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My Top 16 tools of 2008

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

This is an awesome cross-platform mind mapping tool. Elgg is the open source social network management system. I love discovering new music, seeing what people I know are listening to, and learning more about what I listen to over time. So what tools did you come to depend on in 2008? I like it more and more.

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Research Friday: ASU is an Important Central Hub for Nonprofit Organizations

ASU Lodestar Center

This week we welcome Mary McGillicuddy, one of the researchers who worked with the ASU College of Public Programs on a project that analyzed and mapped the social network of downtown Phoenix nonprofit organizations. Contrary to popular belief, social networks and social network analysis (SNA) both existed long before Facebook.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

If web users knew of someone else who needed help, 44 percent would ask other people in their social network to contact authorities, 35 percent would post a request for help directly on a response agency’s Facebook page and 28 percent would send a direct Twitter message to responders. Indirect Content.

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Women Who Tech Telesummit: Tools Galore Panel

Amy Sample Ward

For many people who find you online, your website is the organization. Your website should tell people who you and what you do. 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.

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Predictions for 2009

Amy Sample Ward

It’s the time of year when people start placing their bets on where we’re going next. Yesterday, at Make Your Mark’s Social Media Afternoon, I was asked what my predictions were. Tools like Twitter, FriendFeed and social networking. What was your favorite innovation from 2008? Mashups are great.

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Mobile Social Networks Get a Boost - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" In other words, if electronic messages can reach it, its on-line. 2) Make it simple.

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The Social Media Response to Disaster in Haiti

NTEN

Whether we look at mapping tools, fundraising, or missing person systems, the social media response to the January earthquakes in Haiti all leverage the powerful technology we can hold in our hands: our mobile phones. Be sure to visit the site and press "Play" on the map. Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. Fundraising.

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