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My Goals For 2009

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've had a post in draft for a couple of weeks now about some personal/professional goals or my New Year's resolutions for 2009. I read Chris Brogan's " Your 3 Goals for 2009 " and I loved his process. Think of how you want to be successful in 2009. Then, try to think in even broader terms. I wrote the chapter on ROI.

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Drupal security, and other CMS Report comments

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Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Drupal security, and other CMS Report comments April 3, 2009 Now that the Idealware CMS report is out, I get to have my say about it. Here’s the first post, there might be more to come. 2 admin 04.03.09

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Six Books About Skills You Need To Succeed in A Networked World

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Developmental Evaluation: Applying Complexity Concepts to Enhance Innovation and Use by Michael Quinn Patton. Michael Quinn Patton is the godfather of evaluation. I had the honor to interview him for this blog post back in 2009 -he’s a fantastic storyteller.

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Raise Money on Facebook: Four Strategies You Need to Know About

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As of September 2009, scores of Facebook applications have been developed to support the nonprofit sector in one way. Over $5 million has been raised in 2009 alone. 2 ) Money Is Not the Only Metric. Any strategy that leverages Facebook should embrace a range of metrics for evaluating its success. and Canada.

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My New Year's Resolution: Use Social Media Efficiently - 52 Tips

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

On January 1st, I wrote about my goals for 2009 using Chris Brogan's process of selecting three words or larger concepts to frame them. Mapping Strategy to Metrics, Benchmarking, and ROI. Do an annual ROI for your blog (and other social media activities) using benchmarking and metrics. Take Breaks.

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ROI: What are the best "I" words for nonprofits to think about Social Media and ROI?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

When nonprofits look at ROI, the question is not so much about dollars invested, but " Are We Really Making A Difference? " The problem is that nonprofit end up trying to think like social scientists trying to prove causation and like lawyers calculating risk. Isn't best to focus on evaluating results?

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What do web stats mean, anyway?

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It wasn’t meant as a statement about what I think about whether or not web stats are a useful metric of much. Webstats are, of course, important, both as an internal metric to watch, analyze, and improve, and for that matter, to put out there, in conjunction with lots of other data. David 4 Kivi Miller 09.18.07 6 Katrin 09.19.07

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