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Step-by-Step: How To Set Up A Nonprofit Listening Post (Twitter - Part 1)

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If you work in the nonprofit tech sector, take a look at some nonprofit profiles. Twitter Packs - Nonprofits. Nonprofit Pulse just created a mashup. Share the workload - should not just be one person. Listening on Twitter can take 5 or ten minutes of your day each day. Step 2: Your Profile Design.

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NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up: Valentine's Day Edition

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Several NTEN members added their comments to the Chronicle of Philanthropy article , "The Perils of Raising Small Sums on Online Networks", including new NTEN Board member Nancy Schwartz. While we're handing out congrats, nice work, EchoDitto , on the new open source Mother Jones website.

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

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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. I wanted to listen to what was on their minds in general, although I was particularly keen on hearing any discussions or snippets about social change, nonprofits, and activism.

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Can Twitter Save the Fail Whales? Err Save the World.

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The play on words with the title reminded of something a few years ago when nonprofit techies were looking at technology outcomes. It was created to celebrate the launch of a new Twitter mashup that makes it super easy to share actions with your friends: (it also works with Facebook!): [link]. What's missing from this list?

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NpTech Tag Summary: Penguin Day in New Orleans, Fondling the Tools, and More

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Photo from LolNPtech.org (Registration is here ) Mashups, Meatballs, and New Orleans Do you look at all of the data available online, and imagine ways to combine and connect it to increase awareness about an issue? Then enter The Netsquared Mashup Challenge ! The Nonprofit Blog reviews InStedd. asks Rich Reeder.

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Crowdsourcing: Measuring the Impact of the Crowd in Funding and Doing

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It was good opportunity for me to look back at the crowdsourcing chapter in our book, The Networked Nonprofit , and update the examples and thinking. The presentation was followed by a discussion about how one might evaluate efforts to engage crowds. Crowdsourcing for knowledge creation can include “mashups of data.&#

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