For a while now I've been talking with a lot of nonprofits about using social media and social networking in their organizations. thought it would be useful to blog about how to create a strategy for using these channels. Before starting to create a strategy it makes sense to set a baseline. Where are we today?

Main | March of the PICnet Penguins » 7 Tips for Successful Social Network Campaigns Its a well-established Web 2.0 trend that people are gathering themselves intoonline social networks. Leverage network partners. Please have someone contact me at their earliest convenience so we can discuss.

Does your museum need a custom online social network? Let's discuss what it means, how it works, where it can go. social networking site is one in which users connect with one another. Some of the most popular are LinkedIn (a professional network), Facebook (social and professional), and MySpace (anything goes).

If your nonprofit is not taking advantage of free tools like Add This , a widget that encourages users to share your organizations articles or webpages on the most popular social networks or branded toolbars like FreeCause , then your nonprofit is missing out on some big marketing opportunities. Easy* 2. Easy* 3. Also bit.ly Easy* 5.

What do these updates mean for organizations using the web for social change?  A big limitation of Pages until now has been that updates to the Wall and other discussion areas were never broadcast - if your fans didn’t return to your page, they would never know a new discussion was happening. Learn more after the jump.

Pipes (1) OSS , Programming , Social Networking , nptech Social Networking for non-profits 09.11.06 | 93 5 Comments [link] Social+Networking+for+non-profits 2006-09-11+16%3A10%3A24 Allan+Benamer Back from vacation! I’ve been itching to discuss an article by Paul Lamb that appeared on News.com recently.

So if you can only carve out 20 minutes a day to follow nonprofit leaders and thinkers discussing nonprofit issues on Twitter, who would they be? kanter – The go-to expert on social media for nonprofits. Social Networking Web 2.0Tough question, right? There are so many smart folks. Here’s my top 10.

Networked Nonprofit: Care2 Webinar. Join Allison Fine and me on June 21st at 1-2 PM PST/4-5 PM EST for the launch of The Networked Nonprofit published by Jossey-Bass. Yesterday,    Allison Fine and I, along with colleagues Danielle Bridiga and Marc Sirkin gave a Care 2 Webinar on the Networked Nonprofit.   Family members.

Pipes (1) Social Networking , Startups , nptech Another social network for activism on the horizon… 03.31.07 | 3150 16 Comments [link] Another+social+network+for+activism+on+the+horizon. So that makes for yet another social network treading on nonprofit ground. 4) Yahoo! The nonprofit.

Many progressive groups have already noticed the success of social networking sites and have started to use these sites to connect with one and other and their supporters. These sites are an effective way to promote your issues and campaigns and build a stronger network. Fred on How do we motivate our supporters?