Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2010

We were in Washington, DC on Thursday and Friday for our book tour for The Networked Nonprofit to celebrate with live and virtual events hosted by the Case Foundation and Chronicle of Philanthropy. Nonprofit social media strategists who teach us everyday about how to build networks. We also keynoted the Nonprofit 2.0 Conference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2010

Conference , especially the “ unconference sessions “ in Washington, DC on Friday. We kicked off the conference with an interview style keynote about the Networked Nonprofit, moderated by fabulous Shireen Mitchell (aka digitalsista ). Everything looks like a failure in the middle as Rosabeth Moss Kanter likes to say.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

WiserEarth.org , a nonprofit that offers social networking for the international sustainability movement, launched today in French , Portuguese , and Spanish beta versions. WiserEarth offers a free and ad-free network to a vibrant member base of 37,000+ people from 231 countries, regions and territories.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 19, 2008

The unconference/camp model of learning about technology issues is really great, but falls a little short when dealing with a specific tool, and an audience that is mostly unfamiliar with it. I learned a lot. link] Make sure it is really water soluable magic marker … 2 Tino Paz 06.21.08

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Unconference. Unconference in DC will lead a series of sessions and conversations about using social media to create networked communities and movements. Join Amanda Rose, founder of Twestival as she kicks off the unconference with a special keynote. Starting Off on Social media with Jen Nedeau and Shireen Mitchell.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 5, 2010

Unconference: NetSquared Open Space (NOS): APIs and Open Data. Tags: Social Networking Staff Training Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0 Folks from TechSoup Global will be presenting at several breakout sessions and activities during # 10NTC. Below is the best way to keep up with them on day one of the conference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2014

Networked Facilitation. Open Space and Unconference Facilitation. Reflective Practice. Innovation / Generating New Ideas. Making Decisions and Getting Consensus. Strategic Dialogue. Organizational Development. Community Organizing. Participatory Gatherings. Any many more. Does it makes your eyes pop out?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

On Thursday, I attended the unconference/open space portion of SOCAP09 (Social Capital Markets 2009). Tags: Digital Divide Donors Fundraising Online Fundraising Online Fundraising Running Your Organization Social Networking Telecom Services Using the Web and Internet Volunteers Web 2.0

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JUNE 22, 2009

The Online Community Report MeetUp is back this month, fresh from the Online Community Unconference and ready to discuss online community tools and techniques. We'll have time for informal networking before and after so you have a chance to chat more with fellow online community enthusiasts.

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Care2

JUNE 28, 2010

Unconference on Friday, June 25th. Wendy Harman, Social Media Manager at Red Cross, was the first to discuss the listening tools she uses (namely Radian6) -- and process she follows (more on that in a moment) to keep a beat on what people are saying about Red Cross across social networks and the blogosphere.

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Care2

JANUARY 10, 2012

Care2’s Eric Rardin will be speaking on the panel “Cause Marketing and High Level Engagement” which will discuss how brands can leverage social networks and achieve high level engagement to grow their reputations and business. Frogloop has a 15% discount code for nonprofits. The code is Mike15. When: February 7-9, 2012.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 13, 2009

We are bringing together industry leaders using the real-time web in social networks, financial services, media and nonprofit groups to discuss: * the state of the art, science and business of the real-time web. efforts to create standards and interoperability. challenges in user experience, technology and monetization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2009

Along with Kathy Reich and Stephanie McAuliffe , we got to ask many questions about their network. The Environmental Defense Fund or EDF is a grantee organization and also attended the Packard Foundation's recent Network Effectiveness Convening by the Monitor Institute in Washington, DC in May.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

" That's why TechSoup invests in developing the best practices of our NetSquared network. So don't be nervous — we're ready to create amazing tech training and networking events in your community! San Francisco, California: Evening Sustainability Unconference. Find your closest NetSquared group.

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NTEN

JULY 2, 2010

Farra Trompeter wrote up an amazing article about Foursquare+Nonprofits (and other location-based social network tools). Unconference where Beth did some learning at, see the summary Allyson Kapin provides over on the Care2 Frogloop blog. Who's your Mayor? Wendy's Keynote. . For more summary of the Nonprofit2.0

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Care2

JUNE 17, 2012

Unconference this really resonated with me when Paul Young of charity: water said in his keynote, what if your online communications (website, social media, fundraising appeals) looked like how you talked. There has been a lot of great discussion over the past year about organizations striving to be more human.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2015

TechSoup's NetSquared is a global network of nonprofit technology meetups. Every month we hold free training and networking events in cities across the United States (and the globe!). Vancouver, British Columbia: NetSquared Camp: Nonprofit Tech Unconference. Unless you're Superman, you're probably already struggling.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 29, 2010

Even if you’ve never participated in an ‘unconference’ event like this, no worries! What : This is a chance for local organizers to share stories and lessons learned and network with those considering starting a group. Activities include: - Human Bingo: A fun and easy way to network with other attendees.

