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Technology Toolbox: Learn from Occupy Wall Street to Occupy YOUR Street

Amy Sample Ward

The revolution may not be televised, but no matter where you are, you can now have a front row seat to the broadcast. The updates and first-hand accounts bring attention to a movement and generate more participation. Personalize It.

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Friday Food for Thought: Watching the Game Film (for Nonprofits)

Amy Sample Ward

When you talk with reporters, it’s easy to evaluate the print story or broadcast (not just reviewing it, which everyone already does, but studying it to figure out what you did well and what your screwed up). Photo credit: Flickr rburtzel).

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11 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Many of your supporters are becoming overwhelmed with tweets, status updates, emails, texts, and print and broadcast media and because of that it’s getting more difficult for your “Thank You” message to stand out from all the noise. Since I have returned from Asia I have cut my consumption of broadcast news by 95%.

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Nonprofit CEOs and the Network Mindset

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SF Goodwill's CEO, Debbie Alvarez-Rodriguez Source: Flickr, Goodwill SF. It means communicating through a network model, rather than a broadcast model—finding where the conversations are happening and taking part. A network mindset means exercising leadership through active participation. It means sharing by default.

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Nonprofits Using Ning: An Interview with Community Media Workshop and Best Practices

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Ning, which lets you set up your own custom social network, has attracted attention for its ability to create communities that are more functional than those created through competing services from Google and Yahoo listservs. Ning also allows open API to work with other popular social networks like Flickr and Facebook.

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Right now in digital charity

Connection Cafe

So capture people's attention, show them how they can contribute and then show them, through video and photos, how their contributions have helped. Breast Cancer Care have also encouraged user generated content, driving people to their Flickr, Vimeo and Facebook pages to create a richer online experience.

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Frank Barry, Guest Post: 4 Facebook Tips for Nonprofit Success – See What Others are Doing

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Add applications to your Page and engage your users with videos ( YouTube Box ), photos ( Flickr Box ) reviews, flash content, and more. It’s not just LAF “shouting out” or broadcasting to their fans. Post Quality Score - One of the most important new metrics to pay attention to is your post quality score.