Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JULY 15, 2009

The example Russ and I discussed related to the use of a wiki to capture organizational knowledge. But both of us had limited success in encouraging our own organizations to use our wiki. What would a stairstep model for adoption of the wiki look like? First we need to put someone in charge! So this suggests the next increment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

From last week's Web2.04Dev Conference is a snap poll " What does Web2.0 " -- the poll was done with mp3 files and so you can hear their voices. Britt Bravo looks back on a poll from last year about recommending social networking software and points to recent spoofs about Facebook and Social Networking. mean for you?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

If you watch Colbert , you've probably already been to FiveThirtyEight , an in-depth poll aggregation site. The We Are Media Wiki. Good thing the Twitter Vote Report didn't: tweet your voting experience to help others avoid problems. Pumpkin cookies ! Play2Cures , from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Yes, we helped make it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2007

I The group will be between 50-125, so it will be more of lecture, although I will definitely use the back-channel and instant poll features. The slides and resources list are on the wiki. I'm glad I put my first draft thoughts out there because I got some helpful clarifying comments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2008

Social Media tools such as wikis, social networking sites like Twitter, FriendFeed, using Tagging and RSS feeds can enable organisations of all sizes to best use and build on its existing collective wisdom and innovation. . Using the clickers, they go instant polling results. The introduction/primer covered different Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

The social media lab for arts organizations is a combination of face-to-face workshops, phone calls, and online support via a wiki and Twitter over several months. When they are lined up by comfort level, I have been doing a quick poll to see where generations appear along the line.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

In addition, I do a little real-time assessment in the room by doing “raise your hand” polls or in a webinar by using the polling feature. This can help you adjust in real-time to the audience needs or what I call a real-time pivot. I might audit their Facebook best practices and other social media channels.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

I have also fully integrated the use of a wiki as "electronic flip chart," and leave behind resource as well as use of networked learning (Skype and twitter open to shoot out questions to people I could get richer answers to). Then, I asked people to report out the burning questions and add them to the wiki page set up for this.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2008

Is failure to bring ID to the polls thwarting first-time voters in Indianapolis? s Social Media Desk, Independence Year Foundation, The Center for Community Change, Student PIRGs, PBS, Video the Vote, Election Suppression Wiki, Women Donors Network, and Demos.  the good, bad and ugly. How long is the wait in Cleveland, Ohio?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

" Geeks for Good and Green Geekery Ruby Sinreich facilitated a session at BarCampRDU on how geeks can use their powers for the forces of good and has a wiki with resources. Video, Wikis, Virtual Worlds, and Social Networking Wikiscan let's you see who is editing wikipedia as mentioned in a recent Wired Magazine article.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2007

Allan Benamer of the Nonprofit Technology Blog continues his coverage of the software vendors with a poll to debrief the Convio merger teleconference and a hug. A Couple of Really Good Wikis. A WikiTation is a presentation delivered in a wiki. Michael Hoffman from See3 is worried. It also serves a resource leave behind!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

Screenshot of a poll from Philanthropy 2173 Still time to register your opinion! " Lucy Bernholz offers some commentary here and is taking a poll on the topic here. Might we start seeing tag called "NpTechUk" or a wiki for the UK Riders List? Five Hot Conversations. NpTech Tag Skypecast Anyone? Change the World!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

There is now a poll to vote on names suggested by people. The wiki is here and they welcome remote participation. Andy Roberts has a good roundup of advice for encouraging participation on wikis, yet another new kind of online community. Lee Romero has posted a nice guide to using wikis to support his Idealist group's work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2009

The survey polled 978 nonprofit professionals about their organizations’ use of commercial social networking sites (e.g. and contributed it to the WeAreMedia Wiki. There was also a webinar presentation of the results. Facebook), as well as their own hosted social networking communities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2007

Note to self, look for a 2-3 minute video about one of the steps) The poll feature was great way to engage people and I wish I had thought though some more of those to incorporate along the way. Make a slide at the end with contact information, wiki address, etc. I had too much content. I knew I had too content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2006

My interest in online interaction is very recent; last year I asked what a blog and a wiki was. in Ghana here and a story about the use of a wiki in Zambia by my colleague Saskia here. I'm too shy to do an online poll. t have a clue." " She has worked in Africa as a trainer and later as an organisational advisor.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

Reader Polls. NPC Carnival. online community. online storage. open source. podcasting. project management. Social networking. spreadsheets. text to speech. Volunteers. Wild Apricot. June 2008 (9). May 2008 (9). April 2008 (14).

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

We have multiple polls. But for now, let us go into a poll, and our Nonprofit Quarterly friends are launching that right now. And we have another poll here to start this out. And…so actually, it’s not technically a poll. I want to let you know that this is a 75-minute webinar, so please note that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2007

For example, linking a poll to a post on the topic. One of the most used widgets by nonprofits are the audience poll widgets. Polls are a great way to get reader feedback too. I used the Vidzu poll to get feedback on a blog post here. I've aggregated a lot of these and other resources on the topic on my wiki portfolio.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

According to a recent national poll , when price and quality are equal, 77 percent will choose a brand that supports a cause. Virtual Worlds The Horizon Project wiki, which explores virtual worlds in education, has been nominated for Best Educational Wiki 2007 - vote here. Can't afford to visit Bali?

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