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Dancefloor and Balcony: What I learned about emergent online collaboration from Eugene Eric Kim

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There are now 990 actively engaged Fellows— across the five focal countries of Ethiopia, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, and the Philippines—regularly participating in the Leadership Development for Mobilizing Reproductive Health network activities. His work was recently profiled in this New York Times piece. 1) Everybody is People.

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Joitske Hulsebosch: Blogs, NGOs, and Developing Countries

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In Ethiopia, she did organizational capacity building work for a local network of NGOs. The tools can be useful for in-country connections, in local languages, or north-south connections. My bloglines profile is public so you can see what I'm reading. are they relevant to the people you work with in developing countries?

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My Facebook Birthday Cause: Thank You (and Some Unsolicited Feedback To Causes)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Not two minutes had passed after I set up my birthday campaign and added it to my profile, I got pinged from Facebook friends asking how they could install it. As friends make a donation, it automically appears in your profile newsfeed. It matches real world philanthropic behavior. I've been doing this for years.

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TechSoup joins the #ALSIceBucketChallenge

Tech Soup

While there has been some high-profile efforts to raise awareness and money, most recently by former football player Steve Gleason and his Team Gleason House , research efforts and awareness have been low compared to the other fatal diseases. From local athletes and community members in Boston it quickly became a national movement.

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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here's some inspiring stories, tips and resources: Some Inspirational Stories Last week I wrote the Columbus Foundation's recently launhced Match Day 2.0 , a giving stimulus plan created to matching gifts to PowerPhilanthropy organizations and raise $1 million in 48 hours to support local needs in their community.

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Generating Activist Impact: Political & Advocacy Call-To-Actions

Whole Whale

They generate more personal buy-in , especially if they include the ability to contact local elected officials. Congressional offices and local elected officials may actually engage with your cause. Have supporters change their profile picture. They have a clear target, a clear action, and are low-lift. Use the same hashtag.

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Generating Activist Impact In 2024: Political & Advocacy Call-To-Actions

Whole Whale

They generate more personal buy-in , especially if they include the ability to contact local elected officials. Congressional offices and local elected officials may actually engage with your cause. Have supporters change their profile picture. They have a clear target, a clear action, and are low-lift. Use the same hashtag.