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

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We’ll also be referring folks to resources for more formal learning and peer connections, like NTEN , the Nonprofit Technology Network and host of the annual Nonprofit Technology Conference and Netsquared and TechSoup Global – and of course sharing resources from our colleagues in the nonprofit/social media field.

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TechSoup Global: A Tale of Two Dramatically Different Networks and Their Development

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The second network, Netsquared , in contrast was more loosely controlled with a lower risk in failure. The Netsquared Network which has grown to over 27,000 people world wide through its self-replicated face-to-face events has grown quite differently. Here’s some points that Marnie mentioned: -Allowed the people to be the starts.

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The Answer to Sean's Question: Tools for Effective Listening

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Ego searches can be set up very easily - no special geek skills required -- and the services, are, of course, free. Gavin wrote some excellent advice not too long ago on a listserv and if we're lucky, he'll write it up as a blog post). Marshall Kirkpatrick's Article on Netsquared : How To Track Mentions of Your Organization.

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Are They Listening Carefully or Not At All?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Ego searches can be set up very easily - no special geek skills required -- and the services, are, of course, free. Gavin wrote some excellent advice not too long ago on a listserv and if we're lucky, he'll write it up as a blog post). Marshall Kirkpatrick's Article on Netsquared : How To Track Mentions of Your Organization.

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NpTech Tag: Roundups from and about Facebook and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And, of course, Facebook is a taste of what is coming in November. If we're thinking of Facebook groups (or listservs for that matter) as online communities, what personalities do you see in the communities you are managing? NTEN blog summarizes the discussion thread about wiki software from the listserv on its blog.

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NpTech Tag: Change.org To Launch White-Label Social Network for Nonprofits, GeekToys that Give Geekbumps, and Blog Readability

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Of course, another way to do this is to set up your own shop on cafepress. (Oh, This early holiday gift from the good folks at Care2 and SeaChange Strategies, " A Procrastinator's Guide to Year-End Fundraising " will give you a crash course on best practices for maximizing online giving. Oh, I so want a NTEN baseball cap !)

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Let's say I'm leading a youth group or course about nutrition and being healthy for at-risk youth. Resource Collection off a listserv: [link]. Collaborative writing off a listserv: [link]. Netsquared Conference Mashup Panel. Explore popular blog, searches and tags. Is anything interesting or surprising in your results?

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