Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

This year was honored to be the keynote for the Washington State Nonprofit Conference and teach a workshop at University of Washington. I’ve been writing a blog for over a decade and in the early days I got a big boost from Blogher, co-founded by Elisa Camahort Page, one of the co-authors of this book.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2006

At this summer's Blogher Conference, I had the opportunity to hear Lauren Gelman , Associate Director of Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society , and Dean of State of Play Academy present at the blogging communities session called, " So, You Have This Crazy Idea." just email her at gelman at Stanford dot edu.

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JUNE 29, 2011

Opportunities to Make Your Blog Juicy Bay Area folks • I'm teaching a Jumpstart Your Blog! I'll be one of the Write Brain | Essential Content Development workshop leaders at BlogHer '11 on August 5th. • workshop at the Writing Salon in Berkeley on July 9th Everyone! My next Juicy Blogging E-Course runs from September 21-October 12.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2007

Here's a taste: "We [Egyptians] claimed freedom for others and forget our own freedom" "If I taught a woman to wear a veil, I should teach her to claim her right to enter the university wearing the veil." Fortunately for us, Monem is an eloquent writer.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

I consider myself a teacher: I take a few days off a year to teach at American University, and I do a lot of public speaking and training. It’s incredibly rewarding to help others, and teaching – or mentoring – gives me a sense of accomplishment. Vain, because if you teach, you believe you have something important to say.

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AUGUST 19, 2007

Since the event is dedicated to BlogDay, I'm sure that my BlogDay post will point to five (or more) Cambodian BlogHers. She teaches communications law and cyberlaw, and writes frequently about these subjects on her blog and in published articles. On that day, I'll be in Cambodia at the first Cambodian Blogger Summit Conference.

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MARCH 7, 2011

and teaches yoga in San Francisco. It took a year of philosophy and anatomy study (and, more than I expected, self study) to earn my certification, but I found that the teaching staff's patience and encouragment made me a better teacher too. The fifth guest blogger in my Have Fun, Do Good series is Emily Goligoski.

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JULY 30, 2007

Here's what I'm going to do: A train the trainers workshop with the Cambodian blogging team to share resource information, answer questions, and exchange ideas for teaching young people how to use social media in a developing country like Cambodia. Identify and interview 3-5 amazing Cambodian BlogHers and post on BlogHer site.

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AUGUST 12, 2007

I'm very excited to be teaching Web2.0 I can't wait to share what I learn with the Blogher Community). My Logo, Cambodian Style by Virak Now that I finished the campaign to raise the money to get myself to Cambodia to attend the Cambodia Bloggers Summit, I've been very busy preparing instructional materials.

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OCTOBER 17, 2007

I'm also trying to teach them to make good food choices, get exercise, and be healthy. I asked a few colleagues on Blogher and beyond and discovered a few excellent blogs and video blogs that offer advice and recipes for parents who want to make sure their kids are eating a healthy meal. I can always use some help. Need some ideas?

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FEBRUARY 3, 2008

They project has several components, including: Foko Blog Club is teaching young people in Madagascar blogging skills (See photo above). You can support the effort here ) Cross posted at BlogHer. The project was funded by Rising Voices , the outreach arm of Global Voices.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2007

San Francisco to teaching reading in Atlanta, to rebuilding homes and lives in the Gulf coast communities. Teach For America is an organization working to inspire our country's most able and determined college graduates to stand up and fight injustice in the educational system. The organization works to educate. the rest of the world.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2006

While surfing for some more BlogHers to add to the Nonprofit and NGO BlogHer blogroll, I came across the REAL hot 100: See How Hot Smart Can Be. Rachel can teach you how to make biodiesel, how to convert your car to run on straight vegetable oil, and how to fix your car too.

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MARCH 6, 2009

In contrast, many philosophical and religious teachings have asserted that it is giving that leads to prosperity. Cross-posted from BlogHer. , concludes that giving can make you more prosperous. According to the article's abstract: "Nonprofit economists have always assumed that income is a precursor to giving. Photo of Sunflower by me.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2006

s These uniforms are made by girls in our vocational program where we teach these young women sewing skills and pay them to work for our sewing shop or train them for higher paying jobs in the garment industry. So, if don't worry that we're over goal - there are many children who will benefit from the additional support. Ricardo Carreon.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

I combine my passion for travel, art and teaching by taking people to off-the-beaten path places that have lively arts and handcrafts scenes. The Internet makes this so easy now, but what's even more fun is to step away from the computer and go out and find artists where they work, live and exhibit.

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OCTOBER 8, 2008

I'm speaking at BlogHer Boston on Saturday. Even better the opportunity to see long-time BlogHer friends Liz Henry , Sarah Dopp , and many others. I'm looking forward to finally meeting Maria Thurell in person and connecting again with Twitter maven Pistachio ( Laura Fitton ). So, this post is part of the presentation materials.

