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Social Media: Before You Get Started, Get Organized!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of the newly released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Whether you’ve been using social media for years, months, or days or you have yet to get started, the information and strategies in this chapter can save you a lot of time and frustration. Enjoy yourself!

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The Networked NGO in India

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We devote an entire chapter to it and the workshop exercise is based on this chapter. Typically, the practice activities are not just the boring set up steps of the platform, but setting up people’s networks. I was inspired by a technique used by Sarah Mapes in Colorado for new Twitter users that makes it fun for them.

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Mobilizing Donors and Activists in an Overwhelmed World

Have Fun - Do Good

It is also simple (and fun) to be a part of a Dining for Women giving circle: 1. According to Dining for Women's founder, Marsha Wallace, they have 150 chapters that collectively donate about $10,000 each month. Keeping campaigns simple, social, personal, creative and tangible might transform feeling overwhelmed into empowerment.

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Make a Statement: Defining Your Nonprofit Mission and Vision Statements 

Qgiv

You’ll see how much fun it can be to completely transform the feel of your statement using the power of the present continuous tense ! leadership, collaboration, empowerment). Let’s take a short detour back to our school days, specifically English class, and the lessons on verb tense. Compile these into a list, eliminating duplicates.

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[VIDEO] You’ve Been Let Go From Your Nonprofit Job – Now What?

Bloomerang

We got a really fun panel discussion for you all around what you should do if you happen to find yourself out of the job in the fundraising and nonprofit sector. We’re going to have some fun over the next hour or so. We got a fun panel and a moderator for you. So this was really fun. I’m Steven. This is great.

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Girls' Night Out with a Twist: Dining for Women and the Power of Giving Circles

Have Fun - Do Good

" It's just like a girls' night out, but with a twist" - Marsha Wallace, Dining for Women, Founder Women + food + learning + philanthropy + fun = Dining for Women. Longtime Have Fun, Do Good Readers and Big Vision Podcast listeners may remember my interview with Dining for Women's Founder, Marsha Wallace, in September 2007.

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Coming to a Public School Near You: Hopefully, You as a Volunteer

Have Fun - Do Good

I had a blast, and hopefully it was a fun learning experience for him too. Today, 826 has chapters in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Michigan, and Boston. You can find more information about the various chapters and how to volunteer with them at www.826national.org. I find it helps keep life in perspective.