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Social Media for Stewardship

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Following up on one of Julia's points in her blog yesterday, I'd like to focus in on how you can use social media to show "how their contributions have helped", as she put it. How about posting an album on Flickr, or even turning your still photos into a video slideshow. How can I engage my constituents through social media?

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Tackling the BIG Move and How to Ensure You (and Your Data) Are Prepared

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A couple of years ago I wrote a blog post about how converting your data is a lot like moving. photo courtesy of Flickr: Creative Commons. This is a guest post by Ashley Goad, Senior Technical Consultant. . Hi, resident data geek here! And here’s a little something to get your team pumped up.

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Creating a "Socially-Enabled", Non-Techie Conference - Guest post by Carie Lewis, HSUS

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Many people think that only "techie" conference attendees will grasp ideas like live-blogging and tweeting. My good friend Jordan did a write up about it on Convio's blog. Flickr slideshow of photos from the conference 9. Blogs on our social networking profiles 9. our CEO's blog. Tweetup widget from TWTvite 2.

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Social Listening: Think Outside Your Brand

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Most that I know monitor the blogs, Facebook, and Twitter for people talking about their brand or organization. Besides looking through standard web site content, they comb through peoples’ conversations on blogs, Twitter, Facebook, Amazon, and Youtube, and the list goes on. Our Current (Limited) View of Search and Social.

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My Kumbaya Moments: Like Summer Camp for NPTechies, the NTEN Conference

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If you’re curious to learn more about what we covered in this session, check out the amazing notes that Amy Sample Ward covered live and posted on her blog. We will continue our conversations online with @ Twitter replies and Facebook wall posts, in blogs, podcasts, and webinars. Photo Credits: SteveLavo (Flickr).

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Surprises, Insights and Revelations about Social Media and Nonprofits from today’s webinar

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Flickr and Twitter, two tools we often write about and drop casually into conversations with nonprofits, were unknown to many people on the line. I think some of the top surprises and/or busted myths for me were: 1. Many people on the line were unfamiliar with some of the basic social media sites and tools used today.

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Nine Ways to Save More Time at Your Arts & Cultural Organization

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Guest Blog by Devendra Shrikhande. photo courtesy of Flickr. Devandra is a Consultant for Arts and Cultural organizations at Blackbaud and has spent the last 4 years helping nonprofits become more efficient in their operations. Prior to Blackbaud, Devendra spent over 10 years in the nonprofit industry. .

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