high school and college age daughters, I say "I just don't get it" quite often.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 4, 2007

She also won the 2005 National Magazine Award for Reporting for her article, " Dying in Darfur ," in The New Yorker. Past winners include Donna Gershten for Kissing the Virgin's Mouth , Gayle Brandeis for Book of Dead Birds , Marjorie Kowalski Cole for Correcting the Landscape and Hillary Jordan for Mudbound.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Jordan Viator invited me to be a panelist on this panel and I agreed because David Neff is a fellow panelist and I bet Jordan will make him wear an apron! This vibrant, moderated discussion will include representatives from Kiva, OptINnow, and 2 national advocacy organizations. By Skylar Woodward.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Here are the results for the 2008 Innovator Awards: Advocacy campaign or program Honorable Mention: National Parks Conservation Association Winner: Freepress for their StopBigMedia.com campaign Over 200,000 comments sent to the FCC and Senate and overturned and FCC ruling to block monopolies in media companies. Komen for the Cure race.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 8, 2023

Jemisin Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang Music Check out the Neon Pride playlist on Spotify, featuring over 8 hours of songs from artists like Janelle Monae, Frank Ocean, Kylie Minogue and many more!

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Author: Jordan Viator. Panapento also highlights examples of nonprofits that are using social media tools and innovative strategies as well as hiring people to specialize in these areas like Wendy Harman at the Red Cross and Danielle Brigida at the National Wildlife Federation.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

Jordan Viator invited me to be a panelist on this panel and I agreed because David Neff is a fellow panelist and I bet Jordan will make him wear an apron! This vibrant, moderated discussion will include representatives from Kiva, OptINnow, and 2 national advocacy organizations. The Real House Wives of Social Media.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 14, 2010

Author: Jordan Viator. National Geographic – Organizing elements of their site by the missions they support, NatGeo supporters can purchase personal items through their online ecommerce store, knowing that each purchase they make helps support the various missions.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 13, 2006

Consultants and Vendors | Main | Featured Article from Care2 News Network (our own little digg) » Monday Nov 13 2006 Lean, Mean Blogging Machines Monday, November 13, 2006 at 10:00AM | by Jordan Wait If you think your blogging gut is getting a little flabby, today is the day to whip it into shape. Issues Dynamic, Inc. to 5:00 p.m.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 8, 2010

Author: Jordan Viator. For example, The Polly Klaas Foundation , a national nonprofit committed to promoting child safety, demonstrated a unique way to adjust its message to help with emergency response while remaining true to their mission. Rapid response is a top-of-mind topic for nonprofits of all shapes and sizes right now.

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 27, 2022

said Jordan Sites, the Senior Director of Advancement supporting both IUF and IUAA . Cloud for Good Recognized as a Nationally Registered Apprenticeship Program by the U.S. Other Recent Press Releases From Cloud for Good: For the 9th Time, Cloud for Good Appears On The Inc. Department Of Labor.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

WeWorkForFree is a design community that allows it's members to upload and share their portfolios in order to raise money for international programs that benefit developing nations around the globe. Jordan Viator, YouTube on a ShoeString and ask the expert at NTEN with Ramya Raghaven from YouTube. Shiny Object Syndrome.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2010

Author: Jordan Viator. At almost 80 million strong, the Gen Y workforce is shaping the cubicle nation and the way brands are forced to engage consumers. It’s less than 24 hours until the masses start filling the Austin Convention Center for one of the biggest and best Interactive conferences of the year: South By Southwest.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 17, 2006

Friday, November 17, 2006 at 11:17AM | by Jordan Wait Source: Knight Brothers 21st Century News Challenge Web site. As Swartz states in her blog, "This is a great opportunity for community-based nonprofits, or national organizations working on regional or local projects, to be funded to experiment with online communications innovations."

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

The great thing about YouTube is that you dont have to produce a glitzy piece to tell a compelling story -- some of the most moving nonprofit videos Ive seen are not beautiful works of cinematography but honest interviews with victims of cancer or raw footage from poverty-stricken nations.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 1, 2010

Queen Rania of Jordan, Klaus Schwab of the WEF The other session I really liked was the one on education. They were well set-up by Queen Rania of Jordan, who extensively advocated for education in her plenary speech the first day of the conference. The coolest demo was of a high quality Arabic text-to-speech synthesizer.

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Care2

JULY 14, 2008

The great thing about YouTube is that you dont have to produce a glitzy piece to tell a compelling story -- some of the most moving nonprofit videos Ive seen are not beautiful works of cinematography but honest interviews with victims of cancer or raw footage from poverty-stricken nations.

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MAY 10, 2006

I think the different writers who have been really helpful for me in trying to find out my own light amid the darkness, is definitely writing myself, you know, definitely taking the time to journal myself, but I also find a lot of inspiration from different feminist writers, Bell Hooks, June Jordan and Suheir Hammad.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

Twitter is sometimes used by small nations to increase their global visibility and tweet on a level playing field with other nations. MT @atikaCNN Filming Syrian refugees crossing into Jordan safely – thanks @and_harper , @refugees + Jordan military pic.twitter.com/xMRJHR3xen. —

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2009

Alan Jordan posted the following : A constituency session comment re-iterated a line shared with me a long time ago from a concert hall manager in Concord, NH who passed away from cancer a few years back: the official moniker for 501(c)3s is not “non-profit,” but “not for profit.”

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2022

2006 study by Jorge Moll, Jordan Grafman and colleagues at the National Institutes of Health : After MRI brain scanning of volunteers as they were asked to think about a scenario involving either donating a sum of money to charity or keeping it for themselves, researchers found giving won out.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 3, 2005

Second - the Administration is correct to say that we have real enemies, that our battle against radical Islamist terrorism will not be altered overnight, that stability in the Middle East must be part of our strategy to defeat terrorism, that military power is a key part of our national security, that our strategy cannot be poll driven.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 6, 2006

» Monday Nov 06 2006 Crowd-sourcing to Clean up Elections and Foil Chad Monday, November 6, 2006 at 04:58PM | by Jordan Wait Source: VoterStory Web site Voters, listen up. In just a few days after launch, we received over 750 veeks from average Americans from all regions of the nations.

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