Care2

DECEMBER 26, 2009

The Rise of Politicians Using Social Media. Are politicians finally understanding the value of being social via social networks? According to Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, Internet use among Latino adults rose by 10 percentage points, from 54% to 64% between 2006-2008.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

My experience searching for Bob is concrete evidence of the helpfulness of various social networking sites (SNS) like LinkedIn and Facebook. So, I was intrigued with a report from the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project about the social impact of widespread use of social networking sites.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

One of the simplest ways to significantly increase your nonprofit’s return on investment (ROI) from using social media is to learn basic HTML. That said, way back in September 2010 I wrote a blog post on how to launch a TV station for your nonprofit using UStream (alternatively LiveStream has gained considerable market share).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

In 2010, my three words were Networked, Generosity, and Full of Life. As far as geekery topics, I’m particularly excited to explore some of the new tools for coping with the ever expanding information on social networks and mobile. Extrapolate on the broader terms, and find one word to hang the idea on.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Recent research findings by Christopher Einolf and Susan Chambre (2011) provided empirical evidence of the strong influence of both formal and informal social networks on volunteering. They found that individuals actively involved in activities with social organizations were more likely to volunteer. Luke’s Health Initiative.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

OK, no, I’m still not convinced, but here’s an interesting take on Second Life from Frogloop. Also, they have a very interesting ROI calculator for social networks that is worth a look. { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Sue Bennett 09.11.07

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

The conference was created by Soren Gordhamer in 2010, author of the book, Wisdom 2.0. I attended the first conference in May, 2010 was filled with gratitude to Soren for the amazing experience and opportunity to reflect life and balance in age of social networks. The Wisdom 2.0 Many said they had both experiences.

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Care2

JUNE 22, 2010

How You Will Change the World with Social Networking ," a new book from Berrett-Koehler by technologist and nonprofit consultant Deanna Zandt. Those who are reluctant to use social networks to effect change also frequently express fear over lost privacy. The following post is excerpted from " Share This! Absolutely not.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

You might think of Facebook as an important social network, but it is now also the third most popular video site on the web. In 2010 much of their focus was on responding to the earthquake in Haiti. Make a video that answers these questions: What did we do in 2010? Holy smokes! Embed Video on a Donation Page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2012

View more presentations from Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. “ Mobile is the Needle, Social the Thread ” is the name of a presentation from Pew Internet data that illustrates the rapid growth of mobile connectivity and social networking in the U.S., Why should you use it?

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Care2

JUNE 24, 2010

“If 2009 was the year of the "tweet", 2010 is the year of the "check-in", said Joe Waters, Director of Cause and Event Marketing at Boston Medical Center on this weeks Live Discussion over at the Chronicle of Philanthropy. After all, location apps like Foursquare and Gowalla were the breakout technology at SXSWi just a few months ago.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

The 3D space where this virtual symposium will take place is a private version of the Second Life platform that Linden Labs and NMC have created, called the Hakone Project. This melting of boundaries will happen from inside out through individuals working in nonprofits using social networks to connect across silos and organizations.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 10, 2007

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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See3

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

One of their games is called Play The News, and it basically has the player learn about a current news event, put themselves in the shoes of one of the parties in the news event, and then predict what will happen in real life. A kind of companion social network then tracks and rates how the people did in predicting the outcomes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Disruptive Model: Social Network. Why Facebook is a Fundraising Game Changer: John Haydon, blogger and author of Facebook Marketing for Dummies , believes that without Facebook pushing the limits of how people use social media, fundraising wouldn’t be as social. Disrupting Fundraising Since: 2010.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 11-15, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. Nonprofit social communications wizards share examples and tips to get your fans mobilized for action. SoTropia Life in 2040 Let’s peer into the near future. How has human behavior changed?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2007

I wanted to highlight a couple of observations that Lucy Bernholz makes in her analysis of yesterday's discussion about philanthropy in Second Life by the MacArthur Foundation. I predict the same fate for Second Life and other 3D-Virtual Words. Photo UgoTrade Blog. " The conversation started - lets hope (and help) it continues.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

A whopping 86% of nonprofits say they have a presence on Facebook or another social media site according to the 2010 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report. . While you're at it, sort out what percentage of your site traffic is coming from social sites in the first place. Jeff Patrick, Common Knowledge.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

PC shipments in 2015 will be 52 percent higher than PC shipments in 2010. It is roughly 25 times more environmentally beneficial to extend the life of used, three-to-five year-old computers than it is to end-of-life recycle them at that age.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

