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Social Networking Communities Are Migrant Communities

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Social networking communities are migrant communities. The community was red hot. Then in September 2006 Facebook made the move to open their community to everyone (before you had to have a “ edu&# e-mail address to use Facebook). Social networking communities are migrant communities. It was ugly.

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10 Social Media Metrics for Nonprofit Organizations (and How To Track Them)

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For those 79% of nonprofits out there, I have listed 10 social media metrics below that can be easily tracked and plotted on a Social Media Return on Investment (ROI) Spreadsheet ( Download ). This will change quickly as you build your communities on social media sites. Online giving in 2008 was up 44% from 2007. Blog Traffic.

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To the Small Nonprofits on the Social Web: 5,000 is the Magic Number

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I wrote about it in Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits : Communities begin to grow exponentially when they reach 5,000 members. From there on out, the larger your community gets, the faster it grows. The larger your communities, the higher your ROI. Work toward that goal of five thousand.

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How Many Hours Per Week Should Your Nonprofit Invest in Social Media?

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The estimates below allow for the time required to research and create content for your social media campaigns, the actual time spent engaging and participating in your nonprofit’s online communities, and the time necessary to monitor and report ROI. LinkedIn is a powerhouse in ROI. LinkedIn: 5 Hours Weekly.

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Charitable Giving in a down economy: Performance strategies for any market

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Through the news, or by seeing the need in the community firsthand, the need is clear and support flows from those able to give. While not at the same scale as broadcast media, communicating the needs of your organization, as well as how donors can help today, is important. Charitable giving in a recession is no different.

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Social Media and Grantmaking Session at Council on Foundation’s Conference

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Council on Foundations ROI Panel. I participated on a panel called Face, Tweet, Link – Socia Media, Grantmaking & A True Social ROI. This started in 2008, and as Kathy notes, “We didn’t know what we would learn, or how it would change our own work and our work with grantees.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

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2008 SXSW Panel: Pimp Your Nonprofit Cause photo by Ed Schipul. In 2008, we wore funny hats to go with the theme of our panel. The following year, I organized an Nonprofit Social Media ROI Poetry Slam where panelists delivered their presentations as poems. In 2010, did a crowdsourced session on crowdsourcing. Devon Smith.

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