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Technology & Community: Strategic Options for Building Movements

Amy Sample Ward

Technology and Community: Strategic Options for Movement Building. org before? Instead of saying in the middle of the campaign “we need $X”, they share an interview with one of the beneficiaries, or invite people to connect directly via twitter with children in Tanzania who attend the school funded through the campaign.

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Guest Post by Chad Norman: Power to Your Peeps! Why Real-time Fundraising with Twitter Works

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It's the perfect mix of emerging technologies, social media, communities, and the web - some of my favorite things. A way to connect your org to your community? Last November, Tweetsgiving used Twitter to raise over $10,000 in 48 hours for a school in Tanzania. A channel for promoting your mission? I call it the Deep Network.

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