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Guest Post by Steve MacLaughlin: Creating a Social Networking Strategy (Part 0)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

many organizations are initially focusing on using social media as a communication and awareness tool. Friendraising Not Fundraising If the reason why you want to use social networks is just to raise money, then stop now. you need to build to build relationships with people before you try and raise money from them. Lose control.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In " The Social Web Ain't Rocket Science " Worldchanging blogger Jon Lebkowsky reminds us that blogs, wikis, and social networking sites may not be appropriate for all nonprofits and that hype and pressure shouldn't drive adoption decisions or they may not be successful. I wholeheartedly agree !

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