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Five Ways Social Media is Helping to Build Social Justice Movements

Care2

Here are the top five ways building a community on social networking sites benefits nonprofits advocating for social change. Pre-internet, people were limited to these passionate conversations with friends in person or by phone. Pre-internet, people were limited to these passionate conversations with friends in person or by phone.

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Tech Planning Tips for Every Nonprofit or Library

Tech Soup

Julie described the library's community as "economically depressed" and a place where the digital divide is real: most people only access the Internet from their phones. Stick to a three-year plan : Technology is constantly changing, so you want to keep your plan current. Opt for the K.I.S.S. TechSoup Product Donations.

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RSS As Information Coping Tool

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've been doing Internet skills training workshops since 1995 and way back when I used to do one called "Digital Literacy" which was all about how to use email, listservs, and Internet search functions. changing habits is another story). I have in the past tried to access email from listservs that had RSS feeds.

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I hope Gavin puts his witty comments on Social Search into a blog post at his digital dinner.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've been doing a small research project pulling together a list of conferences that people who work with nonprofits and technology and social change might be attenders or presenters. To challenge my set ways of doing traditional Internet research (are ya laughing now Gavin?), Is it worth it to integrate social search into practice?

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NPTech Summary: Happy Holidays!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The PeaFund Friday Campaign PeaFund Friday is an amazing example of the power of social media for social change. Commentary here ) Maybe that's why we've heard rumblings in the blogosphere and on listservs that the YouTube Nonprofit Channel was backlogged on accepting applications. There is a category for Changing the World.

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Using Social Search Techniques for a Research Project. some reflections and a shout for help

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Social Change. I'm using some traditional ways to research this topic: -Email to listservs -Posts on online forums -Google search. Over the years I've done a lot of Internet-based research projects and I think it is time for me to do a little rethinking of how to incorporate the social web into this process. Technology.

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Nonprofit Blogging and Social Networking Policies: Examples?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Now, I swear I remember seeing something from Easter Seals or another nonprofit on a listserv that mentioned either social networking policy or blogging policy. Here's the policy for online persona from Easter Seals: Easter Seals Internet Public Discourse Policy SECTION III PART I-9 Approved by board: July 14, 2007. Our goals are: ???