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Social Media Webinar Series for Nonprofits in Australia and New Zealand

Nonprofit Tech for Good

To better accommodate nonprofits located in Asia Pacific, each fall I offer a series of social media webinars scheduled for nonprofits located in the Asian Pacific Time Zones ( View Webinars for Nonprofits in the U.S. November 6: YouTube, Flickr and Pinterest. and Canada ). October 23: Facebook Pages and Twitter.

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Using Social Media Internationally: How Not To Get Lost in Translation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by John K. For example, there are many differences between US and UK English. A native speaker will help you translate and coordinate your message so that you know what you’re saying to a 50-year-old consumer in Asia is hitting the right tone, compared with an update for a 15-year-old in Australia. Be relevant.

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Google+ Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Finally, once you have either logged in to your Gmail Account or created a new one and selected the “You+” link, do not be tempted to convert your new personal Google+ Profile into brand (for example, first name “Amnesty” and last name “International”) to avoid being on Google+ personally.

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Brighton Beach Brainstorm

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

as an inital example), Kevin Carey of HumanITy invited Hiroshi Kawamura, the new President of the DAISY Consortium and me to lunch on Brighton beach. For example, disabled people are very concerned about access to education and employment. The best part of my job is brainstorming with brilliant, passionate people around social issues.

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Google+ Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Finally, once you have either logged in to your Gmail Account or created a new one and selected the “You+” link, do not be tempted to convert your new personal Google+ Profile into brand (for example, first name “Amnesty” and last name “International”) to avoid being on Google+ personally.

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More on Burma - Protests in Real Life and Online

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Via Facebook updates, I learned from Tharum that Preetaim Rai, the Southeast Asia Editor for Global Voices, posts a roundup of protests and prayer vigils in neighboring countries. He points over to a post from Mean Lux in Cambodia and his flickr set. My previous coverage: Why Sopheap Wearing A Red T-Shirt Virtual Red T-Shirts

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PopTech Fellows Program: Reflections

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Peter Durand, Flickr Photo. I look for examples that match the principles for effective use and incorporate them into the presentation. A lot of his ideas connect to social media strategy best practices - for example the reiteration process and listen, learn, and adapt. Graphic Facilitation Rocks.

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