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Taking Social Media to Saudi

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A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to travel to Saudi Arabia to teach a course at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology as part of the Winter Enrichment Program. It was an incredible experience and I’m so glad I was able to be part of the KAUST program and meet so many [...]

February 18, 2013 3 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

Four Recommendations for Personal and Professional Branding

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This post originally appeared on Care2 Frogloop – you can read it there and join the Frogloop community, or read the full post below. —– Who are you friends with on Facebook? Do you care who sees where you check in on FourSquare? Last month, Farra Trompeter of Big Duck and Danielle Bridgida of National [...]

September 18, 2012 1 comment CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

2012 SXSW Interactive – #nptech Highlights

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Last week I was down in Austin, TX, for the 2012 South by Southwest Interactive Festival. Even though the majority of the attendees representing big brands, companies, and start-ups, the nonprofit technology contingency still had a strong showing with many socially good focused sessions on the agenda, the Beacon Lounge, and plenty of extracurricular events. [...]

March 19, 2012 1 comment CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

Empowers Grant for Community Organizing at #OWS from DemocracyInAction

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If you’ve been following the #OccupyWallStreet events you know the size and number of events continues to grow every day. It’s really exciting to see the energy and visibility the Occupy Wall Street movement is bringing to communities around the country and even world. From speeches, to marches, to the signs individuals have brought with them, core [...]

October 12, 2011 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

Community Engagement and Social Media for Public Media

This post is cross-posted on the National Center for Media Engagement’s News Hub blog – join the conversation in the comments there, too! —– I recently had the opportunity to present a webinar for the National Center for Media Engagement, focused on community-driven engagement, and present a session at the Public Media Development and Marketing [...]

July 29, 2011 13 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

The Future of Service in a Connected Society: What do we stop doing?

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Next week, volunteer managers, service leaders, nonprofit staff and government representatives will come together for three days of learning and sharing in New Orleans, LA, at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service. Scott Henderson and Brian Reich are “bringing together a diverse group of leaders to create a new framework for how organizations who [...]

May 31, 2011 3 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

Guest Post on Care2 Frogloop: Designing Campaigns for Impact

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This is my guest post on Care2′s Frogloop blog. You can visit the original post and comment there, or see the repost in full below. —– Whether it’s political or personal, global or local, funded or a grassroots effort, organizations and communities are campaigning for change in many ways, all of the time. Unfortunately, there [...]

May 18, 2011 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

New on SSIR: Slacktivism, the gateway to change?

My latest post is up on the Stanford Social Innovation Review – you can read it and join the conversation at SSIR or read the repost below. —– I’ve been thinking about slacktivism a lot lately. I recently did a guest lecture at The New School on the topic, I’ve had countless conversations with colleagues [...]

March 14, 2011 5 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

Slacktivism: Turning a “Like” into Lasting Change

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Last week, I guest lectured in my friend Farra Trompeter’s masters class, “Online Engagement: Leveraging the Internet and Social Media to Increase Visibility, Raise Money, and Create Change” at The New School in NYC. I joined with some really smart folks to cover a range of topics: Dan Thain, Blue State Digital: Case Study, Hope [...]

March 7, 2011 7 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…
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