Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2009

The Save Darfur Coalition asks to organize events, vigils. jaygoldman @ kanter Rewarding verified offline actions with online social credit. Identify leaders/super-activists and empower them to host local events. Deepen relationship through custom apps that improve on org activites (event fundraising, petitions).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 11, 2007

Save Darfur. Jobs With Justice. Katrina Stories. National Farmers Union. National Wildlife Federation. Medecins Sans Frontieres. Mothers Acting Up. Planned Parenthood. Rafiki's Children. Saving Pets and Shelters. School of America's Watch. Priscilla describes her own organization's activity on MySpace.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

East Coast Michael Stein who is based in DC is delighted he doesn't have to get on an airplane this year and is hosting a session on microformats. Wikis, Widgets and Social Networking Do you think there are too many freaking widgets ? Zen of Technology blog grumbles about a different sort of micro. Check it out.

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OCTOBER 22, 2007

Carie opened with an intro to social media. She says social networks are “not just a bunch of lonely teenage boys.” She notes that people really rely on social networks for influence on decision-making. This shows the viral potential of raising awareness in the social networks.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2007

section about the genocide in Darfur, which includes information about direct action, as well as connection to a variety of social networks, blogs, and content about the situation. Clear way for me to quickly affect the situation (sign petition, give money, host an event, volunteer at a phone bank) right now.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 5, 2007

It seems like the real world museums that are starting to work in Second Life are pursuing the social interaction element of the platform through events. The Exploratorium did the solar eclipse, and the US Holocaust Memorial Museum is doing all kinds of programs around Darfur. I think we’re right on the cusp of a lot of that happening.

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