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Nonprofit Social Media Smarts: Internal or External Social Networking Tools?

NTEN

Nonprofit organizations are increasingly adopting social networking tools to create a sense of community among members and donors. Although these statistics reinforce nonprofit's acceptance of social media, the numbers do not show whether organizations have adopted internal or external tools. .

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2011 NTC Preview: Can Social Networks Create Social Capital?

NTEN

Online networks have transferred the tools of organizing and programmatic leadership from organizations and placed them into the hands of the citizen/member. Meanwhile, organizations typically approach social networks as a staff-driven, top-down push towards higher numbers of fans, friends, and followers.

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Great reads from around the web on July 18th

Amy Sample Ward

<br /> <br /> Forty-four percent of communications staff members said they spend up to 10 percent of their time “posting content, interacting with audiences through interactive media, adapting content, producing media, and developing new-media campaigns.&# "

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Facebook: Is it Worth your Nonprofit’s Time?

NetWits

Bottom line – nonprofits are having some success in connecting with new constituents and generating action, but the social network works best when requiring a low level of commitment. Like other studies have noted, social networks like Facebook are not raising much money. hours per week on the social network.

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It's a Small World After All: How to Use Niche Social Networks to Spread Your Message

NTEN

We all dream of having a billion fans on Facebook and gobs of Twitter followers, but for those who are active in the social media space, we know that the end goal should always be quality over quantity. We don't want thousands of disengaged supporters -- we want everyone we interact with to be engaged. Finding a Niche Network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Now, I found it: N OSO is a real-world platform for temporary disengagement from social networking environments. Hat tip, Katrin Verclas - NTEN Discuss listserv (yes I still read listservs). The NOSO experience offers a unique opportunity to create NO Connections by scheduling NO Events with other NO Friends.

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Using Technology for Mission: Ontario 211 and NTEN Hear From the Arthritis Society

NTEN

[Editor's note: Ontario 211 and NTEN asked Ontario nonprofits about how they were using technology – and how they’d like to be using technology – for their work. Having recently attended a social media conference and through contact with individuals in other organizations, I would say that The Arthritis Society is in the middle of the pack.

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