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The Six Signs That Twitter Isn't For Your Nonprofit

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" He gives us the pros/cons of Twitter, pointing out when it isn't the right tool. If you want to follow a specific space, consider finding the right people twittering about that space, and building a blended RSS feed in Yahoo Pipes , and adding that to your RSS reader , instead of using the Twitter interface itself.

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Reflections from Center for Nonprofit Excellence Annual Conference, Louisville, KY

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Sometimes that first group isn't quite ready to play the game yes they could, but they need to see the tools in action to better understand. They've never seen an RSS reader or been on Twitter and they need to be walked through these tools slowly. You need to blend the best practices of marketing and social movement building?

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Prioritizing Your Web Marketing Budget - What Slice of the Pie Should Social Media Get?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

  That investment is staff time as many of the tools are free.    I kept wanting to blend them.    And, of course, the cost ensuring that you have set up RSS feeds or what Chris Brogan classifies as "passports." They recommend that you allocate time and budget equally 1/3 between each.

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Tools for 2.0: User-Generated Exhibits Made Simple

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style projects are major initiatives require a somewhat complicated blend of physical exhibit and digital capabilities. There’s a reason that the protocol for web feeds, RSS, stands for Really Simple Syndication. Creating the backbone for a robust 2.0 application is not so easy. Many in-museum 2.0-style is equally important.

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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

Helps us move away from tool driven decisions to results. But ROI was not really intended to measure a technology project, program, or tool or any other isolated aspect of an organization. Using monitoring tools. Use your RSS reader like a rock star. The tools I use are below. Know your keywords. Engagement.

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Podcamp Session on Social Media Metrics: Thank You Jeremiah

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm looking to blend different perspectives and have a workshop session that can speak to nonprofits and grassroots media makers. What metric(s) you select depends on your strategy map, tool selection, and context. Dave Winer says why rss subscriber numbers alone don't matter and Kaushik has some advice on measuring this.

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