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Using Social Media Increases Fundraising by 40% [Study]

NetWits

Do you know how many of your supporters use popular social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube? YouTube is the second most used search engine in the world. We found that participants who use social networking tools like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube communicate with their networks more regularly and send more messages.

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Great reads from around the web on June 16th

Amy Sample Ward

I'm checking out this new "Digg for associations" from Wild Apricot. Find me on Delicious for more! Here's a story from the NYTimes addressing just that. Association Jam | Association Management News :: Submit. It looks like users can find, read or submit stories and vote on them; have discussions; and generally network.

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Google SearchWiki, it's the Diggification of Google!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I noticed that Google added a new feature where you can comment on a search engine result and like DIGG either promote it or demote it. The YouTube Video describes the feature and the official blog post will tell you how it works. I was googling to find an article about social network policies, specifically friending policies.

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Social Media Monitoring in 30 Minutes or Less

NetWits

Monitor what’s being bubbled up about you on Digg. Tags: Marketing and Communication Social Media #nptech Facebook Google Reader Listening Non-Profit social media Social Media Monitoring Social Media Strategy Social Media Tools Twitter YouTube. If it’s out there Google will probably find it.

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Vote for the First Anti-Genocide Hotline on Reddit

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm also highlighting this because it is a terrific example of using social news sites like Digg and Reddit o promote a cause (the Reddit guys were among my first video blog interviewees back in Nov. I wanted to help him out, so follow that link above and then follow the instructions. Then come back here. Thanks Ivan.

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NpTech Tag Summary: NpTech Slide Decks, Twitter Saves Children, and Visualizing Information for Advocacy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NpTech Slide Decks SlideShare is like YouTube for powerpoint presentations. Here's a roundup of recent additions: Social News for Social Good is about how to build buzz with Digg by Jonathon Coleman and the slide show he presented at Forum One - Social Sites for Social Good. Haven't dug into Digg yet?

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"Book Discovery" and Policy Impact

Forum One

-with those sorta annoying little icons for "sharing" with Digg, StubbledUpon, etc. onto content sharing sites like Scribd , Slideshare, YouTube, Flickr. with social media tie-ins woven in, such as for FaceBook (looking for ideas on how best to do thi?). with content in editable format (ie a wiki) to allow real user engagement.

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