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A Social Media Strategy for Scientific Research or Policy Impact

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Recently, I've been getting a question like that goes something like this, "All this social media stuff is great if you're fund raising or selling something or running a grassroots advocacy campaign, but what if you're focusing on carefully vetted scientific research or want to impact policy? Source: Compete Media Trends for 2008 .

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10th Annual Kentucky Nonprofit Network’s Nonprofit Leadership Forum

Amy Sample Ward

Topic : Social Media Boundaries: Personal/Personnel Policy. From content planning to really listening online, you’ll find that the more you look for ways to interact, instead of broadcast, the more you can do with those 30 minutes. Topic : Social Media ROI. Related Links : Kentucky Nonprofits website.

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Narrative Change Strategy

Forum One

Narratives have the power to liberate or oppress because they have the potential to influence the beliefs and behaviors of individuals, which in turn can shape institutional policies and practices. Narratives about issues can have impacts and implications for policy. The Importance of Narratives.

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You Can Stand Up for Health Care on Twitter and Facebook, What About On Google +?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

At minimum, this application lets people air their concerns to legislators and policy makers easily through Twitter and can amplify more traditional tactics such as email campaigns and signing online/offline petitions. In this example of using grassroots organizing to influence grass tops debates, how do we measure it?

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How to Maintain Digital Safety at an Online Event

AccelEvents

Implementing security measures will not only encourage attendees and give them peace of mind, but it will also help your event avoid any negative PR. . By adding these extra security measures, it is likely that the attendees will have a more positive virtual experience. . This could be as simple as sharing a private email address.

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Museum Photo Policies Should Be as Open as Possible

Museum 2.0

While doing research, I found myself digging back into old arguments on museum listservs about photo policies and I want to add my two (very opinionated) cents on this. To me, an open photo policy is a cornerstone of any institution that sees itself as a visitor-centered platform for participatory engagement.

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How to Maintain Digital Safety at an Online Event

AccelEvents

Implementing security measures will not only encourage attendees and give them peace of mind, but it will also help your event avoid any negative PR. . By adding these extra security measures, it is likely that the attendees will have a more positive virtual experience. . This could be as simple as sharing a private email address.

Digital 52