article thumbnail

How to Become a Trusted Voice in Your Field

NonProfit Hub

For the past 60 or so years, and especially since the advent of the internet, social capital —interpersonal relationships and networks—has become increasingly crucial. Let the brand you’ve created for yourself inform every decision you make, online and offline.

Voice 56
article thumbnail

Online Community Organizing: Start small, think big!

Amy Sample Ward

The other interviews include Sylwia Presley from Gobal Voices , and Claire Sale from NetSquared. When you bring the Internet, online social tools, mobile technologies, and all the rest into the equation, you do not fundamentally change how communities organize or make change. I definitely recommend them both! What is changing and why?

Community 179
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Commons Introduces Grassroots Mobile Survey

Saleforce Nonprofit

By using a mobile phone, they can collect data on the go and easily sync it to their Salesforce platform if they are in an area where the internet is unavailable. It became clear as we talked through the process that they needed a lightweight, efficient means to collect data that didn’t rely on internet connectivity.

Survey 65
article thumbnail

25 Global Trends in Giving That Nonprofits Need to Know About

Nonprofit Tech for Good

4) Traditional TV and radio only inspire 9% of donors to give, but that number could increase if internet-based TV and radios apps, such as Netflix and Pandora, tailored their programming and advertising services to cater to organizations. 11) Donors are very involved with their favorite causes and charitable organizations offline.

article thumbnail

New on SSIR: Global Tools for Going Local

Amy Sample Ward

According to the Pew Neighbors Online study recently released, 27% of American adult Internet users (or 20% of adults overall) use “digital tools to talk to their neighbors and keep informed about community issues. Global use of social media is also a great way to amplify voices, ideas, and stories. Meetup Everywhere.

Local 143
article thumbnail

How Your Organization’s CEO Can Use Social Media for Thought Leadership

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They are the respected voices who others turn to understand sector social change issues. Before social networks and the Internet, it was fairly easy to put clear boundaries between work and personal lives – it was pretty black and white Public/Private and Personal/Professional. Bruce Lesley, CEO of First Focus, is an example.

article thumbnail

Spotlight on Social Media, Crowdsourced Translation, Egyptian Protests and Diplomacy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The countertrend has sparked a debate over whether the conventional wisdom that the Internet and social networking inherently tip the balance of power in favor of democracy is mistaken. From Crisis Mapping Egypt: Collection of Maps.