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A Billion + Change = Shared Value for Corporations and Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by kayaker1204. Several of the heavy-hitters from corporations, government agencies, and nonprofits were there: Capital One, HP, The Case Foundation, The Corporation for National and Community Service, and Points of Light Institute, to name a few. (If Guest post by Cindy Hallberlin.

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Social Enterprise World Forum 2008 - Part Two

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

As I noted in the previous post, it's a major part of UK and Scottish government strategy to invest in and expand the social enterprise sector. In the opening session of the conference itself, we heard from representatives of both the UK and Scottish governments. A bit of government here can go a long way.

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Guest Post on Frogloop: 5 Tips for Running a Competition

Amy Sample Ward

—– Over on the NetSquared platform right now we are in the midst of the 2010 FACT Social Justice Challenge. Photo Credit: Flickr tableatny ]. Tags: case studies challenge competition frogloop guest post howto tips. Read the post and join the conversation on the Frogloop blog (or read the post below).

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In Case of Emergency, Update Your Facebook Status

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

To meet this growing challenge, the American Red Cross is launching an initiative to address how to reply to these digital cries for help more effectively. with government agencies, emergency management professionals, disaster response organizations, tech companies and concerned citizens. .

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Doing More by Doing Less

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo Jakob Montrasio. The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. We could empty the coffers of all the foundations in the United States but still couldn’t offset the cuts from the federal government alone.

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What the Third Sector Can Learn from the Public Sector

NTEN

Flickr Photo: h.koppdelaney Transparent. Those are the values President Obama cited last December in his Open Government Initiative. Are those words you usually associate with your government? We would all likely agree that it's a shame: our government should be transparent. Participatory. Collaborative. Transparent.

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The Internet Gets Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Mburpee. The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. Darin McKeever is a deputy director on the policy and government affairs team of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , where he leads the foundation’s charitable sector work.

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