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Use Niche Social Networks to Spread Your Message

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What is a niche social network? . A niche social network is an online community drawn together by a shared location, demographic, or interest -- or combination of the three. Examples of niche social networks include: . Kirtsy (demographic-based – think Digg for women, 200,000+ members).

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Featured Article from Care2 News Network (our own little digg) - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" These white phased bears are known locally as "spirit bears."

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Free Live Interactive Event: Future of Fundraising

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2008 was a benchmark year in online fundraising history as Obama won the presidential election with 87% of funds coming through social networking. Tom Dawkins, Co-Founder of StartSomeGood.com Fundraising Focus: Crowdfunding for local and global causes. Why Has Fundraising Online Shifted so Quickly? Over and over again.

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Building Community with Open Source

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There are two major hurdles that must be overcome for an online community to succeed: the selection of appropriate community (or "social-networking") features that make sense for the community in question, and, secondly, actually implementing those features in your online application. The Kitchen Sink Social Networking Site.

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Personal Fundraising with Widgets: A Few Reflections and Campaign Update

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

. * thank the folks that do the blogging and keep them up-to-date on your progress * engage people in a conversation about the cause * Try to make connections with local college students in your area. use your social network to help you with the campaign. If they get excited by your cause, they can spread the word rapidly. .

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Guest Post by Gaurav Mishra: The 4Cs Social Media Framework

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Since social media encompasses many different types of tools, and each tool has specific characteristics and a steep learning curve, a toolkit approach can quickly become overwhelming. However, just because everyone can become a creator doesn’t mean that everyone does.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Voting Deadline at Netsquared Extended, NTC Pipe, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Ten Tech Proposals Empowering Human Rights, Local Leadership, and Community Education is. We are all photographers now , Steve Bridger's excellent post about nonprofits and social web photosharing. Andy Carvin and Jonnie Goldstein interviewed a person from one of two projects based in Cambodia.

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