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JANUARY 14, 2010

Reading the news in early January, I came across a few “Top 5” and “Top 10” lists for a variety of topics tied to 2009. Would it be possible to sift through a year’s worth of engagements as an independent marketing consultant and boil down the lessons I learned in 2009 into a series of “Top 5” lists?

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MAY 19, 2009

Neff , Director of Web, Film and Interactive Strategy at the American Cancer Society High Plains Division, sat down with me for our Connection Newsletter this month and shared his top 5 recommendations for online tools for nonprofits in 2009. Social Networks. David's top picks include: 1. File Sharing. User Experience.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Common Ground has played an important part in growing the organization’s operating budget from $500,000 in 2009 to $2.7 In addition to their great success with Common Ground, All Hands Volunteers has also adopted Common Ground Social which is an integrated social fundraising solution. million in 2011.

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OCTOBER 29, 2009

NMAI is asking supporters to host a potluck on or around November 28, 2009 (the 20th anniversary of President George H. Of course, everyone knows that I'm a big fan of using social networks to support this type of fundraising, as well, and NMAI has made sure to remind participants of all the channels available to them to get the word out.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2009

I had the pleasure of sitting in on the DMA 2009 Washington Nonprofit Conference session titled "New Media Channels — Adding Text Messaging, Social Networks and Media to the Marketing Mix" last Friday.

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MAY 5, 2009

Our brains our packed with ideas and inspiration for how to do our jobs better, our social networks are a little richer because of the new relationships we have forged, and our hearts are full with the comradeship of being with so many people that share our passion and perspective for the role of technology in work promoting the social good.

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MAY 16, 2011

The other side of Social CRM is what is changing inside organizations; how communication between organizational staff is getting more social. Employees at your organization are using IM, Skype, social networks, and collaborative file and note sharing tools to communicate and exchange information and do their jobs.

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