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Ice Bucket Challenge: Can Other Nonprofits Reproduce It?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Let’s look at the possible factors that caused philanthropy to run wild and capture the attention of so many people, inspire them to participate, and donate to stop the disease. 2) Playing on Memes: The campaign took advantage of social media narcissism for a good cause. What can or cannot be reproduced? (1)

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Selfies for Good?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” But do selfies have benefits, especially for social change causes? I wondered whether selfies can be used as part of your social content strategy to help support a social good cause? Have you seen great examples of nonprofits using the “selfie” meme for good? Family is Familia.

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Changeblogger Meme: Pass it on

Have Fun - Do Good

Qui Diaz posted a 3-question Changeblogging Meme , which I'd like to participate in, and I hope you'll pass it on: What is one change - big or small, local or global - you want to see in your lifetime? How are you going to use your Web/tech/marcom skills to further this cause? (Or, Or, what are you already doing that works?)

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Changeblogger Ning Group, Meetup, Meme and Wiki

Have Fun - Do Good

In early May, I wrote a post asking all of you for suggestions for "changebloggers," people who are using their blog, podcast or vlog to raise awareness, to build community, and/or to facilitate readers/listeners/viewers' taking action to make the world a better place. Who is already working on this issue that you think others should support?

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NpTech Tag Summary: Chimp Personality, Convio Open API, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Find out what kind of monkey you are for a good cause. Convio or Causes? Nonprofit Social Media ROI and Adoption Issues The meme of the last week continues with a look at specific metrics like engagement. As bloggers and others give it closer scrutiny, we're hearing a debate about which Facebook App is better?

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Has the Ice Bucket Challenge Spawned Charity Jacking?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Charity Jacking is imitating a successful fundraising campaign theme or idea that has become popular and instead of encouraging donations to the original charity, redirecting donations to another cause. Charity Jacking goes one step beyond “Social Media Meme Morphing.”

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Live Blog: Is Technology Really Good for Human Rights

Amy Sample Ward

We’ve seen potential for those unsympathetic to the cause to use the technology too – a bit of an arms race created. Annabelle Sreberny, Professor of Global Media and Communication, School of Oriental and African Studies (with special interest in Iran, bloggers & social media). They are inventing it for themselves.

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