Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2007

Maybe we should consider adding it to BlogHers Act ? And, she accomplishes so much offline too! Cross posted at BlogHer. Rather than complaining or telling the world you're eating hot oatmeal, sharing a sense of accomplishment towards a reach goal is inspiring. She's also thinking about how to Change the World. And if you???re

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2006

I'm gearing up to do some live blogging at blogher and NCDD. At last year's blogher, someone said that live bloggers need to carry around a hip flask in their tool box! Because I've had such bad luck with wifi connections at conferences, I use blogging software that let's me save my work offline. publically.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

I've been following Charlene Li ever since I heard her speak at opening keynote at the first BlogHer Conference in 2005. How do you connect your online and offline professional networking tactics? She's smart, she's insightful, she rocks. I also use Facebook and sites like Upcoming to find out who is going to an event in advance.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Did you know that according to the 2005 Kintera/Luth Nonprofit Trend Report : "On average, online givers donate in total (both online and offline) more than 50 percent more than those donors who do not give online." My fellow BlogHer co-editor, Beth Kanter , has launched a fundraising campaign using ChipIn.

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AUGUST 1, 2007

During the BlogHer Conference session, How to Turn Your Blog into a GOtV (Get Out the Vote) Machine, the incredibly inspiring Zephyr Teachout (former Director of Internet Organizing and Outreach for Howard Dean's 2004 presidential campaign) talked about the importance of three things when organizing: * Have an online petition tool. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2008

I was networking weaving between the offline/online. I jumped on the BlogHer bandwagon in 2005 and followed all the BlogHer's - they were on my sidebar initially - like Lisa, Jory, Elisa, Liz Henry, Lisa Cantor, Ponzi, Lisa Williams, Danah Boyd, Amy Gahran, and many, many others.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

Yet many have overcome the odds and made a splash online and offline by using the latest Web technologies - for pennies on the dollar. The term "extra organizational activist" comes from Alison Fine's book Momentum and I first heard it back in September 2006 when I read the book and reviewed it over at Blogher.

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OCTOBER 10, 2009

Next week, Beth Kanter will be continuing this BlogHer series about getting started using social media for your nonprofit, or do-good project with posts about social networking, connecting offline and online action, and raising money on social networks. Relationships that were formed through your blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2008

The key to our success is integrating offline and online organizing relationships. It was the connection of our offline and online relationships that allowed this action to take off, and social media tools that greased the wheels for its growth. Cross-posted at BlogHer One without the other is never as effective.

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MARCH 13, 2009

The Future Of Social Networks When : Saturday, March 14th from 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm: Room A Description: Social networks will be like air, in that they will permeate everything that we do online AND offline. Well look at the underlying technologies that will make this possible, how it will evolve, and the business models that will support it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

I’m just back from a few days mostly offline in the Point Reyes National Seashore area to walk along the beach and appreciate the beautiful views and nature. That balance is not a simple on and off switch – it is understanding how to integrate focused and receptive attentions into our online and offline lives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2009

You don't necessarily see women keynote at technology conferences (well accept for women focused technology conferences like blogher ), but Geoff was trying hard ensure a gender balanced program and succeeded. This made think of whether trust is only built from knowing someone offline or not.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2008

Yesterday, in preparation for a session I'm doing at BlogHer Boston , I created a quiz for folks to self-assess how much information overload was a factor. The question "Is the only time you're offline when you're sleeping or going to the bathroom? I got some great feedback and was able to revise the quiz - thanks.

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MAY 14, 2009

They were able to use the platform for organizing offline events, finding and collaborating with volunteer organizers, and more. A couple of examples: GreenPeace didn’t have everything they needed to conduct an email campaign so they set up a Myspace profile. They were active and dedicated to making it work and raised 90,000+ friends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

In August, I did a little fundraising experiment that involved Twitter and an integrated offline component at the Gnomedex Conference in Seattle. Cross posted at BlogHer. I was able to raise $2,657 to cover the costs of college tuition for Leng Sopharath, an orphan in Cambodia in just 90 minutes.

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