Whole Whale

MARCH 15, 2023

This email type is sent with the usual goals of acquiring, recruiting, informing, or welcoming new subscribers to your organization’s email listserv. At Whole Whale, we love any chance to promote free resources and products to further aid in a person’s digital learning journey, and the best way we share this information is in a newsletter.

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Robert Weiner

DECEMBER 5, 2008

The PRSPCT-L listserve (for prospect researchers) had a discussion of resources for figuring this out and members provided the following suggestions: [link]. Ever wonder how to tell the gender of an unfamiliar first name?

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Robert Weiner

JULY 10, 2012

My colleague Charlie Hunsaker posted the following question on the FUNDSVCS Advancement Services listserve: I have two clients who are looking for new systems and want a “cost justification” for their acquisition to share with their management. Probably an issue that we should all be looking at.

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Database ROI Donor Listserv 181

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2016

Back in the old days, there was a very small community of peer that I could ask questions and learn from — we had a listserv! We are raising money for NTEN to help ensure that nonprofits can access the resources, events, and community they need to make smart choices in technology. It takes a community to raise a nonprofit!

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 8, 2011

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks).

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Laura Norvig shared the guidelines used for their email listserv: E-mail discussion lists hosted by the Resource Center are not moderated. We heard from many people that there were too many holiday deadlines at work to make the chat so be sure to add your thoughts to the comments here after reading the archive to join in!

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Care2

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

took over the world, people were part of smaller online participatory communities called listservs. Yet even after all these years, many organizations still haven’t mastered how to use listservs in building successful and engaging online communities. The biggest barriers groups face is how to structure listservs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2010

We will have a monthly theme, which will include resources, discussion questions, and more. In those days, we used listservs and online discussion software, but platform matter. It’s our way of embracing and spreading the abundance that working a networked way offers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2012

How to create systems for accessing knowledge resources that foundation staff will use. We’re going to start a listserv and take some initial steps to become our own combination of learning community and support group. How to set aside time for reflection and learning. How to use learning to improve practice.

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Learning Seattle Knowledge Management Evaluation 92

Robert Weiner

JULY 17, 2009

develop templates for proposals and contracts (Nolo Press is a great resource for contracts). The Small Business Administration also has lots of resources ( www.sba.gov ). Sign up for CharityChannel’s CONSULTANTS listserve: [link]. Deal with legal and administrative stuff, such as: get a business license.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

TechSoup Global's mission is to do whatever we can to provide the IT resources and knowledge that charities, NGOs, and libraries need to operate at their full potential. We administrate the Refurbisher Listserv. I call it "humanitarian electronics recycling and refurbishment." " Perhaps I should explain.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Email, Facebook, posting to listserves, your website, direct mail—the list goes on and on. As Idealware’s Director of Partnerships and Knowledge, she works with partners and helps guide content into high quality resources. Source Codes: The Most Useful Measurement Strategy You May Not Be Using – Guest Post by Laura Quinn.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Recently, several subscribers to the RCAAM (Registrar’sCommittee of AAM) listserv posted concerns about professional photographers and museum visitors taking photographs of objects on exhibition. I encountered strong push-back on the listserv, with one subscriber calling my fitness for my job title, “collections care trainer,” into question.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2007

This is a resource directory and social networking space for the MacArthur Foundation's Digital Media and Learning Initiative, a 4-year funded project going into its 2nd year. This person will also oversee G4C's online presence, listserv, and future social networking space. For detailed info see here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

Even thought I am still reflecting on that Pew report and the comment from Weinberger's blog Even if just 1% of Web users tagged resources with some regularity, they would be creating handholds for the other 99%. Wow, better than a listserv! Nonprofit + Conference produced less than 100 resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2007

Commentary here ) Maybe that's why we've heard rumblings in the blogosphere and on listservs that the YouTube Nonprofit Channel was backlogged on accepting applications. You can find a collection how-to YouTube and Viral Video strategy resources here. Here's a few useful resources on Twitter and Nonprofits. Details here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2007

I've been doing Internet skills training workshops since 1995 and way back when I used to do one called "Digital Literacy" which was all about how to use email, listservs, and Internet search functions. I started off with 5 blog feeds and as I discovered other blogs or resources, I added them gradually.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Some of the lessons learned include: -Could have provided the Netsquared community with more tools to do their work like listserves, web sites, etc. TechSoup Global could have leveraged its resources in other programs to help with outreach. While this might have fueled the organic growth, they are unable to track some of the impact.

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See3

APRIL 22, 2009

When I left my position at Easter Seals , I had seven-plus years of research covering the field of nonprofits online flowing (more like gushing) in daily via email newsletters, listserve digests, etc. There’s still room in my Inbox for something new… Tags: Nonprofits Web Tech nptech resources.

