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Nonprofit Tech for Good
DECEMBER 20, 2010
Facebook: facebook.com/taprootfoundation. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? Megan: MySpace was probably our first introduction to social media, but not sure the year we created the account. What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Blog: taprootfoundation.org/blog.
Amy Sample Ward
APRIL 27, 2009
Analytics tools. how to integrate tools without reinventing the wheel. use monitoring tools. Listening tools: Netvibes. So, I’m going to trouble shoot and just take some live notes here and post them as soon as possible. Here goes… Take aways: How to use listening. The right metrics. industry benchmarks.
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Have Fun - Do Good
AUGUST 21, 2008
Facebook and MySpace are of course the biggies, but you might want to consider creating a presence on a do-good social network like Change.org , Care2 , Just Cause , Razoo , WiserEarth or World of Good too. Twitter is a social networking and microblogging tool where news travels fast. Flickr photo contest.
Have Fun - Do Good
SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
Install web analytics tools like SiteMeter , StatCounter and Google Analytics. Participate in social networks like Facebook and MySpace, as well as niche social networks related to the theme of your blog. Participate in social networks like Facebook and MySpace, as well as niche social networks related to the theme of your blog.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 4, 2008
Small Change blog points to First Giving Digg Contest which was one of four social media promotional ideas using social media tools. Michael Stein has an interview with Jonathan Coleman about his success building a donor base on Facebook. Heather Mansfield, Making It On MySpace. Which one worked best? Digidave of Spot.Us
NTEN
NOVEMBER 20, 2008
Experiment with online contests, both creating them and participating in them. Online contests like the Knight News Challenge , The Case Foundation's America's Giving Challenge , and the AmEx Cardmember Project can be resource draining to participate in, especially for a time- and cash-strapped nonprofit. Four years ago, web 2.0
See3
MARCH 27, 2008
Another point Brian made was that perhaps Facebook and Myspace are not for your organization. So, if you use the right tools through LinkedIn, you can get that much closer to a donation–so I’d say that is a better path. See3 has run many successful video contests (a few examples here , here and here ).
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