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Networks and Social Movements

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They are characterized by the follow­ing elements: collective intentional action, continuity of sustained action, outsider status, scope and scale, and for­mation of collective identity. *. Coordinate efforts, take joint action, and dis­seminate information about what works. How can networks facilitate that?

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The Mother-Led Movement to Save Our Kids’ Climate

Saleforce Nonprofit

It’s the gift of having my children teach me that everyday actions can make a world of difference. Children are teaching their parents that everyday actions can make a world of difference. Parent-led actions can resonate with diverse publics and policymakers, and can cut across ideological and political boundaries.

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Social Networks to Replace Email? NOT!!!

Care2

She said only 11% of teens email daily and that they are using SMS (or Twitter) and social networks for communications. Interestingly, despite all the protests against Facebook’s privacy policy she also said that people entrust their personal info with social networks. To Sandberg these are signals that email will die.

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2011 NTC Preview: Can Social Networks Create Social Capital?

NTEN

Ted Fickes, Electronic Communications Manager, The Wilderness Society (Central Rockies Regional Office) In September, 2008, Green for All , 1Sky and the We Campaign organized a national day of action -- Green Jobs Now -- to demand progress on green jobs and a green economy.

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Reflections from Networked Nonprofit Workshop for 300 People

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The morning had two segments, beginning with content and small group exercises on several themes from the Networked Nonprofit including culture change , transparency , and simplicity. Geoff Livingston did a great job at live blogging the first section in the morning. Refining Real-Time Networked Learning.

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How Are Your 2008 Activist Resolutions Going?

Have Fun - Do Good

We're half way through 2008, so I thought I'd share how mine are going, and check in on yours. Interviewed Janessa Goldbeck of the Genocide Intervention Network. Challenge for the rest of 2008: I'm feeling a bit discouraged about what feels like a lack of progress in the situation. My resolutions were to: 1. Watched Darfur Now.

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See3 Celebrates Blog Action Day

See3

October 15th is Blog Action Day , an annual nonprofit event that aims to unite the world's bloggers, podcasters and videocasters to post about the same issue on the same day. The Senate is debating a new Farm Bill, which will set policies that could either help small farmers at home and abroad-or keep them struggling.

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