Care2

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

The 2011 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report provides some incredible data on how 11K+ nonprofits are using social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and others. Are nonprofits raising any money on social networks? Facebook is the most popular commercial social network for nonprofits.

Social Network 78

Social Network Raise Money Network 78

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

I linked to a great thought piece a while back on opening up the social graph (that is, your network of friends.) I linked to a great thought piece a while back on opening up the social graph (that is, your network of friends.) Jon Stahl pointed me to a great article , also about opening up the social graph.

Social Network 100

Social Network Open Network Social 100

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

Facebook is the largest social network in the world and is becoming increasingly integrated into the Social Web with every passing second. Flickr is the largest photo-sharing social networking community on the Web and should be your starting point for your online photo-sharing campaigns.

Social Media 249

Social Media Media Ning Social 249

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

Marc Andreessen, who is, of late, connected to Ning, has a great blog entry with details. Google has a number of partners, including social network sites like LinkedIn, Friendster and Ning, as well as Salesforce, which does have very interesting implications given the increasing use of Salesforce in the nonprofit sector.

Ning 100

Ning API Open Source Social Network 100

Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 11, 2008

You can get involved with OTM's work by participating in an OTM workshop , becoming a member of their Ning social network , and taking the 2008 Seva Challenge. You can watch a video about CCF's work on PBS.org ).

Challenge 40

Challenge Cambodia Ning Classes 40

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 26, 2008

I’m betting that in 2009, many folks will move from shared hosting to VPS servers. Elgg is the open source social network management system. Don’t use Ning, use Elgg. I am administering and/or responsible for a couple of Virtual Private Servers that use it. There are a lot of good reasons to consider this.

Tools 100

Tools Open Source Drupal Adobe 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Social Media and social networks allow for the quantum effects, paired elements at a distance. And another multiplier comes from Network Theory (not Einstein directly but building on physics and mathematics) which shows that a network strength is in its Weak ties / Loose connections.

Marketing 70

Marketing Blackboard Social Social Media 70