Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

The Internet Gets Charitable – guest post by Darin McKeever. I am certainly not the first to observe that the internet has the potential to reshape the way people find and support causes and charities. “The consumer Internet,” the author wrote, “can be seen as the warm-up act for these technologies.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2012

My friend and colleague, June Holley , has written a much anticipated book, The Network Weaver Handbook. If you are interested in building networks or working as Networked Nonprofit, you need this book right now! To me, this creates the perfect book to help guide your practice of building and working within a network.

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JULY 2, 2024

Recently, several organizations we work with have seen an influx of LLM (Large Language Model) crawlers causing sluggish website performance. These advanced AI-powered bots traverse the internet, indexing data from content-rich websites. But what could be the underlying issue? Get in touch!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

Networked NGOs and Social Media Integrated Into Organizational Communications. This project has identified the following definitions of success: A Peer-to-Peer Learning Exchange. 100% of participants implement a process and write a social media policy that addresses organizational adoption issues. 2. Design for Organizational Reluctance.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2022

With the introduction of culture to a digital environment, we saw interpersonal dynamics in a new light.orgCommunity , our professional development and networking organization, was thrilled to host two in-person events that brought people together to explore those themes and discuss significant issues that emerged from our post-pandemic experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2014

Earlier this week, a mixed crowd of entrepreneurs, investors, start ups, nonprofits, social activists, and others came together for the inaugural conference on Catalyzing the Sharing Economy defined as the use of networked, mobile, information technology to share goods and services. Think AirBNB and Uber, but it is much more than that.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

The Mozilla Foundation is driven by a mission to help keep the Internet an open, global, public resource accessible to all. Voice recognition makes working with and navigating the web more accessible. There are more than 4 billion people who don't have access to the Internet.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

The group will working together over the next three years, meeting regularly face-to-face in the different countries as well as work together online. The group will working together over the next three years, meeting regularly face-to-face in the different countries as well as work together online. Fish Bowl Exericse.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 29, 2014

But with proper education, Internet users can fight back against these digital creeps. Organizations that work with seniors, non-native English speakers, youth, and other new Internet users are in a natural position to do this important digital inclusion work. Be able to explain free versus paid Internet services.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 14, 2023

It’s built on a neural network architecture known as a transformer, which enables it to handle complex natural language tasks effectively. Pre-trained on Vast Data: Prior to deployment, ChatGPT undergoes a pre-training phase using a massive dataset gathered from various sources on the internet. Bard is not perfect.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The morning plenary for A Grantmakers’ Gathering on Networks was designed to deliver robust, thought-provoking content for grantmakers who want to use a networked approach for the strategy as well as time for people to make connections with others and process and apply these new ideas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Note from Beth: I’ve wrote about the importance of building resilience in networks given the complex and connected environment we live in today. So, when Pat Brandes from the Barr Foundation sent me this thought piece on building resilience of networks, it resonated on many different levels. They lost power, heat, and light.

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TechImpact

APRIL 24, 2014

Software-defined networking. Software-defined networking (SDN) offers your network administrators a set of tools to virtualize your network’s infrastructure. It works by decoupling the two network systems that decides where traffic is sent, and the systems that forward traffic to a defined destination.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 21, 2011

How important is it for your conference attendees to have access to the internet? of NCFR Conference attendees said that having internet access is at least somewhat important. Our organization has felt the pinch, spending thousands of dollars in past years on internet access for just our cyber café and registration desk.

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MAY 21, 2008

With thousands of jobs posted on the Internet, many organizations are asking how they can attract highly qualified candidates. One creative solution is social networking. LinkedIn® users create profiles and build their networks by inviting friends and past and present colleagues to join their social networks.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 25, 2007

I attended the Internet governance panel this morning (lest you think that Davos is all play and no work). Botnets (infected PCs under the control of bad guys) represent over 10% of the PCs connected to the Internet. Just a few snapshots: John Markoff did an effective job of telling us how bad things are.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

At the time, it was a completely new concept whereas today our daily internet experience is one based on social commentary and feedback. For example, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network makes wise use of their sidebar by prominently featuring a call-to-follow on social networks and an e-newsletter opt-in.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

But borrowing the Internet? How does that work? PCL is a nonprofit network of nine neighborhood libraries that provide free, accessible library services and serve as vibrant neighborhood hubs. “Access to library resources can be greatly expanded with mobile Internet devices. Internet Lending Project.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

Ushahidi has built a new IT device called BRCK (pronounced "brick") that deals with problem of frequent Internet and electricity outages in much of the developing world. It supports up to 20 wireless connections and has 16 GB of storage, so it can work as a backup network drive. Find out more about this here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2011

In the Networked Nonprofit “ Learning Loops , we illustrated how networked nonprofits do a real-time, lighter assessment process as they engage their community and make improvements and adjustments along the way. No one knew what I was talking about. I’m not sure I did, but fast forward two years and it is here.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2012

If the goal is to work more productively and cost-effectively, nonprofits using a laptop or netbook and their own personal Wi-Fi network for use wherever and whenever they need it, have more options. Monitor & update social networking sites. Mobile Internet keeps key mobile staff connected and productive.

