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Five Ways Social Media is Helping to Build Social Justice Movements

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Pre-internet, people were limited to these passionate conversations with friends in person or by phone. Then in the 90’s people had some of these conversations via online forums and listservs. Creates more open and transparent conversations about thought-provoking issues.

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NPTech Summary: Happy Holidays!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. Do contests and competitions help build social capital and nonprofit fund raising or inspire burnout? What are the benefits of a YouTube Nonprofit Channel?

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The Jing Project: Embed Screencasts Into Conversation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, I starting worrying about the Internet connection in Cambodia. Some possible uses: I put this out on the SalesForce Nonprofit Practitioners listserv. I'm working on a screencast and it might be excellent way to do research or share implicit geek shoudlder-to-shoulder knowledge across the Internet. Yet to be created).

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NpTechTag Summary: Insect Antennae, A Blast from the Past, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Netsquared Technology Innovation Fund which is high on the agenda of this year's Netsquared Conference. Phil Agre's How To Help Someone Use A Computer, circa 1996, is still relevant to anyone who is teaching someone how to master a new piece of software or Internet service. More than $100,000 is on the table for innovate projects.

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NpTech Tag: Roundups from and about Facebook and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If we're thinking of Facebook groups (or listservs for that matter) as online communities, what personalities do you see in the communities you are managing? Compete provides information on every site on the Internet including site traffic history and competitive analytics. And now for a chuckle from LOLnptech about twitter.

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Alison Lowndes: Helping to care for children in Kenya

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

She also asked some really good questions about blogging for ngos on the listserv. Ali is the Founder of AVIF (ABLe Volunteers International Fund). On returning to the UK in 2003 she spent some time working in internet security before deciding to go back to school. We access all orphanages via the internet.

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