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Bottom line – nonprofits are having some success in connecting with new constituents and generating action, but the socialnetwork works best when requiring a low level of commitment. Like other studies have noted, socialnetworks like Facebook are not raising much money. hours per week on the socialnetwork.
I linked to a great thought piece a while back on opening up the social graph (that is, your network of friends.) I linked to a great thought piece a while back on opening up the social graph (that is, your network of friends.) Jon Stahl pointed me to a great article , also about opening up the social graph.
Another NTC means more great studies about nonprofit technology released, including the 2012 " Nonprofit SocialNetworking Benchmarks Report." for yourself: > Download the 2012 Nonprofit SocialNetwork Benchmark Report. It's free! >
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You can now identify your most “social” constituents, and when you know that you are in position to develop mutually beneficial relationships with them that are productive and respect their advocacy of your cause. Four Social Media Types. If they know you and care about you, they will help you achieve your goals.
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Thanks to a scholarship from NTEN, I was given the opportunity to fly to Sydney to attend the ConnectingUp! Conference, to network with and learn from the Australian nonprofit technology sector. He was ahead of the game on advocacy and education through social media and awareness. And to the folks at ConnectingUp!,
Check out the 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study from M+R Strategic Services and NTEN which surveyed 40 nonprofit organizations and analyzed all of this data and more. Online Advocacy and Email. Advocacy emails had the highest open, click-through, and response rates of any type of email, as well as the lowest unsubscribe rate.
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(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome, or contact Annaliese with your updates.). Tags: community buzz nten member. Members are in bold.
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What really excites me about the result is the lesson it can teach advocacy and nonprofit organizations across the country. Don't forget, NTEN members, you can all get this book, as well as all the other great resources from Jossey-Bass/Wiley, at 20% off with your member discount. for Charities by Ted Hart, James M.
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frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts SocialNetwork ROI Calculator SocialNetworking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" The total amount of money raised online increased by 26 percent from 2007 to 2008.
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Ruby Sinreich's Advocacy 2.0 And Congrats to Michele Murrain for joinging NTEN board !). Social Web. Here's two roundups of links about social media and nonprofits. This one via NTEN and Neighborhood Networks Conference and this one via the nonprofit blog exchange. NpTech Talk. I so need a better system.
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frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts SocialNetwork ROI Calculator SocialNetworking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Panelist: Dan Willis, Consultant for Sapient 3.
Photo by Terry Bain in Flickr I've been hearing a lot lately from folks who work in nonprofits asking for examples of "social media or socialnetworking policies." But, if an organization simply cuts and pastes a social media policy without the internal culture change, it won't be effective. There needs to be discussion.
I even discovered a Cycling AdvocacyNetwork blog. He also asks a great question on that I was pondering over with a reporter today: Beyond the big MySpace and Facebook socialnetworks, how are nonprofits getting their message out and finding supporters on smaller, niche networks?
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In The Networked Nonprofit: Connecting With Social Media To Drive Change, co-authors Beth Kanter and Allison Fine, show how social media is catalyzing a shift away from this type of “organization-centric&# advocacy, governance and communications toward a “network-centric&# approach.
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What’s on tap for social media and advocacy? Holly Ross, NTEN. Online Advocacy is broken. What fundraising strategies will be a game changer for nonprofits in 2011? Frogloop asked some of our favorite nonprofit campaigners and experts to give us their thoughts and predictions. And not apps.
501 Tech NYC organizes monthly meetups in cities nationwide for NTEN members and other nonprofiteers who wanna chat about technology, online engagement strategy, social media and more. Foursquare, and other location-based socialnetworks like Gowalla , Whrrl , Causeworld and more are all the rage these days.
The Social Change Challenge will crowdsource innovative ideas from nonprofits to change the world. We'll share big ideas for using social media for nonprofit program delivery and some good tips for crowdsourcing for social change. Submitted by Ted Fickes Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People!
And now, dear readers, NTEN will respond. Tags: activism Advocacy Collaboration Malcom Gladwell NPTech NTENSocial Media Communications. The Atlantic has responded, The Huffington Post has responded, The New York Times has responded.
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We connect with members using e-mail and socialnetworking, carry out research on search engines and Web sites, and use online services to purchase supplies and produce and store documents. Tags: Advocacy Leadership Newsletter NPTech NTEN privacy. Ozer, ACLU of Northern California.
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