Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 11, 2010

I’m hoping that someone (hint, hint) will write the blog post or report taking off on this work, and articulate the major nonprofit use cases for Social CRM. How do you know what percentage of your donors or constituents are on social media at all (twitter, facebook, myspace, linkedin?).

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 7, 2007

Notably, the Brooklyn Museum's heavy involvment with social networking sites like MySpace has extended the idea that museums are sites for discussion. Read the comments. People with "leadership, empathy for what people like and don’t like, ability to sooth ruffled feathers, articulate."

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

The best social media practitioners express their personalities with a dash of attitude and a bit of flair, and are comfortable articulating their opinions online. Effective social media managers enjoy engaging with and responding to comments on social media sites. Is friendly, patient and responsive. Is an early adopter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2006

danah boyd has a post called " On Being Virtual " (be sure to read the comments) As Kevin Gamble on the SLED list notes, what she seems to be saying is that if you look at the rise of social tech amongst young people, it's not about divorcing the physical social structures to live virtually.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 21, 2006

And then of course there are blogs, in which millions of people are airing their brains out daily or weekly for everyone—and anyone—to watch and comment on. In other museums, I don’t get enough and I feel lost, like there’s something beautiful nearby but I can’t quite see or articulate it.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 9, 2007

So how do you design for that kind of maturity, and for kids who want a MySpace? We didn’t want to build MySpace. One of the vendors made a proposal to us with the phrase: “It’s MySpace meets NASA." When you’re reading Seventeen Magazine, you’re really about 13 years old. But we’re a non-profit. It’s a moderated chat.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 19, 2008

You should be able to articulate your goal, whether it is reaching a particular niche audience or a designated level of participation. Does Jamal's comment enrich the primarily Minnesotan readers of Science Buzz? Consider what you are already doing, what you'd like to expand, and what you'd like to try. It's worth a lot to all of us!

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