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The Zoetica Salon: A Peer Learning Community for Nonprofits and Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

.&# At the end of the month, we’ll share a summary of what we’ve learned as e-book with some blog posts along the way. In those days, we used listservs and online discussion software, but platform matter. It was the free and open sharing of knowledge, insights, quick tips, and how-tos.

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Ten Ways Small NGOs Can Collaborate

NTEN

By Edward Granger-Happ, Global CIO, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The MobileActive listserv is a good one for phone-based app's. Like old book exchange, give one, take one. What can small nonprofits do to benefit from collaboration? Pick one that fits your size and mission, and addresses technology.

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Book Club Part 2: Timeliness

Museum 2.0

Global warming is nothing new, but it's hot right now--so people perceive related exhibits and programs as timely. Hopefully a timely choice considering the recent discussion on the ASTC listserv about the differences (semantic? Tags: exhibition Book Discussion: Civilizing the Museum. between science museums and science centers.

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Finding the Best People: Strategies for Effective IT Hiring

NTEN

Note: Cassie is the co-author of the chapter on "Finding and Keeping the Right People" in our forthcoming book, Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission.]. Groups such as NTEN, TechSoup Global, NPower, and your regional nonprofit association may also be able to provide resources and guidance. Screening Candidates.

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ExhibitFiles: Interviews with Initiators Jim Spadaccini and Wendy Pollock

Museum 2.0

Jim: It came out of a book that Kathy Maclean did with Wendy's help, Are We There Yet? Wendy: Part of the thinking was that NSF supported the book Are We There Yet? , Jim: It started with the idea of case studies, because that's what the book was about-very detailed, fairly formal case studies. And younger people have no clue.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo Sharing around an organization's programs/mission - Global and National Youth Day. Resource Collection off a listserv: [link]. Collaborative writing off a listserv: [link]. Web Office tools: Address Book: Plaxo. Tourism Campaigns or celebrate a place or county or state. Fundraising presentations. Can you find more?

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I look for patterns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I shared this on a listserv with some nonprofit technology geeks (aka circuit riders) and one of them told me that his father worked at the same school as Doug in Minnesota. Several weeks later, I received an autographed copy of Doug's book in the snail mail! to spread this meme globally. UPDATE: SLAP my wrists. I apologize.

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