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FEBRUARY 3, 2008

You can use this tool to calculate an estimate of cost and return on investment for the recruitment and fundraising efforts of your staff in social networking sites like Facebook or MySpace. Hopefully others will chime in on this point with their own experiences from adventures in social networks. Need some metrics guidelines?

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JUNE 21, 2007

Ana Maria Cuenca from NGOConnect shared that in her experience visitors only read 160 words of your website before deciding whether or not its worth looking at further. If you have profiles on social networking sites like MySpace or Facebook , make sure icons that link to those are on your home page. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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MAY 4, 2009

In this session, representatives from Causes (as in “on Facebook” and “on MySpace”), Capital One and Network for Good will present channels for raising money and awareness other than your website. Now find out what it really takes and learn from their experiences. April 27 , 2009 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 3.

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OCTOBER 20, 2007

YouTube , Google Maps , DIGG , TypePad , MySpace , Facebook , Plaxo, or Salesforce , then youve likely run across an API. In fact, ASPCA and Conservation International received recognition during Convios Summit, in part for their successful use of widgets on social networks such as MySpace. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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AUGUST 7, 2007

That said, even if you are the resident marketing guru, your number of Facebook friends is far more important than your number of years of experience. So by having a Facebook Cause or a MySpace Group, we know were talking to our target audiences kids and even grandkids. Is it a random sample? Is it the most active causes?

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JULY 24, 2007

That said, even if you are the resident marketing guru, your number of Facebook friends is far more important than your number of years of experience. So by having a Facebook Cause or a MySpace Group, we know were talking to our target audiences kids and even grandkids. Is it a random sample? Is it the most active causes?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology How do we do make change if we keep doing things the same way? We experimented with it briefly two years ago when we first decided to publish a journal, but we couldn’t make it happen.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology More on Facebook July 17, 2007 Michelle Martin has a great post this week on Facebook. I’ve also noticed how most people in the nptech world who experiment with this stuff have moved over to Facebook.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 11, 2008

This guest post was written by Georgina Bath Goodlander, the Interpretative Programs Manger for the Luce Foundation Center at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The “Ghosts of a Chance” alternate reality game (ARG) ran from July 18 until October 25, 2008 and was a collaboration between the Smithsonian American Art Museum and CityMystery.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 9, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Web 2.0 like it’s version number suggests, is a much richer, more rewarding experience than Web 1.0 is a big enough topic that it really lends itself to a series. I think Web 2.0,

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NOVEMBER 6, 2006

60) Search « Featured Article from Care2 News Network (our own little digg) | Main | Hey Voters, Will You Be My Friends on Myspace? 60) Search « Featured Article from Care2 News Network (our own little digg) | Main | Hey Voters, Will You Be My Friends on Myspace? Pope Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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