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NPTech Summary: Happy Holidays!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We'll be back before 2008 with a roundup of 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. The NpTech Tag started as an experimental community tagging project in 2005. Not at all?

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Second Life Education Programs in NY Times, Goes Open Source, and other tidbits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We are seeking volunteers from within the Second Life community to serve as jurors or to role play the parts of witnesses. There's still time to catch this opening happening tommorrow, January 10th: European Young Professionals (EYP) To Launch 2007 London Chapter Simultaneously. Professor Nesson will serve as the judge in both trials.

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Nonprofit Blogging and Social Networking Policies: Examples?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Now, I swear I remember seeing something from Easter Seals or another nonprofit on a listserv that mentioned either social networking policy or blogging policy. Here's the policy for online persona from Easter Seals: Easter Seals Internet Public Discourse Policy SECTION III PART I-9 Approved by board: July 14, 2007.

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NpTechTag Summary: Insect Antennae, A Blast from the Past, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If you are interested in community plumbing, here's rough diagram , although it might have changed since a few days ago. It will be interesting to see how this evolves given the technology platform came before the social design , but as online community pundits note, web2.0 applications have changed the rules of online community.

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Advice for Consultants - Part 2

Robert Weiner

Today I’m posting Karen Nyhus ‘ advice, originally posted on NTEN’s nptechconsult forum (for members only) in response to a request for “resources and tips for our nonprofit technology community to help them start things off right in 2007.&# Attend conferences. Build this into your time and budget plans.

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Nonprofits Live: DIY Blogging Recap

Tech Soup

Thurman has been blogging about leadership, nonprofits, and social media since 2007. She advises organizations to make blogging a part of a their content strategy only if it aligns with their communication plan. Ideas for content can be sourced from staff, supporters, other blogs, Twitter, Facebook, and listservs.

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Wikis: What, When, Why

Museum 2.0

In May of 2007, Woody Sobey released a wiki for science museum educators to share their demos. Sure, you can start slowly by just joining the wiki community, but in most cases, you have to actually write something on a public pag to be considered a participant. Consider these two stories of museum-related wikis that struggled.

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