Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

While the rest of you have been enjoying the summer partying on the beach, TechSoup’s NetSquared organizers have been plotting and scheming in front of their computers. Now, we’re now ready to launch our biggest event series yet: Social Media September. Find your local #nptech tribe by joining a NetSquared Local group.

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2013

Amy and I will provide concrete advice from our new book Social Change Anytime Everywhere on what you need to be doing to build and mobilize your communities through multifaceted campaigns and by integrating social media into your online communications and outreach. Care2 Webinars Social Networking Trends Web 2.0'

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Tech Soup

JULY 5, 2011

This post was authored by Claire Sale and originally appeared on the NetSquared Blog. Using the social web to market your cause, communicate your services, and interact with your audience is an important part of the. communication function for many socially-focused organizations. Blog, or using social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 29, 2007

Britt Bravo at NetSquared summarized a community discussion about the "Best of the Nonprofit Social Web." Beth Dunn asks "Do Social Networks mostly promote inclusion or exclusion?" Katya Andresen has some great advice on building relationships on social networks. And if you???re

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

Marshall Kirkpatrick, longtime Netsquared blogger, is now working with Splashcast also at DEMO 07 this week. Check out this splashcast channel with a nonprofit theme created by Netsquared Blogger, Britt Bravo. Wikis, Widgets and Social Networking Do you think there are too many freaking widgets ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

In " The Social Web Ain't Rocket Science " Worldchanging blogger Jon Lebkowsky reminds us that blogs, wikis, and social networking sites may not be appropriate for all nonprofits and that hype and pressure shouldn't drive adoption decisions or they may not be successful. I wholeheartedly agree ! And if you???re

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

Photo from Politalk_Tim Flickr Stream via the Voter s project Cross-posted at Netsquared Election Day, Organizing, Campaigns, Nonprofits and Web 2.0 Allison Fine writes an Op-Ed piece on the SF Chronicle entitled " A New Bargain: YouTube Politics." It will interesting to if there is reciprocity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

My post over at Katya's blog generated some excellent advice and has also raised many more questions. I posted an announcement of the campaign on my blog and on Netsquared Posted a guest blog post at Katya's blog soliciting campaign advice in exchange to share my learnings. Results My campaign goal is $750 by December 31, 2006.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2007

Carie is a recognized nonprofit and social networking guru who was written up in the Chronicle of Philathantropy Blog for her organization's efforts on MySpace in June. An article on the NPTimes that offers some good advice about online fundraising using circus metaphors via link from AFP Blog. Powered by ScribeFire.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Micro-philanthropy -- that ambiguous term that refers to all things socially networked, small-scale, and charitable -- will have matured. Nonprofits are spicing up their social media communications strategy with language and informalities that may turn-off older supporters and major donors. This is a flawed assumption.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

Netsquared Technology Innovation Fund which is high on the agenda of this year's Netsquared Conference. Online Organizing, Online Communities, and Social Networking New Organizing Institute conducted a jam-packed three-day training for nonprofits on online organizing and technology. Follow the links from here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2006

His list of benefits include: Video is a powerful storytelling medium and has the potential to engage people and build relationship, particularly if using some of the video/social networking sites. The advice/questions: Do most people have and know how to use video cameras to post video replies? Off to consume those now!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2007

" Jayne Cravens from Coyote Communications offers advice and commentary for nonprofit organizations about online social networking. After a brief hiatus from blogging, the studio 501c blog with some great advice for nonprofits on how to explore org.20 Cross posted at Netsquared " Web 2.0, 20 practices.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2006

In Ethiopia, she did organizational capacity building work for a local network of NGOs. What is your sense of how these social networking tools, tagging, blogs and the like ??? What advice would you give to someone about starting a blog? And Netsquared. PersonallyI see a huge potential for web2.0 Technology.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Example: Anyone can publish a blog post on the NetSquared Community Blog and Social Actions' social network, my.socialactions.com. So as a result, we have decided to take your advice and focus on something a little more practical." There are two ways this can happen: 1. allow comments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

I've gotten a lot of great advice about how to get started and I will share it as I plan to blog what I learn about taking this blog to the next level. Social Media Audience Research and Social Network Analysis: I've been tracking social media research snippets for a while, but not in a very well organized way.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Emily : I have one word of advice, go Google something right now and add the word “sucks” with it. One of the best sites on digital activism advice is Mary Joyce's Digitactive - look through her archives to find her advice or email her. Here's my roundup of Twitter advice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

A key point about how difficult it is for most non-profits to shift from message delivery to conversation and advice about being patience. The Technovist offers some 5 tips for nonprofits to get started with social networking sites. " Nonprofits and Web2.0 mean for you? hard to use ?" And if you???re

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2012

Learn more about networking hardware solutions from Brocade and online store creation and management from Shopify. From NetSquared. Get practical advice on live-streaming an activist event and making an all-star meme for your nonprofit. NetSquared is organizing technology-for-social-good events all over the world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2007

DIA Blog has some great advice about HTML email testing. Another online social networking cause-related fundraising site ! Through TechSoup's Netsquared project, blogger Beth Kanter, was commissioned to write a weekly summary. Get $10,000 for your nonprofit plus a t-shirt. What do you think? here's a fundraising strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

According to Read/Write Web , FaberNovel Consulting has released a new research paper on social networks. The paper provides a theoretical overview of social networks and important trends. advice and writes a great blog too. The results differ from a study released earlier this year. And if you???re

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2007

I wonder which one is more effective or appropriate for MySpace culture - visual design or social design ? Whatever, MySpace has over 80% of the total market of social networking site users according a recent report by hitwise, but keep in mind it represents 6.5% White Label Social Networking Sites - Too Much?

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