Google Hangouts: Give Your Conferences a Longer Life: Associations Now

Google Hangouts: Give Your Conferences a Longer Life: Associations Now: Google Hangouts have been gaining momentum in the meetings and conferences sphere due to their capabilities and ease of use. Google members can invite other members to join a session, record the conversation, and then give it feet by posting it on YouTube or writing a blog post about the meetup.

Here are some ways organizations have used Google Hangouts:

A warm welcome: The International Franchise Association recently hosted a Hangout welcoming first-time convention attendees. T

Social data integration key to successful campaign planning | TMA Resources

Social data integration key to successful campaign planning | TMA Resources: A new study by J.D. Power and Associates revealed a direct link between social media and success, implying that organizations need to more effectively integrate these channels into marketing plans. The majority of an organization's clients interacting on social channels, particularly for service needs or support, are between the ages of 18 and 29. However, Jacqueline Anderson, director of social media and text analytics for the firm, explained that regardless of age group, the impact of social engagement is considerable.

Arab Publics Turning to Social Networks to Express Political Views | Pew Research Center

Arab Publics Turning to Social Networks to Express Political Views | Pew Research Center: Social networking has spread around the world with remarkable speed. In countries such as Britain, the United States, Russia, the Czech Republic and Spain, about half of all adults now use Facebook and similar websites. These sites are also popular in many lower-income nations, where, once people have access to the internet, they tend to use it for social networking.

Big Data: A Natural Solution for Disaster Relief | SmartData Collective

Big Data: A Natural Solution for Disaster Relief | SmartData Collective: Terrestrial challenges, on the other hand, are currently more amenable to big data. One of big data’s true strengths lies in crisis mapping, the process of using visualizations, footage, analysis and apps to get an overview of a disaster as it evolves. Google’s Superstorm Sandy Crisis Map tracked the course of last winter’s storm, with video footage, evacuation routes and emergency aid centers. The UN commissioned the Digital Humanitarian Network to track the real-time effects of Typhoon Pablo in the Philippines. Among other efforts, social data was analyzed to provide a detailed, real-time map of displaced people, fatalities, crop damage, broken bridges and more.

New Web Site Teaches Charities About Finances - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

New Web Site Teaches Charities About Finances - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: New Web Site Teaches Charities About Finances

By Nicole Wallace

A new Web site seeks to help social-service charities bolster their financial know-how.

StrongNonprofits.org offers in-depth information and guides on budgeting, financial analysis, monitoring, and the role of boards in financial management. The site was created by the Wallace Foundation and Fiscal Management Associates, a consulting company that focuses on nonprofit financial management.

Techcafeteria Blog � The Nonprofit Management Gap

Techcafeteria Blog � The Nonprofit Management Gap: ome of those jobs got bad, but here’s how bad it can get when management just doesn’t get technology.

So, back to my rant, here’s my question: why would we increase the strategic role of marketing at the expense of strategic technology integration? Is that a conscious desire to move just as far backward as we’re moving forward? Is this suggestion out of a frustration that people who manage technology aren’t exclusively supporting communications in our resource-strapped environments? In any case, it’s a sad day for the sector if we’re going to pitch turf wars instead of overall competence. There is no question: we need high level technologists looking after our infrastructure, data strategy, and constituent engagement. But we can’t address critical needs by crippling other areas.