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NTEN and TechSoup Webinar: Share Your Story - ROI and Social Media - Slides and Notes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last year at this time, I was writing the chapter on ROI in the soon to be published book from NTEN called " Managing Your Mission." It uses metrics to measure your results and help you improve your strategy over time. Return on Investment is what many executive directors may be thinking when social media strategy comes up.

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Should CEOs and Executive Directors Use Social Media?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Your organization's social media strategy should be not implemented by one lonely intern sitting in the corner of your communications and marketing department. She uses Twitter to share what's going on at NTEN, announce new initiatives, and have conversations with NTEN members. This is a good example of a "Blended profile.".

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MCON13 Live Blog: Millennial Service (Paul Schmitz, Soma and Rachael Chong, Catchafire)

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Collaboration: culture eats strategy for breakfast--if you''re inclusive and include diversity, there are differences which will create conflict, but if you take time to build trust between people with different perspectives, you will build better ideas Continuous learning: asking for feedback, asking for help.

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Social Media and Technology: What Nonprofits Need To Know

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note: This article is part of NTEN's Member Appreciation Month spectacular. Allison made a great point in response to this topic and reiterated her earlier comments about taking down the walls and letting it blend. Farra Trompeter, Big Duck. [Ed. The most popular pieces will be featured in our newsletter. for your organization.

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Do You Need a “Communications Manager” or a “Community Manager” at Your Nonprofit?

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By Annaliese Hoehling, Publications Director, NTEN. I also informally polled the NTEN community. If you blend the job into one person, you have to make sure that person understands these two parts of the whole, and how they intermingle and influence each other.". What's the difference? easier as Membership and Outreach Manager.

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10 Best Practices for Planning Successful Crowd Funding or Giving Day Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The next day, I facilitated a workshop on Best Practices for Crowd Funding that blended traditional instruction with innovation lab facilitation techniques. To reap all benefits of crowd funding for your organization, you need a strategy. Social Strategies. Click to download worksheet. Consider setting the minimum donation $25.

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Quick Hits: Projects, Workshops, Tools, and a Job

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Machine Project is a gallery/educational program space with a focus on blending art and technology in craft workshops. It's $199 for NTEN members, $299 for non-members, and they require you to come in two-person teams from your institution. WebWise is a free(!) conference for museum and library professionals in D.C.

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