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Social Networks and Digital Sharecropping

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Social Networks and Digital Sharecropping October 1, 2007 I was reading Deborah Finn’s curmugeonly post about Facebook. I have been having curmudgeonly thoughts about social networks in general.

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HOW TO: Engage 5 Generations of Donors and Supporters

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Each generation living today has come of age with profoundly different experiences concerning mass communication and these differences directly impact how they give to nonprofits. Eighty-three percent of millennials ages 18–29 use social networking sites on a regular basis as do 73 percent of teens.

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What Are Gaming Fundraisers and How Can They Raise Donations for Your Nonprofit?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The first event, held in 2010, raised $10,000 for the humanitarian organization CARE. If you want your nonprofit to run one, there are a few different ways to start. There are a few different lists of existing gaming-related charitable events online that can help with research. million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation.

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Network + Self-Organizing + Location + Data Visualization = 2010

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I think these are four qualities to look for: Network: This is a collection of people and organizations that linked together. It's your professional social network or a network of organizations or typically both. I've come across three different tools that embed these principles.

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Relationships Matter Most (The Big Finding from the 2010 Online Giving Study from Network for Good and TrueSense Marketing)

NTEN

People who give online are no different from other donors in that most of them expect a relationship— not simply a transaction—with the organization they support. Our analysis [ from the 2010 Online Giving Study ] showed the following: Fundraising is still about relationships. Analysis of cumulative online giving (i.e.,

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Comparing Nonprofit Usage of Social Networks and Text Messaging in Korea and the United States: One Size Does Not Fit All

NTEN

According to Daum's 2010 survey of 500 Korean nonprofits, text messaging is a widely-adopted communications channel for nonprofit PR purposes, while few Korean nonprofits are using social networks for that purpose. including differences between communications infrastructures and economic factors.

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Was 2010 the Year of Online Privacy?

Tech Soup

There's always some controversy or other stirring up the hornet's nest of online opinion, and last month, Time's choice for Person of the Year 2010 was the outrage du jour. Many online commenters thought the award should have gone to Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks and winner of Time's 2010 Reader's Choice poll. read more.

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