The second annual Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report, a joint project of Common Knowledge, thePort, and NTEN, has hard data and insights on the trends surrounding social networking technology as part of nonprofit organizations' marketing, communications, fundraising, and program services. gt; Get the Full Report (for free).

After it generates results (using a variety of search engines, news sites and social networks) you can personalize the dashboard. The results are the items people link to, when discussing your search term via a social network, news website, blog, etc. Social Networking Trends Web 2.0Moving from a 1.0 world to a 2.0

Social Networking Web 2.0Guess what one of the biggest challenges nonprofits face today when adding a blog to their website or diving into social media? Giving up control. Does this sound familiar? Should blog comments be moderated? Should we even allow public comments on our blog? How do we handle negative comments? Just delete them?

Recent changes in Ning’s business model (see News & Views About Change for updates) have Network Creators wondering whether to pay to keep hosting their online communities on the Ning platform, or to start looking at alternatives. Back in 2008, founder Marc.( read more ).

So, when FourSquare (a location based social network app that tracks your locations and shares it with friends when you “check-in&# to places) emerged as the “next big thing&# at SXSWi , I questioned whether FourSquare could really li ve up to its buzz. Social Networking Trends Web 2.0Over 1.4 Over 15.5 million check-ins.

“If 2009 was the year of the "tweet", 2010 is the year of the "check-in", said Joe Waters, Director of Cause and Event Marketing at Boston Medical Center on this weeks Live Discussion over at the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Online Fundraising Social Networking Trends Web 2.0link]. What was some of Rosenberg’s key tactics?

There’s no more convenient way to brush up on your skills than to do your professional development online - and July 2010 brings us lots of free online presentations and seminars for fundraisers, board members, administrators, active volunteers, volunteer coordinators, and other non-profit folks.( read more ).

A couple of years ago I put together the "social network" calculator as a free resource to assess the opportunity cost of recruiting email subscribers and donors online. Online Fundraising Social Networking Trends Web 2.0How does it work? ROI (Return on Investment) in its simplest form has has a very specific mathematical definition.

Our regular monthly round-up of free professional development opportunities for nonprofit folks is back for June 2010. Volunteers events Social networking Non-profit Communications training Membership management Donor management webinar social media It’s that time again! read more ).

Our social media strategy for nonprofits series continues by taking a look at how the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network ( www.pancan.org ) uses social media to enhance their online efforts. This organization is dedicated to advancing research, supporting patients and creating hope for those affected by pancreatic cancer.