Posts Tagged ‘social networking’
Social Networks Influence our Decisions and Lives
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
Online social networks are having a significant impact on our lives. Through serving as a means for communication and friendship, studies show that they are actually influencing our behavior, our thoughts and emotions. Here are some recent thoughts from JGooders Founding Investor, Judith Stern Peck in The Jerusalem Post, together with others from USA Today and Time Magazine…
Tags: Jewish philanthropy, Judith Stern Peck, philanthropy, Social action, social networking, Tikkun Olam
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How to Research a Nonprofit With Social Media
Thursday, September 24th, 2009
A guest post from Debra Askanase of Community Organizer 2.0
One of the best things about social media is its transparency. It’s hard to “get away” with untruths nowadays because everything an organization writes, uploads, and talks about online is available for scrutiny. The great part for you, as a donor, is that you can use all of this information to inform your decisions…
Tags: El HaLev, Hebrew University, nonprofit research, philanthropy, Shatil, social media, social networking, Web 2.0
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Wishing You a Sweet NEtWorking Year
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
In honor of Rosh Hashanah, we offer four great examples of how the Jewish community is using social networks to formulate and share their ideas and increase their effectiveness…
Tags: Birthright Israel, Gifts, Jewish community, Jewish New Year, JIDF, Lev Gonick, social networking, Tikkun Olam, Web 2.0
Posted in JGooders Gems, Winning Opportunities | 1 Comment »
Jewish Bloggers Convention #3: Highlights and Quotes
Monday, September 14th, 2009
The day after the 2nd International Jewish Bloggers Conference, the buzz is still there. Like most social media events, the workshops, panels and conversation encompassed not only blogs, but also Twitter, Facebook, Video-streaming, social networks and other forms of social media, both existing and in development. Discussions ranged from Tikkun Olam to the MASA “Lost” Ad to the Iranian elections and LA singles life…
Tags: David Horovitz, Israel, Jewcy, Jewish Bloggers Conference, Little Green Footballs, Ron Dermer, social networking, Tikkun Olam, Web 2.0
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Jewish Bloggers Convention #2: Bloggers Building Trust
Sunday, September 13th, 2009
Two of the bloggers who presented at the 2nd International Jewish Bloggers Convention spoke about the importance of building trust. What was interesting is that their blogs are so different – Zack Miller writes the “New Rules of Investing” financial blog, while David Bognor is the man behind Treppenwitz, a very personal diary about his life, family and current events in Israel…
Tags: Israel, Jewish Bloggers Conference, social networking, Treppenwitz, Web 2.0, Zack Miller
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Jewish Bloggers Convention #1: Jewlicious on Social Networks
Sunday, September 13th, 2009
JGooders will be blogging and twittering live from the 2nd International Jewish Bloggers Convention. First up to bat, David Abitbol of Jewlicious…
Tags: David Abitbol, Jewish community, Jewish Community Heroes, Jewish philanthropy, Jewlicious, social networking, Web 2.0
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The Dawn of Web 3.0?
Sunday, September 6th, 2009
If Web 1.0 is about one-way communication, and web 2.0 is about two-way communication. Web 3.0 is about building a bridge between two-way online communication and offline actions and impact…
Tags: Fourth Sector, Social action, social networking, Web 2.0, Web 3.0
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