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The Zoetica Salon: A Peer Learning Community for Nonprofits and Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In those days, we used listservs and online discussion software, but platform matter. It was the free and open sharing of knowledge, insights, quick tips, and how-tos. I then modeled this support on the online community — and we quickly had a village of practitioners supporting one of another.

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All You Need To Know About Virtual Conferences

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It can also open up topics of discussion to broader audiences rather than being restricted to a geographical region. . All that is required is an internet connection and a connected device. . Virtual conferences allow brands, organizations, and businesses to connect individuals in unprecedented ways.

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Five Ways Social Media is Helping to Build Social Justice Movements

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Creates more open and transparent conversations about thought-provoking issues. Pre-internet, people were limited to these passionate conversations with friends in person or by phone. Then in the 90’s people had some of these conversations via online forums and listservs.

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Alison Lowndes: Helping to care for children in Kenya

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

She also asked some really good questions about blogging for ngos on the listserv. On returning to the UK in 2003 she spent some time working in internet security before deciding to go back to school. We access all orphanages via the internet. " AVIF plans to open an online shop to sell items to raise money for its program.

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Information Coping Skills for Memory Loss? Writing it down.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'll explain why in a minute) Someone posted the url to a listserv. I can't do that anymore which is a normal part of aging or a by-product of consuming too much information called Internet Alzheimers. I slapped a list of blogs in my wiki for me. Another person responded It's just another list (that is obsolete as soon as its posted).

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NpTechTag Summary: Insect Antennae, A Blast from the Past, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is based on some open source code called Pligg that creates a "digg" like interface. A quick review of the results of Isovera Survey of Open Source Content Management Satisfaction in Nonprofit Organizations. NonprofitCMS blog focuses on practical advice for needs, wants, and woes of nonprofit son the Internet.

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NpTech Tag: Roundups from and about Facebook and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Michelle Murrain adds that she won't sign up until the content is more compelling and the social graph is open. If we're thinking of Facebook groups (or listservs for that matter) as online communities, what personalities do you see in the communities you are managing? You'll also need some video editing software.

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