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How To: DIY Community & Content Mapping

Amy Sample Ward

More and more often, I get asked at conferences or on the blog for more information about how to create a community map or content plan. Content Map. First, start by putting in all your content types – whether it is something your organization creates or something the community creates. A note about DIY.

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Great reads from around the web on June 11th

Amy Sample Ward

So, even when folks can't attend a presentation in person, they can still get all the content. " Tags: roundup bookmarks casestudies community communitybuilder communitymanagement fundraising howto list mobile nonprofits postalicious presentations research resources. What is a nonprofit network builder?

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Designing Programs to Build Community: Case Study with Charity Technology Trust

Amy Sample Ward

For example, there are others creating or sharing content specifically about tech, like ComputerWorld, UKRiders and CharityWebForum. There are organizations creating content like NAVCA, NCVO, LASA with the Knowledgebase, and KnowHow NonProfit. rich content that’s unique. But what is missing from everything that exists?

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How To: Create a Listening Dashboard for your Organization

Amy Sample Ward

Go to your Netvibes page, and hit the green “add content&# button in the upper left of the screen. Tags: resources rss webtools howto listening net2thinktank. With Netvibes you can create tabs to help organize all these feeds, too! Copy the full URL of the feed you’d like to add.

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Guest Post on Frogloop: 5 Tips for Running a Competition

Amy Sample Ward

I serve as the Community Development Manager for TechSoup Global’s CDI (Community-Driven Innovation) program, which includes managing community and content strategy for NetSquared.org. Tags: case studies challenge competition frogloop guest post howto tips. Have you found any of the tips above to be helpful in your work?

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DIY Community Engagement Metrics

Amy Sample Ward

We covered how to do Community Mapping (identifying the segments and goals of the community), Content Mapping (creating a plan for which content goes where, and why), and Data Tracking (pulling all the numbers together). Content Mapping. >> Step 1: Identify all the content. Presentation. Metrics Tracking. >>

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Mastering Social Networking as a Volunteer

Amy Sample Ward

Creating Great Content. When it comes to creating great content, there are four important elements, especially with social media, as you can see in the image at the top of this post. And the content – is that a platform or application that supports that kind of content? So, what is the content you want to share?