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Organizational Social Relationship Models and Strategies

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Allison Fine and I have been noodling with an evaluation model that looks social media from an organizational perspective - from social networks to social capital (relationships) to action in the real world. How can we look at this from an networked organization perspective? My questions: .

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Basic Tips for Evaluating New Technologies for Your Nonprofit

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This brave new world of touchscreens, aggregated data, and pastel AJAX-based social networking sites, is partly. is becoming old faster; your familiarity of the popular social networking. A logic model can only go. Do you have other tips on evaluating new technologies for nonprofit techies? Your new iPhone.

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What is the scaffolding for learning in public?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Since networked learning happens in the context of an ecosystem, perhaps Gary Hayes Transmedia Storytelling model or Lini Srivastava’s Transmedia Activism model. . Maybe it takes the form of collaboratively interupting the results of the evaluation. Flickr Photo by Gary Hayes.

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Advancing Social Media Measurement for Philanthropic Outcomes #sm_re

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The chat was a prelude to a convening on April 25th at the Robert Wood Johnston Foundation of 40 thinkers and practitioners, bringing diverse perspectives and expertise into discussions to develop measures for evaluating the impact of social media on philanthropic outcomes. NodeXL and Marc Smith.

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Guest Post by Steve Waddell: Systems Mapping for Non-Profits - Part 1

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Note from Beth: As visiting scholar at the Packard Foundation, I'm connecting with other people who are studying and learning about how networks work. A lot of the ideas resonate with using online social networks and social media effectively for nonprofits, especially in the larger frame of movement building.

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Digital Analytics Basics: Free Online Academy from Google

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Deep-dives into Google Analytics reports with specific examples for evaluating your digital marketing performance. It sounds like they have adapted the Khan Academy model. Best practices for collecting actionable data. Descriptions of key digital measurement concepts, terminology and analysis techniques.

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Six Books About Skills You Need To Succeed in A Networked World

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A lot of work I do around social media is training — good training requires good design – not just content. The model balances content, learning design, and participants. Developmental Evaluation: Applying Complexity Concepts to Enhance Innovation and Use by Michael Quinn Patton.

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