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How to Get Your Nonprofit into Local Newspapers

Wild Apricot

With all the buzz about social media, it’s easy to forget that offline media attention can be equally valuable, especially for community-based nonprofits who want to get attention to local projects or recruit local members and volunteers. Offline media attention is good.

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June #4Change Chat: Local Community Organizing

Amy Sample Ward

I’ve had experience organizing communities offline in local communities, and organizing community online – but the kind of organizing that inspires me the most is combining online and offline. What’s the point in using “global&# tools (social media) for local organizing?

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12 companies with online solutions for big offline problems

The Next Web

As online and offline world continue to collide, more and more companies are harnessing the possibilities of the web to solve offline problems. I asked a panel of successful young entrepreneurs the following question: What’s the greatest example you’ve seen recently of a company using technology to solve an offline problem?

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New on SSIR: Global Tools for Going Local

Amy Sample Ward

. —– I truly believe that in all communications, information sharing, marketing and even community building there is a natural balancing between more-and-more-global and more-and-more-local. Social media may connect people around the world but it can also connect them locally. Don’t forget the global context!

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My Colorado Project empowers local change: Interview with Jason Manke

Amy Sample Ward

Check out the interview below to learn more about how My Colorado Project is empowering local change! One of my favorite moments was when Robert Egger, the founder of DC Central Kitchen and V3, came to visit us a while back and his advice to me was to “keep it local and make sure it translates offline.”

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October Community Builder Chat – Connecting On and Offline Communities #commbuild

Amy Sample Ward

Today’s Community Builder chat focused on examples and best practices for connecting on and offline community activities, events, and organizing. The Community Organizers Handbook available as a public resource, you can certainly refer there for information/feedback/best practices on offline organizing: [link]. Recap: October.

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Locale puts $2M to work helping people discover local cuisine

TechCrunch

Locale wants to keep you connected to the food you love, even if you live hours away now. Locale, based in San Francisco, enables customers to order from dozens of businesses, including bakeries and restaurants, and get them delivered in one box for just a $5 delivery fee. Other investors include Goodwater Capital and Esas Ventures.

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