Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 22, 2007

According to Mashable , LinkedIn (Myspace for grown-ups) will: announce tomorrow its new LinkedIn for Good , which is a philanthropic initiative for raising awareness and raising funds for nonprofits around the world. at Journal Marketing. hat tip, Dave B. The site itself looks like spoof site, but it isn't a joke.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

One of the big issues about social network platforms was that once Facebook made its platform available, and MySpace and LinkedIn followed, it looked like developers would have to port their apps to each social network. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 10, 2008

Rapleaf digs into the usual social networking sites (Facebook, MySpace, etc.), Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

It was much more traffic than I would have ever thought possible, but thanks to the burgeoning “Nonprofit Organizations” communities that I had built on Facebook, Twitter and Myspace, launching a blog was much easier in 2009 than it was when I tried and failed in 2004. As of last month, Nonprofit Tech 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

MySpace - to stay connected / reach out to potential supporters. For narrative stories, you need to keep a journal - and screen capture or write down notes as you go any stories related to how your social media strategy help you reach a goal. Building an online presence on Social Networking / Web2.0

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 17, 2007

Turns out, unlike Facebook, or Myspace and such, the “Spock Bot&# makes pages for people without their knowing. Creepy part: do I really want to know what’s on my ex-girlfriend’s MySpace page? Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

ve already partnered with 50 non-profits, like Care2 , Greenpeace , and Amnesty International The question it raises for nonprofits is, join an existing network like Facebook or MySpace or build your own social network or combination? And maybe this should not be an either/or question, but most likely resources will dictate that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2007

Kiva.org has already had a very big year, funding about $9 million worth of loans so far, and having been featured in the mainstream media including the Wall Street Journal , New York Times , Oprah and on ABC News. that the staff does not have time to manage. It can go beyond a standard web page and we're taking advantage of that.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

Think like a rocket scientist, document or journal your learnings. Sarah - budget is 100,000s, 50% of the time we are listening, 15-20 hours a week personally listening. Listening tools: Netvibes. Feed digest. Observe and sift through qualitative data like a primatologist or anthropologist. Beth’s learning process: document on the fly.

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Care2

AUGUST 12, 2007

60) Search « Care2 Stats for December 2006 | Main | New Studies Reveal Important Trends Facing NPOs » Thursday Dec 28 2006 Mobile Social Networks Get a Boost Thursday, December 28, 2006 at 12:33PM | by Hatef Yamini In the world of social networks, the end of 2006 represented a major milestone: MySpace went mobile!

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Care2

MAY 16, 2007

Post a Comment | by Share Article in Cause Marketing Reader Comments There are no comments for this journal entry. GREEN MEANS GO FOR ADVERTISERS like Dawn, Ford and P&G, as environmentally conscious social media site Care2.com com has expanded its community offerings. Check out the full article. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

MySpace, Facebook, and many other businesses have realized that they can give away the tools of production but maintain ownership over the resulting products. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 23, 2007

Tim O’Reilly has an interesting post up about the ascension of short-format content—the YouTube clip over the 2 hour movie, the blog post over the journal article. application like MySpace or Wikipedia. What is the collective item to which all are contributing on MySpace? This is the MySpace model. Social connectiveness?

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Care2

MAY 7, 2007

60) Search « Sunny the Seal Melts Hearts on MySpace | Main | Join Care2 for Another Internet Advocacy Roundtable! » Monday May 07 2007 New M+R Study: Online Fundraising Tactics -- What Works? To create a new comment, use the form below. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved.

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Care2

OCTOBER 18, 2007

The campaign employed widgets and leveraged Care2, and CI’s page on MySpace, as well as blogs, to spread the word about their campaign. ASPCA won the “Use of Web 2.0 / Peer to Peer” prize, largely for having in-depth and innovative presences on MySpace, YouTube, Squidoo and other locations on the Internet.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

The Wall Street Journal published a very positive piece about the potential for online giving and social networks. Heather Mansfield, Making It On MySpace. Global Giving's " Giving Made Green " launched last week and was written up in the New York Times. More coverage in the blogosphere and beyond here. Digidave of Spot.Us

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

This age group is increasingly on Facebook , MySpace and Twitter -- more ’mainstream’ social networks.“ LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace). When we talk about issues such as independent journalism, preserving the arts, and tolerance for different views, we get good results -- in the mail and online," he says.