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Judi Sohn

OCTOBER 29, 2010

I wanted to show them just how easy it is to do little things that make a big difference, so they could save their consultant resources for the big stuff. Join NPSF Bit of a shameless plug as I've been co-moderator of the Nonprofit Salesforce Practitioners listserv for a couple of years now.

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Forum One

JANUARY 27, 2009

They can house key resources & event materials/background resources, or bulletin boards for ride sharing, or contact information for people coming in from the same city, etc. If the event is offline, conduct follow-up online discussion using a simple listserve or a group collaboration tool to keep the lively discussions going.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 3, 2013

Most of the professional networks I belong to online operate using the most antiquated of text-based tools: the listserv. Does the growth of visual content affect who within an organization produces digital content and how those resources are managed? Clearly, this is not my area of expertise. I''d love to hear what you think.

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NTEN

JULY 6, 2011

We want you to know that we've heard you, and we want to quell any fears about the loss of the NTEN Discuss list (it is not going away) or the many valuable resources that have been collected in various Affinity Groups (also, definitely not going away). How will the CoP members interact?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2007

This happens all the time on listservs where people who work on integrating technology into their work participate -- whether it be teachers, librarians, community of practice, online facilitators, nonprofit techies, etc. I'm so glad I was able to guide myself to the best tool for my needs, but more often I need help from peers.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Use a template : Ask your state library if it has a template, or ask other librarians if they have a template you can use by way of a listserv (such as ARSL) or Facebook group. Tech Planning Resources. You might need to tweak your goals as you go. Here is the template (automatic download) that Julie used from the Indiana State Library.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2008

Snacker: As conversations and resources become more distributed -- some on social networks, some in tag streams, some on listservs, or blogs -- and the rise of micro media - some people just snack on information -bouncing or multi-tasking from one bit to another. Perhaps editors are those who also still work in print form too?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

If we're thinking of Facebook groups (or listservs for that matter) as online communities, what personalities do you see in the communities you are managing? Mobile MobileActive.org has released a new resource for mobile activists in the Spanish-language according to the AFP blog. Many individuals tag hundreds of resources each week.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2008

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. Nonprofits, support groups, and nonprofit professionals have found their homes on Ning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2009

On a listserv the other day, Laura Quinn at Idealware asked if "Visit" or "Click" data on Feedburner were useful metrics to track to assess reader interest in your blog content. Do they have round up a lot outside resources? Are they tip posts, resource roundups, or other formats? Insight Harvesting: What are the topics?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2007

The resulting discussion thread on the progressive exchange listserv prompted some reflections on how nonprofits can effectively use Facebook. We put our resources into creating that profile as a way to put a personal touch to those issues as 500 "real" people on his friends list. Nonprofits can use groups).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2007

Lots of buzz on listservs and twitter about the MacArthur Foundation's $2 Million New Digital Media and Learning Competition. Many individuals tag hundreds of resources each week. Fundraising and Philanthropy There was lots of praise about Amy Luckey of Blueprint Research and Design's recent article called " Grantmaking 2.0:

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2009

This evolving wiki is already quite rich in useful resources and at this stage has three areas: A Communities of Practice Bibliography. listserv or web forum , Twitter , etc.). Yesterday, when I got the email announcement CpSquared (The Community of Practice on Communities of Practice) about its new wiki , I went over to explore.

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NTEN

APRIL 25, 2012

The MobileActive listserv is a good one for phone-based app's. I volunteer as an Imagine Cup judge each year, and I can tell you first hand that their caliber of technology resourcefulness is extraordinary. Here are ten practical things you can do, starting tomorrow: 1) Join a list-serve or social media group.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 3, 2011

She is co-moderator of the popular community-led Nonprofit Salesforce Practitioners listserv and will be joining Convio’s Common Ground team as a full-time employee in January 2012. Judi is currently Vice President of Operations of Fight Colorectal Cancer , an organization she helped start in 2005.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2007

Out of habit, I started off doing the research in my usual ways - posts to listservs, search engine, private emails, and posts to forums. This made me think about searching through the resources in delicious tagged with Nptech + a variety of keywords including "conferences." I got about half dozen or so pretty useful leads.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

I first met Amy Fox when she de-lurked on the Museum Computer Network listserv. I am always discovering new resources, there is so much out there that it is difficult for one person to keep on top of everything. Some additional Twitter Nonprofit and Social Change Resources.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 22, 2018

What other resources (e.g. Our mid-level fundraising listserv has more than 200 active participants. More money? Better retention? Boost in life-time value? More bequests? Who and what do you need? Who do you need help from within the organization to get started? consulting money) do you have that you can use? Week One: Take Stock.

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