Beth Kanter

How Many Ways Can We Be Generous In A Single Day?

Sasha Dichter | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Generosity Day, Friendship, Valentine's Day, Generosity, Love, Beth Kanter, Katya Andresen, Good News News
Sasha Dichter

That was the question we posed to the world as part of an effort to re-boot Valentine's Day as Generosity Day. The premise was simple: Could we transform a day that's been weighted down by overpriced flowers and boxes of candy into one known for active, purposeful generosity to all?

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How SOPA Could Affect Nonprofits

Huffington Post | By Eleanor Goldberg and Jessica Prois | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Reddit, Wikipedia, Video, Benetech, Jim Fruchterman, Sopa Pipa, Pipa, Christopher Gardner, Wikipedia Blackout, Reddit Blackout, Beth Kanter, Sopa, Impact News

A number of high-profile websites, including Wikipedia and Reddit, have shut down Wednesday to protest proposed anti-piracy legislation, and some expe...

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Social Good Stars: Beth Kanter

Amy Neumann | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Social Good Stars, Social Good, Social Media for Social Good, The Networked Nonprofit, Beth Kanter, Impact News
Amy Neumann

With 32 years in nonprofit social good, Beth is the perfect person to answer some pressing questions about current and future trends.

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Gladwell vs. Kanter: Can Revolution be Tweeted?

Jane Wales | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Philanthropy, Social Media, Malcolm Gladwell, Technology, Beth Kanter, Allison Fine, Social Activism, Foundations, Technology News
Jane Wales

"Social media powers social networks for social change." Beth Kanter and Allison Fine offer that thesis in The Networked Nonprofit: Connecting with ...

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"If you Want an Answer, ask Everyone:" The Rise of Crowd-Source Grantmaking

Jane Wales | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Good, Crowd-Sourcing, Center for Effective Philanthropy, Allison Fine, Beth Kanter, Rockefeller Foundation, Case Foundation, Impact News
Jane Wales

Crowd-sourcing is a powerful way to build relationships with people outside an organization, helping them uncover ideas to fund, learning about opportunities they otherwise wouldn't have heard about.

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Networked Nonprofits Know How To Experiment Their Way To Social Media Success

Beth Kanter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nonprofits, Socialmedia, Social Experiments, Beth Kanter, Impact News
Beth Kanter

Social media experiments are fast, cheap, and scalable. The learning that results is what brings your more success. Simply put: Failure is not a F-word.

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Networked Nonprofits Focus on Results, Not Reach

Beth Kanter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nonprofit, Beth Kanter, Allison Fine, Networked World, Social Media, Impact News
Beth Kanter

When it comes to building a movement, numbers don't matter as much building relationships one person at a time. If you run a nonprofit, focus on your results, not just the number of Twitter followers.

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The Networked Nonprofit: Beth Kanter And Allison Fine Tell Orgs How To Use Technology To Their Advantage

HuffPost | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Media, The Networked Nonprofit, Allison Fine, Nonprofit Sector, Beth Kanter, Nonprofits, Beth Kanter Book, Nonprofit Social Media, Social Media Networks, Business Social Media, Beth Kanter Blog, Impact News

Even some bloggers may not have heard of Beth Kanter. That's because she doesn't blog about celebrity gossip or the latest KFC sandwich -- she's a non...

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Scrooge Nation: Can We Change?

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Micro-Giving, Twitter, Craig Newmark, John Borthwick, Beth Kanter, Spirituality, Kenneth Lerer, Holiday Season Commentary, Healthy Living News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

Every Christmas Americans indulge in their many book, stage, and screen versions of Dickens' Christmas Carol. Then the nation that sighs over the Cratchit family goes back to acting like Ebenezer Scrooge.

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