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  1. Volunteers of America Reaches Out in Cyberspace November 14, 2009

    Last year during the summer, at the launch of Volunteers of America’s Operation Backpack, a young girl stood up to make a comment after Page Davis, the host of the decorating program Trading Spaces, spoke. “I know someone who got a backpack through Operation Backpack,” said Reginy, now a resident assistant at Fordham University.  “I [...]

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  2. A Two-Front War: Maintaining a Community of Practice with Institutional Resources from Above and Member Support from Below November 8, 2009

    In attempting to maintain a community of practice, the facilitators must acquire assets from the larger institutionalized organizational environment, yet remain legitimate and relevant to community members.

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  3. Museums on Youtube November 7, 2009

    Using social media websites such as YouTube, flickr, Facebook and twitter are great ways for museums to reach out to their audience.  The principal museums in New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Museum of Natural History, Guggenheim, MOMA, The Frick Collection, Brooklyn Museum, and the Whitney Museum of American Art have Facebook pages [...]

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  4. Non-Profits’ Social Media Primer November 3, 2009

    Surfing the web the other day, and looking to see what non-profit organizations are doing these days when it comes to being visible in the realm of social media, I came across wildapricot.com.  The Wild Apricot Blog provides a guide for non-profits to enter the world of social media and internet technology.  The post that [...]

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  5. Auschwitz on Facebook October 21, 2009

    The museum of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp launched its profile, “Auschwitz Memorial”, on Facebook last week with the intent of educating young people about what happened in the camp during the World War II Nazi period. According to the Huffington Post, the profile looks to be a place for discussion, reflection and learning about what [...]

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  6. Raj's Blog: JustWorldOrder October 19, 2009

    Please See my blog http://justworldorder.tumblr.com on Tumblr called JustWorldOrder

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  7. Digital Diplomacy October 19, 2009

    This past week Secretary of State Hillary Clinton toured Europe and Russia.  If it wasn’t because we know she is in another continent, it would seem she was right next to us.  During the entire time Clinton was traveling, the U.S. Department of State reported on her speeches and meetings overseas through its various accounts [...]

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  8. One Website, One Woman, One Foundation, and Many Under-served Brazilian Artisans Finding Their Niche October 14, 2009

      www.CraftingChange.com www.CraftingChange.org This is a one-woman, one-website show, but it affects hundreds.  Emily Varga’s entire nonprofit organization, Crafting Change, runs off of a single website.  “Yahoo! Marketplace,” was Emily’s answer to finding a way to sell goods crafted in Rio De Janiero’s favelas to potential U.S. buyers. The purpose of Emily’s site, www.CraftingChange.org, is [...]

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  9. A Global Protest Against Hugo Chávez October 12, 2009

    While Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez retains high levels of support and popularity in Latin America, a growing movement is forming against his power tenure and international interference. On September 4, people in 98 cities around the world rallied against him. The protest, called “No más Chávez”—which means No More Chávez is Spanish—was organized entirely through [...]

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  10. New York State Senate: New Approaches to Social Media and Communications October 12, 2009

    On President Obama’s first day of service, he issued a Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government.  The topic of open government is nothing new, and is considered an important element in contemporary democratic practices.  However, the Obama Administration’s decision to promote government transparency and information disclosure via the use of new tools and technology at [...]

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