Social media can improve organizations’ internal communications | TMA Resources

Social media can improve organizations’ internal communications | TMA Resources: As social media expert Steve Nicholls recently highlighted, however, there is another major advantage to the medium that many firms overlook. Social media, he argued, can significantly improve internal communications within an organization.

Information sharing

Speaking to Daily Business Buzz, Nicholls argued that by using social media internally, an organization or association has the potential to significantly improve its information sharing capabilities. According to Nicholls, this is an area that many firms struggle with, but it is extremely important to the overall success of the organization.

Social media 'should not just be for fundraising' - Civil Society - IT - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits

Social media 'should not just be for fundraising' - Civil Society - IT - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits: Charities should be using social media to deliver services, according to research carried out by social enterprise Connect Assist.

According to a survey carried out by the contact centre solutions organisation, 80 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds and 73 per cent of 25 to 34-year-olds use Facebook, Twitter and the internet to get financial, social or emotional advice.

Teens turn from Facebook to fresher social-media sites – USATODAY.com

Teens turn from Facebook to fresher social-media sites – USATODAY.com: Facebook appears to have competition for teens' attention, and they're drifting to other social-media sites as evidence mounts that the growth of the world's largest social network is slowing.

The AFP Blog

The AFP Blog: Rebooted!

AFP TechKnow, our inaugural conference on fundraising and technology, was great. If you didn’t get a chance to attend, you can experience online some of the things you missed through our TechKnow Review page on the AFP website.

4 Strategies that Helped The Ellie Fund Win Twive & Receive | Inspiring Generosity

4 Strategies that Helped The Ellie Fund Win Twive & Receive | Inspiring Generosity: Last week Razoo conducted a national fundraising campaign where 162 nonprofits competed to win a share of $30,000 in prize money. The Ellie Fund (based in the home of the RedSox, thank you) won first prize for raising over $53,000 in 24 hours!

Do Daily Deals Work?

Do Daily Deals Work?: Some merchants who've used Groupon or LivingSocial have grumbled about lack of sales from the daily deals model. But non-profits dig it, and it's not just for the money.

Techies can seem slow to embrace philanthropy - News from USA TODAY

Techies can seem slow to embrace philanthropy - News from USA TODAY: Philanthropic agencies last month eagerly anticipated Facebook’s initial public stock offering, which tech industry analysts said might create some 850 new millionaires.

They hoped they’d get to “like” some of the newfound wealth, too.

While the early performance of the stock has fallen below expectations, anticipation remains high in the non-profit community.

Running for Charity Takes Mobile Turn

Running for Charity Takes Mobile Turn: You don't have to wait for that run or walk for charity in two weeks. If you have a smartphone, your daily stroll or run can earn money for charity.

An article at Mashable gives the low down on Charity Miles, an exercise app that nestles nicely on your Apple or Android phone.

Wish You Could Change the Name of Your Nonprofit’s Facebook Page? Now You Can � Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Blog :: A Social Media Guide for Nonprofits

Wish You Could Change the Name of Your Nonprofit’s Facebook Page? Now You Can � Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Blog :: A Social Media Guide for Nonprofits: There’s a sixth upgrade I want to add to the recent blog post Five Recent Upgrades That Nonprofits Need to Know About – you can now request to change the name of your nonprofit’s Facebook Page by visiting:

Data in service for others

- The Washington Post: The 36-hour hackathon, held last March in the District, was organized by the recently incorporated nonprofit DataKind that looks to match nonprofits with data experts to help improve the work of charities.

By the end of the night, one child advocacy nonprofit turned a spreadsheet of data into an interactive map that shows the well-being of children by neighborhood in the District. An environmental foundation learned to use Google analytics and other software tools to understand the effectiveness of its national volunteer event.

New charity domain name in the pipeline - Civil Society - IT - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits

New charity domain name in the pipeline - Civil Society - IT - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits: The Public Interest Registry has applied to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers for permission to establish the .ngo domain name for charities and non-profit organisations around the world.