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Is Facebook an Effective Volunteer Management Tool?

NTEN

] By Chris Bernard, Idealware It’s easy to get the impression that everyone is on Facebook these days, and maintaining a presence on the site is increasingly expected of organizations interested in engaging constituents. It seems like a logical assumption that Facebook should also be a good way to attract volunteers—but is that true?

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Member Round Up: Hot in Portland

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Flickr:Slideshow Bruce Here in Portland, we’re in the heat of the summer, but the nonprofit tech community continues to find unique and engaging ways to further their missions. Over at SocialBrite , Shonali Burke shared some great examples of how she's using 4 tools to help build her online community.

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In Loving Memory of My Mom, Ruth D. Kanter (My Mom)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

To honor her memory, I’m rais ing money for NTEN to offer diversity, local, and general scholarships for the 19NTC in Portland. Despite her lack of comfort using online tools, she was interested in anything that her children were involved with, even if it wasn’t her cup of tea. Let me connect some dots.

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Great reads from around the web on June 19th

Amy Sample Ward

Study: Nonprofits flocking to social media - Fall River, MA - The … - "The study, conducted by CMR Director Nora Ganim Barnes and marketing consultant Eric Mattson, found 89 percent of charitable and nonprofit organizations are using some form of social media: blogs, Facebook, Twitter and others. What a life he has already had!

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Can Zebras Lead the Way to a More Diverse Tech Sector?

Non Profit Quarterly

Some famous ones include Facebook, Google, and Uber. The tool of venture capital is so specific to a tiny, tiny fraction of companies. In 2018, VC capital nationally raised $99.5 A number of “unicorn” companies—that is, companies with values over $1 billion—have emerged through this process. For example, a 2016 article in Inc.

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September Communications RoundTable : A Social Media Sharing Fest

NTEN

Here are some highlights from this month's particularly tool-loaded Communications RoundTable with Chad Norman of Blackbaud. During the call we discussed how to manage a Facebook page & Twitter account. Much like Google Adwords, the Facebook Ads are pay per click, so they're a more cost-effective form of traditional advertising.

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MLK Day: Social Media + Social Change

Amy Sample Ward

Watching individuals leverage the same tools as corporate giants and make a positive change on the world. Social media tools allow people to come together online in new ways and across barriers. The tools are only useful, engaging, and successful when used as part of a community (how fun is it to use Facebook without any friends?).