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External, alienated, busy-busy

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I won’t miss the barrage of info I don’t need, or the time spent. Although it likely won’t be on too many up-to-the-minute news items (like the recent Ning Thing) because I’ll be paying less attention to those goings on, and more attention to other, deeper things. I’ll miss the banter, and the exchange.

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Strengthen Your Community with a Knowledge Sharing Network

NTEN

Every day, people ask, and get answers to, questions about best practices , professional development , just - in - time technical info , whimsical resources , legal issues , and many other questions related to librarianship. Consider Ning, Basecamp, and Zoho. Some are huge. Some are successful, but messy. Hard to use.

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Make new online community members feel welcome

Forum One

social network on Ning) and promptly received a welcome message encouraging me to get involved. 8 - Check out our Resources - We have created a Resource tab with repositories of info on gov't organizations, news sources, awards, conferences, opportunities, recruitment programs, training resources, etc. Hop in and comment.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Putting the U in YouTube, Some Cool Events, and Electronic Sheep Dreams

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Seattle's Net Tuesday Group has just launched a social networking site on ning. " Best Engaging Communities " a large collection of best-practices info and case studies about managing online communities found by Ian Wilker. NetSquared. Net Tuesday Seattle has been in the local press too! NpTech Talk.

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The Real Housewives of Social Media: Cooking up Recipes for Nonprofit Success

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ThePort, Ning) Multimedia content sharing is a powerful tool for storytelling, providing content that is easy to share and embed. Post your commenting policy on your Fan Page's info tab. It tends to be ideal when catering to the emotional side of issues and is well-utilized for user generated content. Be transparent.

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Forum One Staff Share OpenGov Ideas

Forum One

Interactive Rich Media Learning Tool for Historical Benefit Info. Technical consideration: The site should be built on a non-proprietary platform rather than Ning to address privacy concerns. In addition, the site should enable local stakeholders to upload their own information; enabling the directory to scale to meet the crisis.

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