Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

We hope that this will spur development for more social applications and mashups as well as better distribution of these applications worldwide.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

Learning: evaluating what is being said and what information is needed. Adapting: using the listening and learning to inform how you change. use your RSS reader. How do you use a RSS feed like a rockstar? pull in hashtags from Twitter into the RSS reader (pull in the RSS of a search.twitter.com result).

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Robert Weiner

JULY 20, 2013

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Listening by using rss feeds helps refine their services and help stay sharp and connected to experts in the field. Once you have an idea for the what, subject it to the so what test. Use Your RSS Reader Like A Rock Star. If you are not using an RSS Reader, pick one and learn how to use it like a rock star.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 8, 2010

At AIDS.gov , our mission is to provide access to Federal HIV and AIDS information through a variety of new media channels, and to support the use of new media tools by Federal and community partners. These email updates share information on new followers, blog subscribers, comments, retweets, video views, etc., Plan ahead.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 29, 2008

There are several key techniques for dispersing information effectively. The tools have changed, but the need for knowing your audience, having an end goal, testing theories, and acting on lessons learned remains the same. Blogs, social networks, social news and bookmarking sites are easy to monitor through RSS readers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2009

Start with information tab: be complete, accurate, and honest. Wall Tab - accuracy updates of information. Worst thing you can do with a page is dump an RSS feed into the Page - won't be as successful. Jeremiah Owyang - Testing Facebook Pages. Keep your page name short and accurate, can't change after you create it.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

Whether the movement of information is one-way (knowledge transfer) or a two-way flow (knowledge exchange), an organizations ability to pursue its core mission can depend in large part on effective communication. and give them the information that is most useful to them, then follow up to ensure that your message wont be forgotten.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2010

We are much more successful when the stories come with a blurb than when they are simply automated RSS-feeds. I have been wanting to test a poll app to see if having close-ended questions or running a poll might encourage engagement. Is there an App for that? So, sometimes, the simple approaches work better.

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Care2

JANUARY 6, 2009

Is it signing up to receive information? Map organizational roles - What information will decision-makers want to know? Never miss a post by subscribing to frogloop's RSS feed. Is it to gather donations or content? Recognize value drivers - What user actions on the site help you achieve your goals? Receive monthly updates.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 11, 2011

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert from our academic faculty to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. posted by Pat Lewis , Senior Professional in Residence ASU Lodestar Center Welcome to Research Friday ! Not necessarily.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2008

I had already been working for NWF on facebook and myspace but I wanted to test out more social bookmarking and networking sites. Slide 6:So the first thing I tested out was Digg. It doesn't have the readership of our website, but it served as a great playground for testing theories of what information goes popular on digg.

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Care2

JANUARY 6, 2009

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!" Is it signing up to receive information? Never miss a post by subscribing to frogloops RSS feed.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 18, 2007

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!" Be sure to limit copy to just the information the readers need. (No com , Inc.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

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!" Test a soft ask in thank you email after someone subscribers or signs a petition. Call people early.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 5, 2006

Today I discovered Cityzenjane's blog and her i_like_to_watch tag/delicious rss feed via a comment to one of my blog posts. I started my blog as a test bed for theories I have about blogging and it's growing impact. My blog is partially a place for me to make sense of the rush of information coming at me.

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Care2

MAY 31, 2007

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!" So test, test and retest! Unfortunately, we don’t yet know with 100% certainty.

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Care2

MAY 29, 2007

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!" So test, test and retest! Unfortunately, we don’t yet know with 100% certainty.

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Care2

MARCH 26, 2009

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!" Effective messaging, segmentation, and personalization help create a stronger relationship with supporters.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

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!" We’ve also found that the ads are a great way to test new messaging.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

We’ve also found that the ads are a great way to test new messaging. Never miss a post by subscribing to frogloop's RSS feed. Then, they might click through, sign up to join our e-mail list, and spend time exploring our site, using our resources, and getting to know the organization. They might even make a donation or two.

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

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!" All this will be shared through a lively mix of discussion and case studies.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 26, 2007

I’m talking about giving people things they can use, that they would like, that inform and support their lives. If they pass the internal test, we keep, use, and treasure them. When you get someone a gift, you try to find something that fits these criteria. The superwarm slippers with slip-proof rubber soles? The singing clock?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2011

The Holy Grail for an informational watchdog like Charity Navigator is to actually (gasp!) Right now, Charity Navigator is in the midst of beta testing CN2.0 , which is the first step beyond simple ratio analysis. So, what kinds of information, if not outcomes? But does it have any new tricks? Accountability and transparency.

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

Neff and Jordan Viator -- had the great opportunity to lead a session entitled " The Real Housewives of Social Media " Funny Photoshopped pictures were displayed of us, we sported aprons to hype the theme, and we shared information and case studies on various aspects of social media campaigning.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 20, 2011

Human-based social engineering is just what it sounds like – people at a computer entering stolen credit card information to process a transaction. Most fraud starts with $1 gifts so that the criminals can test the numbers. There is some research on the subject, but it is always a good idea to test and optimize.

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Care2

OCTOBER 22, 2008

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

to get to the White House but now the test is going to be how he can use it to stay and not get booted out with all the engagement options. Who wouldn’t want to fill a few Freedom of Information act requests to look at every piece of paper involved? I think the next 4-8 years are going to prove Yochai Benkler right. {

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