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AccelEvents

APRIL 1, 2021

Depending on your event’s size, the duration, and the type of audience you expect, event organizers have to consider many elements of a live event venue to make sure that it works. A hybrid event needs some other factors, like a strong and robust internet connection and the ability to connect and integrate AV equipment, for example.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

Those thoughts are also a source of existential dread, even for people working at a tech company like Eventgroove! As with all new major technological changes (we’re looking at you, electricity and the internet), we must adapt and adopt. Now that ChatGPT and its ilk are out of the box, there’s no cramming them back in.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2012

The term Peeragogy came fluttering through my network, like a butterfly, and it caught my interest. My questions: How can this idea be best adapted for learners in developing countries that may not enjoy the same level of internet access? It resonated. This should be a fascinating learning journey.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2010

Today Allison Fine and I celebrated the launch of the Networked Nonprofit at TechSoup Global in the space where Netsquared Meetups take place. I got to snap this photo of two women, Marnie Webb and Charlene Li , who have greatly influenced my work over the past 5-10 years. The discussion about Networked Nonprofits was rich.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Based on their birth range (1997-2012) Generation Z has always known our digital environment of the internet, computers, and smartphones. Is your association working to customize the member experience? Look no further than our free toolkit for working with young professionals: The Association’s Guide to Gen Z Members.

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AccelEvents

APRIL 1, 2021

Depending on your event’s size, the duration, and the type of audience you expect, event organizers have to consider many elements of a live event venue to make sure that it works. A hybrid event needs some other factors, like a strong and robust internet connection and the ability to connect and integrate AV equipment, for example.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

Note from Beth: Please j oin me on June 21st from 1-2 PM PST for the virtual launch of The Networked Nonprofit. One of the key messages in the book is that nonprofits need to work less as isolated institutions and more as networks. called “ Breaking New Ground: Using the Internet to Scale ,” by myself and Katherine Fulton.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Taking an Internet or technology break is important, especially if you live a constantly connected lifestyle. (It Even though I was “offline,&# I couldn’t completely escape reminders of how social networks have become a part of our lives. Tags: Mindfulness Networks Online Community.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

6) By 2018 more than half the world will have access to the Internet and by 2020 global internet users are expected to reach 4.2 First-time access the mobile internet is exploding across Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East and in Europe, North America, and Australia, the mobile web has surpassed desktop.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

Please join me on June 21st from 1-2 PM PST for the virtual launch of The Networked Nonprofit. As I was reflecting about Slideshare and thinking about the characteristics of nonprofits featured in our book, The Networked Nonprofit , I realized that Slideshare is a haven for them. 1) Networked Professional Development and Learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2010

Networked Nonprofit: Care2 Webinar. Join Allison Fine and me on June 21st at 1-2 PM PST/4-5 PM EST for the launch of The Networked Nonprofit published by Jossey-Bass. One of the topics was “How to understand social networks through social network analysis and mapping techniques.&# I thought I’d expand on it here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2010

This morning Allison Fine and I got up extra early for a Bagels and Books Event for The Networked Nonprofit at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service here in NYC. Here’s one from the early 1990’s when nonprofits were first adopting email and other Internet tools. Opening up [.].

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

Use the Internet to spread your message. If you’re a new organization without many resources or contacts, you may have more luck working first at the local level. As you develop community relationships, you can leverage your network to run a larger campaign down the line. Rely on established relationships.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 21, 2010

It was a special launch day for our book, The Networked Nonprofit , thanks to you! Here’s some of themes we touched with links to posts by others (and some of our own): How Nonprofits Need To Adjust in a Networked World. Strategies for Being A Networked Nonprofit. Tags: Networked Nonprofit. Social Culture.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 28, 2012

Now available at TechSoup: Wirelessly connect desktops, laptops, and printers to your network with hardware from the Brocade donation program. With a secure wireless network, you can let your staff work and meet anywhere in the office, or even remotely with a VPN. Is Wireless Networking Right for You?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 31, 2022

When measuring your impact, you probably do so in relation to the specific needs of the community you serve, but you are also just one in a broader network of organizations working collectively to create a sustainable future for all.

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