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By Bob Alves, President and CEO, Advanced Solutions International. Nonprofit organizations are increasingly adopting socialnetworking tools to create a sense of community among members and donors. Why Internal Tools? An internal community is also a great way to increase Web traffic and search engine optimization (SEO).
All of these trends are interdependent, often reinforcing the others, so as I approach the end, I hope to synthesize them into some working hypotheses and best practices for social impact leverage." " International Digital Youth Work Events, 20th-23rd Sep – What can you share? What can you learn? «
Just because someone is 19 and came of age using Facebook in his personal life does not mean that he can manage and implement your online communities on social media sites successfully. Untrained interns were fine two or three years ago, when the Social Web was still in its infancy and everyone was experimenting.
The 2nd Annual International Fundraising eConference is coming up May 11-13, and simply because you're reading this blog, you qualify for 25% off. The Hype and the Potential of SocialNetwork Fundraising . Tags: ifc international fundraising conference NPTech NTEN Fundraising.
In the newest eNonprofit Benchmarks report from NTEN and M+R Strategies, it’s easy to see what a compelling cause may be to Millennial donors: disaster. This rebound was led by an enormous 163% increase in the International sector due to emergencies like the earthquake in Haiti and flooding in Pakistan.
Students experience the interdisciplinary and collaborative development of user interface solutions in international software projects while getting into FLOSS development." However, many women in technology and social media still face a digital ceiling." " This report is from NTEN, Common Knowledge, and The Port.
Provided you set aside the time to explore and experiment, your nonprofit can use the tools listed below to significantly improve your web and email communications and your social media campaigns. Social Media. Buffer enables social media managers to schedule posts on socialnetworks throughout the day and evening.
Daum and NTEN will be sharing resources with our respective communities. According to Daum's 2010 survey of 500 Korean nonprofits, text messaging is a widely-adopted communications channel for nonprofit PR purposes, while few Korean nonprofits are using socialnetworks for that purpose. Sound familiar?)
(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.
(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.). In this episode , the Baudcast panel discusses international fundraising and online giving.
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SocialNetworking for Social Change According to TechCrunch , Change.org, a socialnetworking site that links volunteers to causes and voters to politicians will launch a new white-label socialnetwork for non-profits. Remember, it's not the level , but whether it is a match to your audience.
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. with "just for fun."
Flickr: Jazzyblue TR This week, NTEN members have been busy as always - with a focus on new reports, research, and lots of reflections! In Amnesty International 's latest annual report , the impact of technology on communities is highlighted by the use of mobile phone and radio. Have more news to share?
" The blur between our personal and professional identities on socialnetworking sites may seem all too obvious, but the issue is becoming more prevalent as we use sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn as professional networking tools. Topics can include: Introduction to social media. So what can we do?
You may agree with this or not, but I think it’s safe to say that the skill of listening online is one that all nonprofits should learn – it’s essential for anyone who wants to harness the power of the social web in their online strategy. We Are Media Tactical Module 1: Listening by NTEN and Beth Kanter. 3tyuxpqbwg khgf89n3cu.
By Bob Alves, CEO, Advanced Solutions International. This is certainly true for social media. After all, associations have been in the "socialnetworking" business long before Facebook and Twitter became household names, Lehman says. Socialnetworking is another layer that enables that.
In addition, during a roundtable on social media at the conference, I was fortunate to meet social media experts in India ( @ nirav @ amnigos @ pranavbhasin @ paritoshsharma and @ avinashraghava ) who shared some examples. In order for social media to have full impact, it needs to scale within an organization.
As part of that work we get to connect with and learn from organizations using new media in the field -- and this summer we hit the road, attending the International AIDS Conference , CDC's Health Communication, Marketing, and Marketing Conference , the Ryan White All Grantee meeting , and the U.S. Conference on AIDS. Plan ahead.
Skype - Skype's video conferencing abilities are a great way to have free long distance or international phone calls to family or friends. The network has pretty extensive groups function which focus topics like body and health, learning, love and travel. Tags: NPTech NTEN. Getting Specialized.
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Our pals at NTEN have put together a survey to poll how nonprofits are using socialnetworking sites to increase their reach. Questions cover both external socialnetworking efforts using sites like Twitter and Facebook to internalsocialnetworks that your organization may have created yourself (like a community forum).