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2007

Running ads that link with a co-registration campaign, like those offered by Care2 , are fantastic ways to boost your lists Social networks, like Care2, Facebook , and MySpace help people attach the issue with themselves and become more personally invested in it. We look forward to seeing you at the next roundtable! All rights reserved.

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Care2

JULY 15, 2008

Post a Comment | by Share Article in Video Reader Comments There are no comments for this journal entry. To create a new comment, use the form below.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

A blog is more than a personal journal. Social Networks: Facebook, Myspace, and many more. Blogs focus on a particular niche - and this determines the target audience. Conversation is very important and the nature of Web 2.0. Niche content. Blogs are connected - we're talking about a blogosphere. Personality is important.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

This age group is increasingly on Facebook , MySpace and Twitter -- more ’mainstream’ social networks.“ LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace). When we talk about issues such as independent journalism, preserving the arts, and tolerance for different views, we get good results -- in the mail and online," he says.

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Care2

OCTOBER 20, 2007

YouTube , Google Maps , DIGG , TypePad , MySpace , Facebook , Plaxo, or Salesforce , then youve likely run across an API. In fact, ASPCA and Conservation International received recognition during Convios Summit, in part for their successful use of widgets on social networks such as MySpace. If youve ever used My Yahoo!

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2007

If you have profiles on social networking sites like MySpace or Facebook , make sure icons that link to those are on your home page. Post a Comment | by Share Article in Online Marketing Reader Comments There are no comments for this journal entry. Make the first words they read the ones with the most impact and importance.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 13, 2006

Participants will also be trained to make an impact in their blogs and on other Web sites such as Youtube, Myspace, Digg. This will aide in a better dialogue flow between you and your audience Post a Comment | by Share Article in Online Marketing Reader Comments There are no comments for this journal entry. All rights reserved.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

April 7, 2007 I had heard about this new journal a while ago, and it was sitting in some small corner of my brain, waiting for me to pay attention. I ran into an old colleague at NTC , and it came up, because he had been thinking of contributing to the journal, but decided that he probably won’t, for reasons I will talk about.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2008

The bloggers who cover journalism and blogs by newspapers are great resources on this topic - particularly about whether or not to edit comments by readers: [link]. Q: What is the best way to acquire or create a widget for a Facebook or MySpace page? A middle ground needs to be reached. Beth : See [link].

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

Is your MySpace page a vehicle to promote yourself to the world, or a personal place to communicate with friends? I could be writing this for myself in a journal, but I'm sharing it with you instead. Of course, even when signaled, different people interpret their own actions differently. This is a fascinating component of Web 2.0--the

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Care2

JULY 11, 2007

When the immigration marches came along, these students were aware of the power of on-the-ground organizing and used the tools they know best, MySpace , text messaging, cell phones and email, to self-organize and come out and march. For instance, in L.A. The combination is enormously powerful and it is the future of social change.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 17, 2007

I never did start a MySpace page, and I don’t imagine I ever will. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 9, 2006

Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. But I’ll give you my quick definition: Web 2.0 The technologies generally connected to Web 2.0 After that, I’ll go under the hood, and talk about things like open APIs and AJAX. { Be Helpful.

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Care2

AUGUST 29, 2008

A lot of people with MySpace sites, for example, dont think of them as blogs. But in brief, one of the great problems of journalism today is that it is abandoning journalism. Its a trend in journalism schools that a vast majority of our students dont want to be reporters--they want to be opinion-offerers, shapers and makers.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

A lot of people with MySpace sites, for example, dont think of them as blogs. But in brief, one of the great problems of journalism today is that it is abandoning journalism. Its a trend in journalism schools that a vast majority of our students dont want to be reporters--they want to be opinion-offerers, shapers and makers.

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