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Twitter Isn't the Point

NTEN

Whether it's Twitter or Digg or Facebook or LinkedIn, it's about those relationships. We have to teach ourselves to operate that way again. It's about building real relationships that inspire people to act on your behalf. That's the skill we should focus on building.

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The Conversation Graph: The Social Life of A Blog Post

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

that will search through blog comments for mentions. In other words, it helps you discover if anyone is talking about you in the comments. When I teach workshops for nonprofits about listening with free tools , it's one of the half dozen basic tools that should be included in the tool box.

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Help Idealist.org so it will be there for us in the future

Connection Cafe

Mentoring and Teaching tools : Inspiration for up-and-coming leaders and tools to help teachers introduce youth to public service are just a couple of the items that you'll find to help the next generation of do- gooders get fueled. Tweet it, Post it, Digg it, and donate. Pass it on to your friends, coworkers, and other organizations.

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Guest Post: 8 Benefits of Having a Nonprofit Blog

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

When they find it saved by someone on a social bookmarking site like del.icio.us , StumbleUpon or Digg. When someone shares it with them using an AddThis like button on the bottom of the post. When another blogger links to it on their blog. Blogs can increase the search ranking of your website.

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The Coming Wave of Web 2.0 Consultants and Vendors - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

How about Digg ? I thought one organization I was working with was getting great traffic from Digg, in part due to highly placed users who seemed to really like our stuff. But then we were approached by a high profile Digg user and asked to work out a reward for future links (i.e. he wanted to get paid for linking to us).

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Best of Beth's Blog 2008: Finding The Top Ten Posts In Less Than Five MInutes!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Should There Be A Social Actions Category on Digg? Teaching Your Kids About Philanthropy. Then I spent another hour going back through the 1,000 plus blog posts and pulling out those that scored in the "best range" which was 8, 9, or 10. Scored 10 How Much Time Does It Take To Do Social Media? Twitter As Charitable Gift Spreader.

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NpTech Roundup: Grasshoppers and Ants - Social Fundraising Off Season

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The story is used to teach the virtues of hard work and preparation. Small Change blog points to First Giving Digg Contest which was one of four social media promotional ideas using social media tools. It is a story about a grasshopper who has spent the warm months singing away while the ant worked hard to store up food for winter.

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