Except the door you opened was to your socialnetwork space. Trying to raise money, you increase your socialnetworking, adding that responsibility to one of your employees, one who is paid with grant funds. It is caught during an internal audit. What part of socialnetworking can be charged to program funds?
Photo by Marco Wessel Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending one of NTEN's "Ask the Expert" calls and chats with Wendy Harman who is the professional listener for the Red Cross. She has a social media elevator pitch just in case she runs into one of the senior managers. What's your social media elevator pitch?
A team led by the International Institute of Information Technology in Hyderabad, India, is working on a battery-powered diagnostic device, costing less than US$100, which can monitor a patient's heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen levels. Nonprofits are also seeking to effectively use these powerful tools for social change.
A team led by the International Institute of Information Technology in Hyderabad, India, is working on a battery-powered diagnostic device, costing less than US$100, which can monitor a patient's heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen levels. Nonprofits are also seeking to effectively use these powerful tools for social change.
Socialnetworking, once the office pariah, is now becoming an integrated part of office culture. According to a recent study, more people are connecting with social media on their mobile devices than on desktops. But what happens when that employee or intern leaves? This post was originally published at [link].
As many of you know, we raised $10,020 to send 61 people to the NTC on scholarship , which has (so far) resulted in 556 views of the NTEN Community Rhapsody. on the awesome team of outside consultants who help NTEN's staff of 6 pull it all off. Tags: 10NTC Collaboration NPTech NTEN programs Program. It cost $10,458.22
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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.
. “ Mobile is the Needle, Social the Thread ” is the name of a presentation from Pew Internet data that illustrates the rapid growth of mobile connectivity and socialnetworking in the U.S., She is also the Membership Director at NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network. Her blog is Contentious.com.
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As Facebook reaches 600 million users in January 2011, social media continues to attract attention from nonprofits internationally. Tip(s): Always make sure your online communications materials (such as eNewsletters) can be shared via social media easily. Erica speaks internationally on social media and social enterprise development.
Brett Meyer, NTEN. Even an organization with the marketing muscle and international support of OLPC can't avoid infighting over whether or not they should build a version of their system featuring Microsoft's distinctly unfree Windows XP. Tags: digital divide Newsletter NPTech NTEN. The digital divide doesn't exist.
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. Out of all sectors in the nonprofit community, International groups had the highest average gift size ($117) for a one-time gift and monthly donations ($33 monthly gifts).
Social Media and socialnetworks allow for the quantum effects, paired elements at a distance. And another multiplier comes from Network Theory (not Einstein directly but building on physics and mathematics) which shows that a network strength is in its Weak ties / Loose connections. Especially in this economy.
It's time to go beyond listening and responding and get into several key areas: monitoring , running bold campaigns , adding video , and fundraising in online socialnetworks. They built an iGoogle dashboard and fed RSS feeds based on information they were seeking in online socialnetworks.
Source: Dollar Bin, Flickr In February, I'll be co-teaching the " WeAreMedia Live " intensive two-day workshop in San Francisco from NTEN. The goal is to help participants create a social media strategy AND take a deep dive into the tactics and tools of social media. Josh Bernhoff, Social Technographics 2008 3.
. - ADAPT my existing social media strategy based on the new things I learn and ideas I have as a result of reading the books. GIVE BACK by reporting out on what I have learned and how I am using the books, both internally (within my org.) As you know, it takes more than access to create a successful social media network.
Integration of traditional website and social media, of all communications channels. Internal communications - strategies, intranet, etc. If you build it, they will come, does not apply to socialnetworking. Tags: 10NTC community NPTech NTEN. "I built it. why didn't they come?" " IT Track.
I also contributed a chapter on the topic to NTEN's Managing Your Technology To Meet Your Mission due out by Wiley I covered the building blocks of a classic ROI process, but translated to a nonprofit context. Community managers need to be the “Internal Evangelist” for these companies.
Submitted by Marc van Bree, editor of Dutch Perspective During last week’s League of American Orchestras conference, I was following the session on socialnetworking on Twitter. Mark Pemberton, who tweets @aborchestras, asked where the “business” is in social media. Socialnetworking is a tactic or tool in your strategy.
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