Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

There has been some discussion in nonprofit forums, blogs, and listservs about the pros and cons of Facebook Pages versus Groups for nonprofits. I also searched around for some additional advice on Facebook Pages and I've summarized the key points below: Why have a Facebook Page? Well, she just posted something and it rocks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

I first met Amy Fox when she de-lurked on the Museum Computer Network listserv. The goal is to identify and analyze how museums are using Twitter and suggest best practices as well as some possibilities for the future. You might also consider throwing in some key words to make sure you show up in searches.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2007

I've been following Carie Lewis's posts on the NTEN Affinity groups as well as other nonprofit tech listservs (yes, I still do read listservs) and caught up with her for an interview. she manages all social networking profiles, online advertising, search engine optimization, and online marketing techniques for campaigns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2008

Now, I swear I remember seeing something from Easter Seals or another nonprofit on a listserv that mentioned either social networking policy or blogging policy. t have naughty gifts on your Facebook profile if your ???friends??? Our goals are: ??? s popularity rating on blog search engines like Technorati. Include Links.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 7, 2007

That may be fine for people who want the exercise of reinventing the wheel, but it's a disaster if our goal is to grow and improve what we offer to visitors. The profiles were the last thing added, when we were getting into the nature of the site itself. You can also click from people's profiles to send them an email.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

Wikis don't explicitly acknowledge individuals with "profile power"--content is prioritized, not identity. A great public example of a wiki-based project is WeAreMedia , a wiki with the goal of creating a "social media starter kit for non-profits." The goal of a wiki is to aggregate content of interest. So when do wikis work?

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