Happy Friday! Just wanted to let you all know about an exciting event
we're having next week. Hope you can join us!

And a reminder the dealine to submit your project to the Network for
Good challenge is Mon. May
19th:http://www.netsquared.org/mashup/donatenowchallenge

Best,

Megan


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Megan Keane

Online Community Manager, TechSoup

435 Brannan St., Suite 100

San Francisco, CA 94107

Voice: 415-633-9474

Email: megan@...



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Mark your calendars for TechSoup's free day-long online event Wed. May
14: Online Activism: Social Media Tools for Social Change in the
TechSoup online forums. http://www.techsoup.org/go/socialmedia
<http://www.techsoup.org/go/socialmedia>



Dive into the conversation with hosts Heather Mansfield, owner of DIOSA
Communications <http://www.diosacommunications.com/> and Online
Community Manager for Change.org <http://www.change.org/> and Carie
Lewis, Internet Marketing Manager for the Humane Society of the United
States <http://www.hsus.org/> , as they explore the ins and outs of
using social networking sites and strategies for determining how, why,
and when to use different applications to broadcast your message. In
discussing the dos and don'ts of effectively fundraising and promoting
your cause, we'll also look at lessons learned from successful (and not
so successful) online campaigns.



Join us Wed. May 14, for a free, one-day online event, in the TechSoup
Emerging Technologies Forum as we discuss issues such as:



* How do social networking sites fit in with other outreach efforts?

* Are the benefits worth the time needed to keep up a social networking
presence?

* How can you translate online activism into on-the-ground action
towards change?

*Is it ever a good idea for organizations to start their own social
networking sites?



Take part in the discussion Wed. May 14 in the TechSoup Emerging
Technologies Forum:

http://www.techsoup.org/go/socialmedia
<http://www.techsoup.org/go/socialmedia>



This event is asynchronous (not live). No registration is required, just
show up and post!



If you have any questions about the event, please email:
community@... <mailto:community@...>







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