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Open Social != Open Data

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Apparently, the data stays in the container (the social network site) and probably can’t move beyond it. We don’t want to have the same application on multiple social networks. We want applications that can use data from multiple social networks.

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Change The Web Challenge from Social Actions

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The chapter is an analysis of Facebook applications that help raise money or awareness or encourage people to take a social action. Social Actions is reaching out to social software tool builders to dream up a new tool to help people find and share actions.

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Last Chance to Vote for Nonprofit SXSW Panels: Closes September 4th

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last year, there was an event called "Social Media for Social Good" organized by Jeff Pulver that prompted quite a rich discussion. on whether social media for fundraising and marketing can effect real on the ground change. . The Social Change Challenge will crowdsource innovative ideas from nonprofits to change the world.

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The Participatory Nonprofit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

gThe above video is one of the many social networking strategies that The Genocide Intervention Network used to transform itself from a small student group to national non-profit. This case study, " Using Network to Stop Genocide ," by Ian Boothe was published on Idealware a few days ago. Go read it.

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The Coming Wave of Web 2.0 Consultants and Vendors - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" 60) Search « Would you like a share of $5 million?

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The Coming Wave of Web 2.0 Consultants and Vendors - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" 60) Search « Would you like a share of $5 million?

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Where are the twenty-something or GEN-Y Bloggers Who Are Writing About Social Change and Nonprofits?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I keep hearing from nonprofits that one of the reasons they want to incorporate a social networking or media strategy is to reach a younger audience. His blog covers social technology, social action, philanthropy - with a UK perspective. The blog is about citizen-led social change efforts. $5 Why did I go?

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