NTEN

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Do you realize it's the second-biggest browser-based social-networking-centered farming game in the WORLD?" Given the multiplicity of nonprofit-related examples -- including the past 2 issues of NTEN Connect -- crowdsourcing may very well be (part of) the future of nonprofit problem solving. "Farmville is so huge!

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NTEN

MAY 6, 2009

Holly Ross of NTEN. Check out these awesome panels: Social Media ROI. Social Networks and Diversity Barriers. Tags: NPTech NTEN WWT. Shireen Mitchell of Digital Sistas. Deanna Zandt. Rebecca Moore of Google Earth Outreach. and so much more. When : May 12, 2009. Panels run from 11AM EDT to 6PM EDT.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

Mapping Strategy to Metrics, Benchmarking, and ROI. Do an annual ROI for your blog (and other social media activities) using benchmarking and metrics. Don't set up a presence on every social network in the world all at once. . Attend NTEN's NTC Conference in April and attend the social media tracks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Photo by Marco Wessel Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending one of NTEN's "Ask the Expert" calls and chats with Wendy Harman who is the professional listener for the Red Cross. She has a social media elevator pitch just in case she runs into one of the senior managers. It is about being polite and honest.".

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NTEN

AUGUST 26, 2010

Women Who Tech’s thought provoking virtual panels offer the latest resources and tools for launching a successful startup, tools and apps to build your online community, Social Media ROI, and more. ROI of Social Networking. Tags: NPTech womenwhotech WWT IT Staff. Female Ferocity.

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NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2009

More in-depth, financial metric focused ROI, perhaps in a Roundtable discussion format. Communications strategy from a leadership perspective - don't leap frog strategy when it comes to social media, Strategy on Steroids! If you build it, they will come, does not apply to social networking. Change Management. Fundraising.

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2009

One of the most common things I hear from nonprofit staff is something along the lines of, "I'm just learning about social media. Do you think I can keep up with this NTEN webinar or that conference session on this topic?" Social media is an area the nonprofit sector has been, in many ways, leading the way! .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2009

Photo by Terry Bain in Flickr I've been hearing a lot lately from folks who work in nonprofits asking for examples of "social media or social networking policies." But, if an organization simply cuts and pastes a social media policy without the internal culture change, it won't be effective. Intel Social Media Guidelines.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

It’s all about your return on your engagement; Return on Engagement (ROE) is the new Return on Investment (ROI). Social media is a great tool for increasing supporter engagement; a majority of nonprofits have realized this. of internet user time is spent on social media and social networking. It says that 22.7%

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

Social Media Audience Research and Social Network Analysis: I've been tracking social media research snippets for a while, but not in a very well organized way. Mapping Metrics to Social Media Strategy: This wiki will be retooled to go deeper in more specific metrics linked to strategy. I wrote the chapter on ROI.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

And Congrats to Michele Murrain for joinging NTEN board !). An interview with Allen Gunn of Social Source Commons by Britt Bravo over at Netsquared. Travis August tags this announcement from TechSmith, makers of SnagIt and Camtasia, about Mac development. Social Web. Web Site Usability, Social Media Engagement and ROI.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

Mapping Strategy to Metrics, Benchmarking, and ROI. Do an annual ROI for your blog (and other social media activities) using benchmarking and metrics. Don't set up a presence on every social network in the world all at once. . Attend NTEN's NTC Conference in April and attend the social media tracks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Photo by Mr. Clean1982 The NpTech Tag Summary is a weekly compilation of resources tagged with "nptech" by those who follow all things nonprofits and social media. The Wall Street Journal published a very positive piece about the potential for online giving and social networks. Alternative Approaches.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

We'll share big ideas for using social media for nonprofit program delivery and some good tips for crowdsourcing for social change. The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Tags: sxsw.

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MAY 14, 2009

Social Networks & Twitter from Natalie Foster: Two Principles: 1. Prioritize your ROI around the biggest impact, whether that’s raising funds, engaging people, or something else. What is difference between a blog, social media tools, and websites? Tags: socialmedia. What is your real output?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

We'll share big ideas for using social media for nonprofit program delivery and some good tips for crowdsourcing for social change. The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Tags: sxsw.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

We'll share big ideas for using social media for nonprofit program delivery and some good tips for crowdsourcing for social change. The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Submitted by Ted Fickes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2010

A couple of recent reports and frameworks in both nonprofit and for-profit areas have been published recently and provide some useful ways to think about how to measure the ROI as well and measure effectiveness. Altimeter Report: Social Media Analytics. Over the NTEN blog, they've summarized some of the interesting findings.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

If you want to build buzz in social networks, you have to build a community that will be engaged and dedicated enough to share your work with others. Measuring ROI. There was also a high-level of interest in the amount of time it takes to build buzz in social media. Resources: Tools for Monitoring Social Media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2009

Submitted by Marc van Bree, editor of Dutch Perspective During last week’s League of American Orchestras conference, I was following the session on social networking on Twitter. Mark Pemberton, who tweets @aborchestras, asked where the “business” is in social media. Social networking is a tactic or tool in your strategy.

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

It's time to go beyond listening and responding and get into several key areas: monitoring , running bold campaigns , adding video , and fundraising in online social networks. They built an iGoogle dashboard and fed RSS feeds based on information they were seeking in online social networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2007

I've been trying to collect screen captures and stories about nonprofit web analytics for a screencast on Google Analytics for NTEN. " And I'd add blogs, twitter, flickr, tagging, and all the other social media tools and strategies to the list too. And there is no price that you can put on a ROI of happiness.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

3) The vast majority of nonprofits don’t know how to monitor or measure ROI [Return on Investment]. Most nonprofits are experimenting with social media, but few can or are measuring its impact. Website traffic was the number one indicator to measure ROI. Good social media training is essential. Me included.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2009

Some feel that "nice social media" isn't effective and that we should be focusing on real social change. "Do Gooders," "Feel Good Marketing", and "Nicey Nicey Social Networks" irk social change activists using social media. Social media strategies are part of multi-channel campaigns.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Organizations should plan to deliver VALUE via social networks, and that will take care of the problem. When the focus is on using social networks to give people information and calls to action that they want, the problem takes care of itself. Beth Kanter has some great social media ROI resources worth checking out.

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