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How Networked Nonprofits Use Twitter and Other Things I learned in Vegas

October 19, 2010 by Beth Kanter 11 Comments

How networked nonprofits use twitter View more presentations from Beth Kanter. Last week,  I parachuted into  BlogWorld 2010 in Las Vegas for less than 24 hours.    I presented on two panels (How Nonprofits Use Twitter and CrowdSourced Philanthropy) in the Cause Track curated by Chris Noble and the good folks at WhatGives.   During the conference,  there was a hashtag campaign - #beatcancer where PayPal and SWAGG will donated $0.05 for every hashtag mention to cancer charities.  (Hoping … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Digital Strategy, Networked Nonprofit

I'm betting $10 Social Media Wins …

September 30, 2010 by Beth Kanter 5 Comments

My colleague, Clay Lord, Theatre Bay Area told me about a bet that the communications manager is having with the director of development.   Here's the bet: THE BET: I must use the It’s Not the Size of the Gift platform to raise $1,937 by 5pm EST Friday, October 1st, and I can only promote it over social media networks. (Why $1,937, you ask? Well, that’s the exact number of Facebook fans we have at the very moment I am typing this call to action. In my brain I thought, wow, wouldn’t it be awesome … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Digital Strategy

Social Media for Good and Evil, Strong and Weak Ties, Online/Offline,and Orgs and Networks

September 29, 2010 by Beth Kanter

Malcolm Gladwell's article "Small Change: Why the revolution will not be tweeted," brings the slacktivism,  social media for social good or evil,  strong and weak ties, and organizations vs networks debates to a mainstream audience.  He tries to make the point:  "Social change has been happening before the creation of Twitter four years ago"  but disappoints.  Anil Dash says it is wildly anachronistic to think that the only way to effect social change is to assemble a sign-wielding mob to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Digital Strategy, Networked Nonprofit

The Dragonfly Effect: Win A Copy, Leave A Comment, Swab Your Cheek

September 28, 2010 by Beth Kanter

On Sunday,  I attended the book launch for the Dragonfly Effect, a book about quick, powerful ways to use social media for social change by Jennifer Aaker and Andy Smith.     This book party was different, not because it had kids activities or the fun photo booth (see above), but because it also had a table  from Be The Match to encourage people to sign up for the bone marrow registry.   Let me explain how all these ideas tie together ... I met Jennifer Aaker about a year ago when she invited … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Digital Strategy Tagged With: dragonfly, jenniferaaker

In Search of Bachelors and Philanthropy in Rural Alaska and Video Story Capture Tips

September 27, 2010 by Beth Kanter 6 Comments

The Story Last week,  my adventure in Alaska started with a meeting with representatives from community foundations around the state of Alaska hosted by the Alaska Community Foundation.   That's where I met Joe Page from the Jessica Stevens Foundation who told me the amazing story about the Talkeetna Bachelor Society. The Talkeetna Bachelor Society is a program of the Denali Arts Council, a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. The Society's fundraising activities benefit the Talkeetna Bachelor … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Digital Strategy, Philanthropy, Tools and Tactics

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