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The Power of Kawaii for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Via Zoo Atlanta: Polar Bear Cubs (Endangered). The Power of Kawaii (a Japanese word meaning “cute”) can help nonprofit social media managers be more productive and also help counterbalance the flood of negative images that we are exposed to as a by-product of emerging ourselves into the 24/7 news cycle. Via Zoo Atlanta.

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Philanthropy and Social Media: New Whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy

Amy Sample Ward

Earlier this week, I had the terrific opportunity to participate on a panel at the US launch event for “Philanthropy and Social Media”, a whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy and The Indigo Trust. Social media is one of the most tangible examples of the real time web. . The internet is not new.

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4chan is down: Hack suspicions grow as commenters turn Downdetector website into an alternate forum

Fast Company Tech

This outage comesamid unconfirmed reports on social media, including on Reddit , that the internet message board was hacked. Louis Detroit Atlanta Tampa Boston New York Washington Users also submitted problem reports in Canada in Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver. The outage was first reported on Downdetector at around 9:57 p.m.

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Using Twitter to Build a Community and Recruit Volunteers

Amy Sample Ward

Social media in disaster response. Journalists using social media in Egypt. Atlanta Councilman chooses Twitter. Trimet misses the bus on social media. Twitter (from We Are Media). . $100,000 in 3 Days: Interview about #TeamAutism. National Theatre screws up, what we can learn from mistakes.

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Social Media for Nonprofits Conference Series Launches in SF

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

On June 29, I’ll be participating at conference in San Francisco called Social Media for Nonprofits that launches a seven-city conference event focusing on answering the question: “How can resource-strapped community-based organizations seize the opportunities presented by this new landscape?&#. San Francisco.

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20+ Digital Marketing & Fundraising Conferences for Nonprofit Professionals Worldwide

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Location: Atlanta, GA. 101 Digital Marketing & Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits is a blog and webinar series on website design, email marketing, online fundraising, and social media best practices for nonprofits, NGOs, and charities worldwide. The United States. ? Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum. Cost: $895-945.

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5 Questions: The Real Housewives of Social Media

NTEN

Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. Session: The Real Housewives of Social Media. We're asking them all to share their answers to five very important questions.