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New on SSIR: Give Permission to Peer Influence

Amy Sample Ward

. —– A new report from the team at Forrester came out last week: Tapping The Entire Online Peer Influence Pyramid. The evaluation and recognition of peer influence, something that is not only prevalent but inherent in social media, is something that help empower and sustain your communities AND increase your staff capacity.

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Twitter Community Organizing Rules for Non Profits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Robin shared some of her thoughts in the comments of a recent blog post, and I invited to share her community organizing rules for Twitter. In fact, it shows that you don’t think you are too important to have relationships with the people you want to influence. Drop them if they don’t and they are not influencers.

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New on SSIR: Letting Technology Lead

Amy Sample Ward

Because individuals network together online and the biggest influencers are our closest friends in our network. Yes you can claim that anyone has the power to blog, but that’s really only the people who have access to the tools and the time and the empowerment. Are you using Causes on MySpace, are you using it on Facebook?

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New on SSIR: Letting Technology Lead

Amy Sample Ward

Because individuals network together online and the biggest influencers are our closest friends in our network. Yes you can claim that anyone has the power to blog, but that’s really only the people who have access to the tools and the time and the empowerment. Are you using Causes on MySpace, are you using it on Facebook?

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The 45 Social by Social Propositions

Amy Sample Ward

Let us know what you think by leaving comments below. Empowerment is unconditional. Most people will just listen and view, and maybe comment. And you can’t influence the community if you aren’t in it. You can also add your links, articles and comments on the School of Everything Scrapbook for Social by Social too.

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5 Ways to Mobilize Advocates to Advance your Mission

Connection Cafe

In turn, we always say ‘thank you’ for their time and contribution in a variety of meaningful ways, whether through a VIP experience, influence, empowerment, recognition, or tangible reward. Share in the comments below. They have stories to tell, so give them a platform. Go ahead; your supporters are waiting on you.

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The Move On Model: Inciting Visitor Social Action

Museum 2.0

People don't need empowerment to make a difference; they need vehicles for action. One of the participants on Saturday commented, "the crux of this is that we want to create exhibits that make visitors believe that one person--one visitor--can make a difference." Tags: exhibition Unusual Projects and Influences visitors.

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