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New on SSIR: It’s not about Apple – It’s about Community

Amy Sample Ward

It’s because this is another example of how our tools are defining community. ( Last month’s post focused on that topic using Causes, Ideablob and Ning as references for the conversation.) This is where we really start to touch on the issues around the tools we use defining how we can build and connect with our communities.

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An Amazing NpTech Social Media Link Buffet: Take Your Pick!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Starting today and through the weekend, Twestival will rock on, with over 200 local Twestivals happening supporting tweetups to raise money for a designated local charity. SocialGiving , a Ning app that allows for peer-to-peer fundraising initiatives for Ning Network Creators was launched this week by PincGiving.

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Mov gives you a chance to win your favorite athlete’s game day attire — sweat, tears and all

TechCrunch

Everyone gets one free ticket to win an item, whether it’s CJ McCollum’s Li-Ning Yushuai 13 sneakers or Pat Connaughton’s Equality jersey. While it might be a small deal to some, the ability to wear different kinds of sneakers quickly turned into players repping charities or causes on their gear during games.

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Harnessing and Nurturing Communities at MPS09

Amy Sample Ward

most proud of job at an adoption charity. – If you use something like Ning does that platform share a part of the liability? depends on the set up, whether you are building communities in ning or drupal or from scratch, building in the ability for users to include video and so on is easier. shared interest. conversations.

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NpTech Tag: Stop Cyberbulling Day is Today!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Hot debates follows in another post on charity evaluation and metrics over at Tactical Philanthropy blog suggested that we forget on a metric to measure "Total Good Accomplished" and focus on real measures. Ning is a platform that allows you to create your own social networking site. Tools and How They're Used.

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Blog Action Day: Can One Person Make A Difference? Challenging Poverty With Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

  He is doing this on his own - and not as a nonprofit organization, fundraiser, or charity.   Observe is his photos in flickr , read his blog , follow him on Twitter , join his Ning community , and learn why you should care about poverty.    He says it better in his own words: I???m

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Internet Strategy on the Cheap: Tools and Resources

Have Fun - Do Good

[link] Design Logoworks [link] 99designs [link] Flickr photos with Creative Commons Licenses (free): [link] iStockPhoto: [link] Online Donations Network for Good [link] ChipIn [link] PayPal https://www.paypal-portal.com/charity/ E-newsletters Feedblitz [link] Emma [link] Constant Contact [link] Donations and mailing lists Democracy in Action [link] (..)