onPhilanthropy: 10 Ways to Use Web 2.0 to Change the World

onPhilanthropy: 10 Ways to Use Web 2.0 to Change the World: "10 Ways to Use Web 2.0 to Change the World
By: Marnie Webb, 08/09/06


Here’s the thing: when nonprofit staff start thinking about using web-based tools, they often think about doing it themselves. About starting a blog. About making a section of their site dedicated to photos. About creating something where there was nothing.

That’s not really necessary. Sure, you can start a blog or put up a wiki and invite your volunteers to start editing your outreach materials. But there are a lot of things that you can do to tweak what you are already doing and use social tools to push you further along the rode of achieving your mission.

This is presented in order. I think of it as a progression. By the time you get to the end, the items will make more sense."

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Interview with Terrance Gainer director of emergency preparedness for the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington

Interview with Terrance Gainer director of emergency preparedness for the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington: "Survival Guide: Perspectives from the field

Interview with Terrance Gainer, director of emergency preparedness for the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington
When it comes to emergency preparedness, Terrance Gainer wants to get everyone on the same page. A key part of his job as director of emergency preparedness for the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington is to get non-profit organizations, such as hospitals, schools, charities and advocacy groups, in the Washington region working with local government. If another catastrophic incident such as Sept. 11, 2001, hits the region, the public and private sectors need to bring a synchronized, coordinated response.
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