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Community-Building Tweet Chat on July 17: Contests and Challenges

Tech Soup

Our annual Digital Storytelling Challenge , Restart Romania , and NetSquared challenges are just a few examples of how we get our community members engaged at multiple levels. We'll also go over best practices, lessons learned, do's, and absolute don'ts. How to Participate.

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I'm Headed for Nasscom Foundation's Indian Leadership Forum in Mumbai

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'll be adapting my Social Media Strategy workshop which has traveled to Romania , Australia , and Cambodia. One lesson I've learned is prepare while on site -- this will be last stage of customization - because it is really hard to understand the culture and audience from this far away.

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Taking Social Media to Saudi

Amy Sample Ward

As I reflect on the trip, the course specifically, and the conversations students and staff had with me, I am reminded in many ways of the event I helped with a few years ago in Romania. Whether in my workshops in Romania or in Saudi (or in NYC), I’m often asking myself, “haven’t we had this conversation before?

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Birthday Campaign Reflection: Will Your Nonprofit Embrace Free Agent Fundraisers?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For example, some of new Romanian friends wanted to contribute, but couldn't because Romania wasn't on the list of accepted credit cards. Scott Henderson summarized the initial story as: Daniela is from Romania and has three kids, the youngest with Down’s Syndrome. In recent years her mortgage went unpaid and she’s lost her house.”