Note From Beth: Last month, I did a webinar for the SalesForce Foundation on measuring social media.   The Foundation is offering webinars and publishing white papers for nonprofits.  Two recent papers that caught my eye were:  "How to Use Social Media for Social Good" and "Building Meaningful Engagement."   Recently,  I had an opportunity to meet Tal Frankurt, CEO of Cloud for Good, where he shared some thoughts about how a well-designed SalesForce database could be an excellent tool for … [Read more...]

If you have been following me on Twitter, Facebook, this blog or other social media channels, you know that my father passed away several weeks ago.  I decided to metabolize my grief by doing an online fundraiser in his memory to raise money for Surf Rider Foundation for ocean conservation as well as do a virtual online memorial event where I asked people to tweet with the hashtag #OceanLoveEarl on July 3rd and share their favorite ocean stories.    The outpouring of support from friends, … [Read more...]

Online Memorial: July 3, 2013 In Loving Memory of Earl Kanter MD Tweet or Facebook your favorite story about the ocean or share an ocean conservation link with #oceanLoveEarl hashtag My Dad passed away this past week after long and courageous battle with Parkinson's.   Please join me in a special online tribute to my Dad on  July 3 and share your favorite ocean story using the hastag #OceanLoveEarl. A Surfing Memory of My Dad My father had a deep-seated love of the ocean and was a life guard … [Read more...]

As many of you may know from following me on social media channels, my father, Earl Kanter MD, passed away this week.   People cope with grief in different ways.  In an age of connectedness and networks, grieving online is a new way of expressing grief and there are different stages  as my colleague, Sarah Granger, who is working on a book in topic points out. My online grieving is focused on celebrating my Dad, what he loved, and looking for a way to make it bigger than just our family.      I … [Read more...]

RIP:  Earl Kanter, MD Love Never Dies December 23,  1921 - June 23, 2013 After a long and painful battle with Parkinson's disease, my father passed away peacefully this week.  While I feel a profound sense of loss, what gives me comfort is that I had a remarkable father in so many ways.  I'm left with one final life lesson from him:  love never dies. His spirit, intelligence, joy of life, sense of humor, and wisdom will always be with me and our family. #OceanLoveEarl My father had a … [Read more...]