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AUGUST 29, 2011

The new structure will cut down on noise and allow for more interactive networking and socializing. They will be social networking sessions with like-minded people, with no formal agenda or takeaways. Instead of sitting down at tables in the ballroom, on Day 1 you’ll pick up a box lunch and choose a session room based on topic.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2017

To be a part of a larger nonprofit community/networking. People attend NetSquared events to develop relationships and trust networks with fellow nonprofit techies. Every month our global network of community organizers host Tech4Good events in more than 70 cities. We asked NetSquared members why they attend our meetup events.

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MAY 1, 2017

But what that really means is that nonprofits in more than 75 cities have access to free training and networking events every month! Boston, Massachusetts: Tech Networks of Boston Roundtable: Doing a Data Dive to Find Data About Children and Families. San Francisco, California: Sustainability Unconference (All Day).

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Tech Soup

MAY 24, 2010

I've kind of become an open-data geek in the past few months, largely thanks to NetSquared's unconference at NTC. Tags: Accessible Technology Community Tech Centers Community Tech Centers Digital Divide Event Online Activism Online Recruitment Services Social Networking Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

This is an unconference so it will have an agenda created by the people who attend. to support skill exchange and learning between women working in diverse fields and to create a space for networking and talking about issues faced by women in technology. This includes women who work with nonprofits and technology. The goal is.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

As of January 25, there are 40,000 nonprofit members attending free tech networking events and workshops in 75 cities. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Communications Networking Lunch. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Communications Networking Lunch. Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina: Spring Networking Event. Friday, February 10, 2017.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

So, this is the network effect of that model. Her dream: unconference. What we had unconference with over your shoulder and worked in pairs. I'm thinking about what we used to call "Shoulder to shoulder" learning in the old circuit rider days. It is informal knowledge transfer around using the tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Facebook’s grant will encourage users of the social network to learn more about service opportunities through ServiceNation’s Facebook Page and connect with MyNation, a new, online social-networking community on ServiceNation.org being launched in preparation for the first National Day of Service on September 11, 2009.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2007

PodCamp is a FREE BarCamp-style community UnConference. I learned so much and the networking was awesome. for podcasters and listeners, bloggers and readers, and anyone interested in New Media. I was lucky enough to participate in the first one, held for the first time from September 8-10 in Boston, Massachusetts. I don't even podcast!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 8, 2009

Transparency Camp is an unconference designed to convene a trans-partisan tribe of open government advocates from all walks — government representatives, technologists, developers, NGOs, wonks and activists — to share knowledge on how to use new technologies to make our government transparent and meaningfully accessible to the public.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 3, 2006

CaseCamp is described as an "unconference" where people gather to share case studies of their work, with the goal of creating a commons for discusison, learning, and networking. I also just came across another variation on the barcamp model: Casecamp.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

I hope you’ll also vote for my panel proposal, Nonprofits and Free Agents in A Networked World and while you’re there vote for the other awesome nonprofit panel proposals (I’ve shared a list below). What are the change issues for traditional nonprofits that want to become “networked nonprofits?&#.

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Forum One

JUNE 18, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

TechSoup will be hosting a pre-conference workshop on Office 365; exhibiting at the NTC Science Fair; speaking at plenary events, breakout sessions, and a "Birds of a Feather" lunch; and facilitating networking opportunities. NetSquared /Tech Club Organizer Mini-Unconference for Tech Club/NetSquared Organizers.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Durham, North Carolina: Spring Networking Event. the Best of the Unconference. Boston, Massachusetts: TSNE, TNB, and TNB Labs Super Roundtable: From Data to Decisions at Your Nonprofit. Wednesday, March 15, 2017. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Thursday, March 16, 2017. Tuesday, March 14, 2017.

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Forum One

MARCH 6, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2009

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Forum One

MARCH 19, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Forum One

MARCH 12, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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