Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2007

With the assistance of dedicated volunteers, Kiva also maintains a presence on different social networking sites and has recently established a presence on Second Life through the Techsoup Nonprofits Commons Project. Kiva is not a charity. I sat down with to learn more about their efforts on Kiva's behalf in the virtual world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 2, 2009

We've been working on what started out as the a chapter on Metrics and ROI. We did a riff on KD Paine SobCon ROI of Relationships in Social Media that I covered on my blog earlier this month. In the nonprofit sector, we have micro-fundraising (giving small amounts of money on social networks like Twitter).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

I loved what he said about Premal Shah - that he wanted to apply for a job at Kiva after hearing him speak. Kiva is at the intersection of money and meaning. There is a third access - it is not about ROI or social impact. Dennis introduced each panelist with a personal story of how they met. He defined it as: "If Web 1.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

These ideas inspired the SXSW panel proposal I submitted: Crowdsourcing for Innovative Social Change Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? And like last year's ROI Poetry Slam , our session will be interactive, thought-provoking, and dare I say, fun! Will Kiva Kill Your Nonprofit?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

These ideas inspired the SXSW panel proposal I submitted: Crowdsourcing for Innovative Social Change Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? And like last year's ROI Poetry Slam , our session will be interactive, thought-provoking, and dare I say, fun! Will Kiva Kill Your Nonprofit?

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Runs, relays and extreme challenges (such as climbing Mount Everest) have already motivated people to collect small sums of money from their peers for years. Donors have multiple options in crowdfunding platforms: Kickstarter, Indiegogo, Kiva, Crowdrise, GiveEffect — and this list is growing fast.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? And like last year's ROI Poetry Slam , our session will be interactive, thought-provoking, and dare I say, fun! Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People! Will Kiva Kill Your Nonprofit? Submitted by Ted Fickes. Definitely.

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