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Apps for Youth, By Youth

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The app was a finalist in Microsoft's 2011 Imagine Cup, a student technology competition. Targeted toward 18-29 year olds, the app links Facebook users with the MyVote online service for voter registration and information. Let us know in the comments! School and Job Preparedness. Additional Resources.

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NpTech Summary: VTvigils Online, Netsquared Announces 21 Featured Projects, and Happiness Hacking

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Netsquared Innovation Fund Netsquared Announces the 21 Featured Projects and solicits for feedback. Allan Benamer weighs in with some observations after wading through the comments over at the Netsquared site and pointing to Holden from GiveWell to be the most salient point. The media here IS the service.

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Guest Post by Amy Sample Ward -- The Power of Vision: Review of “The Pollyanna Principles”

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Well, it is going to take everyone, whether you are part of an organization or receive services from one, whether you are a philanthropist or a volunteer, whether you work for a for-profit business or are a community member. You can find previous blog posts (with great conversations in the comments) here , here and here.

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Guest Post by Laura Norvig: Friendfeed As Nonprofit Technology Water Cooler

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Like the blogosphere, it helps enormously if you actually comment on items. Many community members are avid users of and students of social media – for some it is an integral part of their profession, so this is a great place to learn about social media. Here’s how it works: the moderator starts a post. Did I mention real time?

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What is rapid attention shifting?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But "Terrorists might also use our bus service to move about the city undetected." Are students just checking their email and tuning out or does the laptop help them think? If you read down the comments on the flickr post, Darcy Norman says. over at NetSquared failed to turn up more than a handful of nominations.

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A Look at Nonprofits and Vlogging

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There has been online conversation during the past couple of weeks on vlog list , Netsquared , TechSoup and Blogher. Lots and lots of technical questions -- from file formats to what video distribution service to use. Its about developing an ongoing relationship with subscribers that's two-way via comments or video responses.

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10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause

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Widgets like ChipIn and Network for Good Badges , and services like Firstgiving make it easy for them to support your cause. For example, here is a post that I wrote from Aspiration Tech's Nonprofit Developer's Summit for NetSquared blog readers. Full disclosure: I am on ChipIn's nonprofit advisory board).

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