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Six New Games for Change: Check Out the Future of Gaming for Good

NTEN

This " Demo Spotlight " highlighted six upcoming games to present their work in front of a stellar jury: Frank Lantz of Zynga New York and NYU, Ken Perlin of the Games for Learning Institute , and Connie Yowell from the MacArthur Foundation. SOS_SLAVES. Make sure the game is targeted to the right audiences.

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Live Blog Post from MacArthur Foundation: Virtual World Event on Philanthropy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For context, see the event announcement and today's New York Times article. We have a role to play to work with those of you in Second Life to figure appropriate policy and approaches. Teen Listening Party and Global Kids coverage. New York Times article tech into their giving practices.

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How They Did It: LWB Wins Facebook Causes Giving Challenge - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

You have to try and attract new people to Facebook and your Cause. The last two weeks of the contest, Amy and 10 others worked 8-10 hours a day blogging, emailing supporters, making phone calls, and recruiting teens and college students to help them towards gathering donations for the Cause. Oh the hours!!

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How They Did It: LWB Wins Facebook Causes Giving Challenge - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

You have to try and attract new people to Facebook and your Cause. The last two weeks of the contest, Amy and 10 others worked 8-10 hours a day blogging, emailing supporters, making phone calls, and recruiting teens and college students to help them towards gathering donations for the Cause. Oh the hours!!

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Trust Me, Know Me, Love Me: Trust in the Participatory Age

Museum 2.0

When I read the New York Times online, each article's author's name is hotlinked and there is an easy and direct way to contact him/her. Fortunately, we're not in a life-or-death business, so we should feel even more assured that honesty, not marketing spin, might be the best policy for gaining trust. In the Web 2.0

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[VIDEO] How To Lead And Manage In Our New Nonprofit Work Reality

Bloomerang

But don’t do that right now because one of my best buddies, Kishshana Palmer, is here for beautiful Washington, DC by way of New York City, normally, right, Kishshana? And also for Old Navy, when the flagship store opened in New York City, I got one of the first jobs at the cash register. How’s it going?

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Guest Post by Heather McLeod Grant: Reflections on the Personal Democracy Forum

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This past week, I had the opportunity to attend the Personal Democracy Forum in New York – a conference about all things digital and democracy – now in its sixth year. Submitted by Heather McLeod Grant, senior consultant at the Monitor Institute and a principal contributor to Working Wikily. How appropriate for this audience!)

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