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November Member Round-Up: Data satellites, women in nonprofit tech, and horrifying your middle school teacher

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AASP''s listserv, Fundsvcs, won the grand prize in the 2013-2014 LISTSERV Choice Awards. OneJustice is profiling their inspiring volunteer Justice Bus Riders who log long hours by bus to provide legal assistance to rural communities. M+R shares 6 Rules for Online Writing that just might shatter some old grammar rules.

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Free Ranger Rick

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Ranger Rick Image from Facebook profile. So a hat tip to Katrin Verclas and Progressive Exchange listserv. Facebook has been taking down organizational profiles for nonprofits, including Ranger Rick's profile. We need your help to bring back Ranger Rick's profile that was recently taken down by Facebook Staff.

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Thoughts on Chatter while the Kool-Aid flows at Dreamforce

Judi Sohn

You can post status updates, leave comments on other people's profile (think: wall). From time to time I will pull up a user profile to monitor what folks are doing in Salesforce since I have feeds turned on for Accounts and Opportunities, but that's about it. I posted on-topic comments in Groups and posted to profiles.

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More Facebook and Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Right before I left for Cambodia, Ranger Rick's profile (the spokesperson for NWF) was deleted from Facebook because it was "fake" and the policy is that only individuals can set up profiles. In this post, the GrokDotCom blog picks up the Free Ranger Rick thread and asks: Are non-profits an endangered species on Facebook?

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Meet Amy Fox of MuseumTweets: Best Practices for Micro Blogging in Museums

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I first met Amy Fox when she de-lurked on the Museum Computer Network listserv. It's free insight into their follower's daily lives. Make sure your profile reveals that you are a real person interested in museums so when you start following people a quick glance at your profile explains why you are following them.

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Nonprofits Using Ning: An Interview with Community Media Workshop and Best Practices

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Ning, which lets you set up your own custom social network, has attracted attention for its ability to create communities that are more functional than those created through competing services from Google and Yahoo listservs. Users can import their Flickr photos from their account and promote their profile pages and widgets on Facebook.

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The Answer to Sean's Question: Tools for Effective Listening

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Knowing what others say and think about you is the best and most effective way to improve your profile, positioning, price without needing to hire any expensive marketing consultant. These are free and simple searches designed to monitor blogs and news sites for mentions of your organization, services, or other specific keywords.

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