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Social Media and Community-Building Tips from Not For Sale's Sarah Potts

Tech Soup

Please visit the site to view this video). Not For Sale operates in Peru, the Netherlands, India, South Africa, and Romania. You can watch the full presentation (she's a great speaker - I recommend watching it!), or read on for a recap. Choose Your Message. Their work is very different in each of these locations.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more. This proved to the Ushahidi team that their tool would be valuable to communities around the world.

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The Social Media Response to Disaster in Haiti

NTEN

Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more. This proved to the Ushahidi team that their tool would be valuable to communities around the world.

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8 Ways Nonprofits Can Help P2P Fundraisers Meet & Exceed Their Goals

Nonprofit Tech for Good

That’s why we added in a general profile picture and some text around the organization’s impact beforehand, all in the voice of the fundraiser, so that the page is engaging even if it’s not updated by the individual fundraisers. Check out this video to learn more about them. Sincerely, Thomas S. Clark, M.D. Founder and CEO”.

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5 Ways Nonprofit Facebook Messenger Bots Can Deliver Impact

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But what makes this bot most engaging is good storytelling shared in a conversational way, matching the pope’s tone of voice and illustrated with photos, video, and audio. The bot is more engaging than most you encounter on Facebook Messenger, a testament to good design using decision-trees and multi-media content. Conclusion.