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JUNE 12, 2008

Beth Kanter Although I've known Beth Kanter for a long time, and we write for BlogHer and NetSquared together, I've never heard her present until today when she gave the keynote at the 2008 Making Media Connections Conference. Learn what they teach you. "Tools come and go, but a strategy based on experimentation sustains."--Beth

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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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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

When I first started teaching dance fitness, I approached it with a more serious attitude, as I had found my strength studying martial arts. These thoughts changed how I moved, and dance became a self-conscious, self-critical experience, which was a bigger reflection on how I lived life and viewed myself within it. And, myself.

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AUGUST 29, 2006

I've been doing volunteer work for a long time, and although I'm not entirely sure that it has improved my leadership, communication and problem-solving skills, it always improves my mood, very often teaches me something and occasionally has led to a new job.

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OCTOBER 10, 2008

Here are more ideas from the blogosphere: The Mom Salon writes about ECHOage: Teaching Children About Giving Back. Cross-posted from BlogHer. I liked a couple party ideas from their site: A treasure hunt where everything the guests find is donated to a children's hospital. Flickr photo credit: Birthday Cake 08 uploaded by Anne Norman.

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MAY 2, 2008

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. I hope to focus more on teaching and learning and intersecting with nonprofits and social media.

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AUGUST 31, 2006

In early July, I posted about a Basic Blogging for Women Workshop I'd be teaching this fall, but after talking to some prospective students, I decided that it was important to find a space where everyone could be on a computer, so I changed the date and the venue so that we can be in a computer lab.

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MAY 5, 2008

Or, to teach your child how to change a tire. And since this interview is going to be posted on Blogher, I'll narrow it down to women bloggers: 1. When you're open to learning, you're open to opportunity. Why do you think it is important for nonprofits to embrace social media? Trendspotting by Dr. Taly Weiss 2.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Find Volunteer Opportunities Volunteering for a nonprofit is not only a chance to make a connection with a group you would eventually like to work for, it can also teach you new skills, and help you determine if working for a nonprofit is a fit for you. Cross-posted from BlogHer. If you've created one, share the link below.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2008

As part of Make A Difference Day, the kids from our Spirit Sessions Program helped us teach some of the women who were breast cancer survivors to how to surf. Cross posted at BlogHer. .  You also created a surfing program for breast cancer survivors.    Can you tell me about that?   Pretty powerful stuff!

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OCTOBER 18, 2006

I met Laura at Boston Podcamp very briefly and grabbed her card so I could catch up with her for an interview for Blogher. ve presented my 15SecondPitch workshop at: Streetwise Partners and the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship. Why did you launch your company? After 9/11/01 in New York, the economy was truly dismal.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

As I mentioned in a post last week , I'd like to teach a a class in 2011 about The Art of Blogging: Creating Juicy Content for Artists, Writers, Creative Entrepreneurs and Do-Gooders. Going to NYC with the hubs to see friends, family, and to go to the BlogHer Conference. It’s about making ideas happen. What’s your next step?

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JUNE 7, 2006

Last month I wrote a short post for Blogher, Roadies for a Cause , about a nonprofit called Lokahi Outreach , that partners with organizations like the ONE campaign and Oxfam to help them do grassroots campaigning on the road. I lead my students when I teach. It’s rewarding to know we had a part in that.

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JULY 6, 2006

Nedra Weinreich, Spare Change Blog Nedra Weinreich was one of the first nonprofit tagged blogs that I discovered while browsing the blogher blogroll a few months back. ve been teaching a course on social marketing at the UCLA School of Public Health, which has been a fun experience for me.

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MAY 10, 2006

The podcast isn't up yet, but here is a partially modified transcription of our conversation which you can also read along with profiles of other Solutionary Women on Blogher : What is SOUL? And in terms of how I got involved with SOUL, I was actually teaching for a very brief period in the Oakland middle schools. So I’m only 26.

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MARCH 13, 2009

Everything I Needed to Know About the Web I Learned from Feminism When: Saturday, March 14th from 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm: Room 9 Description: Feminism teaches "the personal is political" and the web shows that the personal is now public. Panelist: Charlene Li, Thought Leader, Altimeter Group 4. Non-Profits: Be the Web You Wish to See!

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OCTOBER 22, 2008

I teach that to my clients, but you know how we are, the things we teach we don't practice a lot. Why do you teach it this way?" Cross-posted from BlogHer giving Cami Walker 29 Day Giving Challenge This is a tradition that was passed on to her by a teacher, and when I asked her, "Why 29 days?" by Spirit River Studio.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2008

I'm working on what has become my annual holiday post at BlogHer on the topic: Helping kids understand why it is better to give than to receive. As a parent or teacher, how do you teach this important life lesson? Take for example the lemon stand fundraiser. Any that use Web 2.0?

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JUNE 30, 2007

I've worked in the corporate world, I've worked in the political world, I've worked in teaching when I was in grad school. But you know, it teaches you a lot. And they take women out of the prostitution trade and then teach them sewing skills. What I do is, I write for several blogs, as she mentioned. So we do that.

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