PC shipments in 2015 will be 52 percent higher than PC shipments in 2010. It is roughly 25 times more environmentally beneficial to extend the life of used, three-to-five year-old computers than it is to end-of-life recycle them at that age.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 9, 2010

Gen X: - First generation having the internet entire adult life. More likely to respond to an integrated approach - Physically incapable of writing a check (lol) - High level of engagement with social media - especially to help advance their professional career. . - If they can't find it online, it doesn't exist.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

First off, for 2010, there are some security questions you should ask yourself as trends emerge: Are robots attacking my servers? (Ro)bots Social networking sites are the next and prime targets for cyber do-no-gooders. There is no real protection anywhere in life. Careful about buying cheap software from unknown sources.

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Care2

MAY 29, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" But now a days life is very fast.

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See3

AUGUST 6, 2007

The title of the session was “Politics 2.0 – How social networks and new media are changing politics.&# Her subject was, what makes for effective social networks. Strong Social Ties a. awareness – you have to know the network exists 2. First up was Ruby Sinreich. Here are some notes: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2011

This resonated after reading KD Paine’s “ Social Media Measurement Meets Sex in the City &# that talks about the importance of tracking your strategy to understand how to get people to become life long supporters. The goal is not exposure. We also added social sharing options within the content well along with videos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

When I was looking at the end of the year (2010), what my goals were, I felt a little bit discouraged. In a poor community, that’s a way of life, where in the Western world, it’s not so much. I spent every day for a full year, and I gave away $10 to 365 different projects that I thought were making a difference, somewhere in the world.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 17, 2010

Saturday, July 17, 2010 Run Better Meetings Here are five handy tips for how to run a better meeting: Limit attendance. Learn more about how to host an effective meeting by reading the booklet, "Best Life: Tips for 2009." July 18, 2010 6:58 PM Executive Coach Caroline Smith said. Use an agenda. Give each topic a time limit.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2010

Sunday, August 8, 2010 Use A Board Of Advisors David Burkus often provides valuable comments to my various Blog postings, and hes a person who effectively uses a board of advisors, instead of mentors, to help him achieve success. Then, use the web and social networking for research.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Thursday, December 30, 2010 70 New Years Resolutions For Leaders Lose weight. Okay, so youve found your New Years resolution for your personal life. But, have you identified your New Years resolution for your workplace life? Then, use the web and social networking for research. Exercise more. Stop smoking.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2012

After finishing a four-day intensive training in Delhi for the Networked NGO , I stayed on a few days in India to visit colleague, Rufina Fernandez, who I met when she was the CEO of the Nasscom Foundation when she brought me to India to speak at the leadership conference and teach workshops back in 2010.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2009

Heck, i t’s time to start thinking about 2010. However I wanted to record, primarily for my own sake, while fresh in my mind a recap of the social media tools we used (and other related factors) for our conference. Pathable- A Conference Social Network Site. Heck, it’s time to start thinking about 2010.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2010

They define this process as "social media analytics.". Dialog: involves starting a conversation and offering your audience something to talk about while allowing that conversation to take on a life of its own. Advocacy: activation of evangelism, word of mouth, and the spread of information through social technologies.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Find The Ideal Tone For Your Emails Cant quite master the ideal tone for the emails you send employees and customers? ToneCheck , a software program that works with Microsoft Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010, helps to ensure your tone is clearly communicated and understood. You might want to check out ToneCheck.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Tuesday, December 14, 2010 Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategic Plan Mike Brown, the founder of the Kansas City company called, The Brainzooming Group, encourages business leaders to solicit feedback from their customers when creating a strategic plan. Then, use the web and social networking for research.

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NTEN

JANUARY 13, 2011

George Durham, Program Manager, Microsoft Global Community Affairs On January 12th, 2010, a devastating earthquake ripped through the Haitian landscape, literally decimating cities like Leogane, Petit Goave, and much of Port-au-Prince.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 16, 2009

Women are more skeptical of advertising than men are because they feel like someone's trying to get one up on them, and so they want to know that real people are engaged in an organization, and that they're hearing real-life stories. They're using social networking more than men and they instinctually connect more.

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See3

OCTOBER 22, 2007

Carie opened with an intro to social media. She says social networks are “not just a bunch of lonely teenage boys.” She notes that people really rely on social networks for influence on decision-making. This shows the viral potential of raising awareness in the social networks.

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