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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

According to the American Red Cross , A recent Red Cross survey asked 1,058 adults about their use of social media sites in emergency situations. The first example of direct content is the use of Wikipedia during the 7/7 bombings in London. Millions of editors on Wikipedia and it’s rise in public use was climbing.

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Is Your Nonprofit Hitting the She Spot? Part 2

Care2

According to Wikipedia , giving circles are a form of philanthropy consisting of groups of individuals who pool their funds and other resources to donate to their communities and seek to increase their awar eness and engagement in the process of giving. Connect with giving circles and encourage your members to start their own.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Free Ranger Rick, Green Geekery, and Blog Day is Next Week!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The MacArthur Foundation's Digital Media and Learning Competition includes a "Knowledge-networking" category designed to take good ideas and circulates them widely, taking full advantage of the Web's potential for collaborative thinking. GINKs is a knowledge network promoting the use of ICTs in development in Ghana.

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2014 Nonprofit Content Marketing – Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends

NTEN

According to Wikipedia, content marketing is any marketing format that involves the creation and sharing of media and publishing content in order to acquire customers (or donors, volunteers, etc. As knowledge grows among nonprofit professionals, we expect their confidence in content marketing to grow as well. What is Content Marketing?

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Nonprofit Content Marketing – Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends for 2014

Connection Cafe

According to Wikipedia content marketing is any marketing format that involves the creation and sharing of media and publishing content in order to acquire customers (or donors, volunteers, advocates, etc. We’re all overloaded with information, but at the same time still searching and browsing to gain knowledge of new things.