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Record-breaking donations on Give to the Max Day in Minnesota

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

1. Hi Dana, congrats on another successful Giving Day in Minnesota. Minnesota media organizations are incredibly generous and give us great visibility online and in print in exchange for being promoted on our website and in social media. They are enthusiastic and positive voices for us.

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Organizing across generations for civil rights 

Candid

Show young people there are many levers of social change Beyond street protests and social media activism, it’s important to show young people they can participate in governance by representing their constituents and giving voice to new ideas. That’s what the members of our 1,600-strong Young Elected Officials (YEO) Network do.

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How Nonprofits Can Leverage Crowdfunding: Best Practices and Data

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

experiment with an idea (meme or concept) that helps best define “giving” in the voice of your constituency. Some key themes: the need to focus on measurement for impact. share information and tools, earlier and more easily. celebrate and showcase the “de-centralized” successes in your community. You read a transcript of the tweets here.

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Anonymous Camera is a new app that uses AI to quickly anonymize photos and videos

The Verge

The app can also distort voices in videos and strips any metadata that’s automatically embedded in files by cameras and phones. The app is still a little glitchy, but it’s got the most comprehensive features for anonymization I’ve seen, including distorting voices and stripping metadata.

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Fact check: RFK Jr. suggested that SSRIs are as addictive as heroin. Here’s why that’s wrong

Fast Company Tech

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Democratic Senator Tina Smith of Minnesota asked him about his stance on people who take antidepressants. While many of Kennedys beliefs are questionable, hes voicing a common misconception around SSRIs, or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

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Institutional Blogs: Different Voices, Different Value

Museum 2.0

I say "try" because while many museums, such as the Science Museum of Minnesota, open up the authorship of blog entries to the public, my casual observations suggest that these blogs are still dominated by museum staff, at least as the posters. How to maximize this type? How to maximize this type? How to maximize this type?

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How To Put Social Fundraising On Steroids: Community Giving Days

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Giving Days have been a proven technique to raise millions of dollars and generate attention for the local nonprofit community. The grandfather of all Giving Days – Give the Max Day in Minnesota has helped raise $46 million for nonprofit organizations across the state of Minnesota since launching in November 2009.

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