Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

Jeremiah Owyang has a post called " The Many Challenges of Social Networking " suggesting that social networks have passed the peak of inflated expectations and has identified a good list of challenges to success. Plateau or Social Network Fatigue? My FLickr Stream. The interview is here.

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JANUARY 13, 2011

In the aftermath of that quake, as well as flooding in Pakistan, fires in Israel, flooding in South and Central America, and countless other incidents, technology played a critical and often-life-saving role, and remains at the center of the ongoing advocacy and long-term rebuilding work in Haiti.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2012

Some do both. There is a debate as to whether “liking” a story or photo on Facebook can lead to social change on the ground, but I believe that networks are ecosystems with people who take their ISR more deeply than others – and that we have to think of ISR in terms of a ladder of engagement. Others may donate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Personal PSAs are those shared via mobile and social networks, in addition to being user-generated.). *. Objective : 1) Measure the effectiveness among 18-45 year olds of event sponsorship and advertising in real-time and 2) Measure this audience’s interest in green issues raised by the global concerts and sponsors. Be creative.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2014

The Malaysian Airline tragedy in the Ukraine, the Ebola virus outbreak, the conflict on the borders of Israel/Palestine, Iraq/ISIS, Ferguson, and the sad passing of Robin Williams. These are all very serious and sad world events. But according to news reports , it has increased awareness and dollars raised for ALS research.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

If the dollar amounts from fundraising campaigns using social networks are disappointing, one response is to say this doesn't work and stop doing it. In 2008, we started to see click action philanthropy on Facebook with Lil Green Patch raising over $100,000 for the Nature Conservancy. to send a sick child to Disneyland.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2010

I first encountered the term when I read Shel Israel's , Twitterville (pp110-111). He has also used the term to describe individuals who are the most generous members of any social media company who are the most credible and influential. Almost immediately a small group started to raise money through Twitter.

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