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26 Jan 2010

Getting on Board with Women Grow Business

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Thanks to my (wonderful) friends, this particular cat got out of the bag before I could untie the strings, so I’m going to make this short and sweet (though I’ve been dying to tell you for a while): I’m really excited to be taking over the reins at Women Grow Business, an amazing community hosted by Network Solutions to help women do exactly that: grow their business.

With content from leading women entrepreneurs on a variety of subjects, Women Grow Business has really made […]

By Shonali Burke|Jan 26, 2010|Categories: Business Building, Personal, Social Media|Tags: #wgbiz, blogging, community, forbes, jill foster, leadership, shashi bellamkonda, women entrepreneurs, Women Grow Business|4 Comments

26 Jan 2010

Scones, Sparkle and Sharing at DC’s First Social Media Breakfast

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I attended my first Social Media Club (DC) event yesterday – a “social media breakfast,” which was founded by Bryan Person (read more here) – and the inaugural event of its kind in DC.

Wow – what a great time. First of all, it was sold out (well, it was free, but if you wanted to share in the extremely tasty, hot breakfast, you had to shell out $10, which I think is a deal). Teaism‘s cup was running […]

By Shonali Burke|Jan 26, 2010|Categories: Social Media|Tags: #smbdc, #smcdc, alex howard, alex priest, andi narvaez, ashley settle, bryan person, geoff livingston, james walker, kim oser, lorna webster, mashable, mike schaffer, mobile, prezi, rachel rule, shashi bellamkonda, social media examiner, teaism, trends|10 Comments

21 Jan 2010

Chicago Helps Haiti

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There’s some pretty hectic social media-with-a-cause activity going on in Chicago today.

In case you hadn’t heard, the Chicago Red Cross has had a telethon going since 5 a.m., which will continue until 11 p.m., to raise funds for Haiti. They’ve been promoting it pretty aggressively via both MSM as well as social media, integrating various outposts, such as Twitter and YouTube very well. You can donate here, or check out their live blog here.

I love when non-profit organizations are smart […]

By Shonali Burke|Jan 21, 2010|Categories: Social Media|Tags: chicago red cross, haiti, kate zimmer, wake of the quake|3 Comments

20 Jan 2010

Haiti: Aftershocks of a Different Kind

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You should read this terrific post that Geoff Livingston has written for Mashable on social media lessons from the Haitian earthquake. There’s a ton of food for thought there.

While I’m not jumping to conclusions (I’ll leave that to the appropriate authorities), I do think there are enough valid questions to make me think that non-profits should be extremely concerned about the long-term impact on fundraising.

Which, let’s face it, determines whether they get to carry […]

By Shonali Burke|Jan 20, 2010|Categories: Social Media|Tags: charity, fundraising, gawker, geoff livingston, haiti, mashable, nonprofits, Social Media, wyclef jean, yele haiti|6 Comments