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Friday, September 11, 2009
New YouTube Feature Helps Charities Raise Money With Videos - Philanthropy.com
New YouTube Feature Helps Charities Raise Money With Videos - Philanthropy.com: "Michael Hoffman, of See3 Communications, in Chicago, is using his See What’s Out There blog to spread the word about a new feature YouTube has created for charities in its YouTube Nonprofit Program."
Twitter Blog
Twitter Blog: "Now that we know more about how Twitter is being used, we've made changes to our Terms of Service—these are the basic rules that go along with using Twitter. The revisions more appropriately reflect the nature of Twitter and convey key issues such as ownership. For example, your tweets belong to you, not to Twitter. With these revisions, we expect some discussion so here are a few highlights from the updated page."
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management
The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management: "Is It Donor Management Software Or Business Intelligence
By Paul Clolery
You would think that if someone adopts a dog or cat at a shelter that the organization would immediately know if that person was also a donor. But that wasn’t the case for an organization in the Midwest.
The organization changed its software and now coordinates information between departments. “For the first time they will know when a donor adopts a dog because their donors, adopters, volunteers, service providers and the people who drop off stray animals all reside in the same, easy-to-use system,” said Keith Heller, principal at Heller Consulting which is implementing Common Ground for the animal welfa"
By Paul Clolery
You would think that if someone adopts a dog or cat at a shelter that the organization would immediately know if that person was also a donor. But that wasn’t the case for an organization in the Midwest.
The organization changed its software and now coordinates information between departments. “For the first time they will know when a donor adopts a dog because their donors, adopters, volunteers, service providers and the people who drop off stray animals all reside in the same, easy-to-use system,” said Keith Heller, principal at Heller Consulting which is implementing Common Ground for the animal welfa"
An Interview with Sarah Koch from Facebook Causes | TechRepublican.com
An Interview with Sarah Koch from Facebook Causes | TechRepublican.com: "Facebook has a lot of great applications, but by far one of the coolest is Causes. Not only can you use it to raise money for nonprofit organizations, there are a ton of other great features that can help organizations get their message out and engage their supporters – and Causes is constantly coming up with new ways to improve the application and help people make a difference."
Gear Up for Giving: Social Media Tutorials for Nonprofits | Case Foundation
Gear Up for Giving: Social Media Tutorials for Nonprofits | Case Foundation: "Gear Up for Giving is a month-long series of social media tutorials, to help nonprofits and their supporters understand how to use key tools and techniques to create awareness, catalyze civic action and cultivate new supporters and donors for their causes."
KIDS MAKE THE DARNDEST READERS - Association Bisnow - Washington
KIDS MAKE THE DARNDEST READERS - Association Bisnow - Washington: "How do you turn your Twitter followers and Facebook friends into members? Yesterday, we joined 25 association types at an ASAE idea swap at the Reagan Building to talk about social media. Moderator Lynn Morton, the one woman social media team for American Academy of Physician Assistants, offered tips:"
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
WordPress Adds Real-time Update Alerts, Makes RSS Relevant Again? | Technomix | Fast Company
WordPress Adds Real-time Update Alerts, Makes RSS Relevant Again? | Technomix | Fast Company: "WordPress just added a new feature called RSSCloud--and as unassuming as that sounds, it's going to have a potent effect on every WordPress blog: They're all going to get a little injection of real-time update action."
Seth's Blog: Clout
Seth's Blog: Clout: "Clout
The web knows something, but it's not telling us, at least not yet.
The web knows how many followers you have on Twitter, how many friends you have on Facebook, how many people read your blog."
The web knows something, but it's not telling us, at least not yet.
The web knows how many followers you have on Twitter, how many friends you have on Facebook, how many people read your blog."
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