SOCIAL MEDIA MANIA - Association Bisnow - Washington

SOCIAL MEDIA MANIA - Association Bisnow - Washington: "t seems not so long ago that we were all minimizing Facebook and Twitter on our desktops every time the boss walked by. Now, many are expected to be logged in from 9-to-5 (and beyond). Association and non-profit social media managers, users, and lovers came together offline last week at the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network DC's social media conference."

19 Tech Tools for Meeting Planners and Attendees – Engage365

19 Tech Tools for Meeting Planners and Attendees – Engage365: "We are always hearing about Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, but there are many more new technologies that can make our jobs as a meeting professional easier and create unique and engaging experiences for attendees

Here’s the list of my favorite tech tools as shared in my 20 New Tech Tools for Meeting Planners, Attendees and Anyone Who Likes to Connect webinar."

Twitter Creator Jack Dorsey on Plane Crashes, the Ghost of Britney Spears, and the Difficulty of Defining Influence | Fast Company

Twitter Creator Jack Dorsey on Plane Crashes, the Ghost of Britney Spears, and the Difficulty of Defining Influence | Fast Company: "When you talk with the tech cognoscenti that you roll with, does the idea of influence and influencers come up?

It definitely comes up. Not so much how to create influence, but how to track it. A lot of technologists are focused on creating platforms for influencers to use. But there is a deep curiosity around how to track and analyze it and get a sense of how it happens and how it happens in real time. And that is really hard to define, as I’m sure you’re discovering. (laughs)"

CharityVillage� Research: Blogging for a cause: 15 extraordinary examples of how nonprofits are using social media to affect change

CharityVillage� Research: Blogging for a cause: 15 extraordinary examples of how nonprofits are using social media to affect change: "Blogging for a cause: 15 extraordinary examples of how nonprofits are using social media to affect change

By Sumac Research
August 9, 2010

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Social networking is becoming increasingly popular for one primary reason: people want to connect. That need to connect has created an explosion in online forms of social media, creating new opportunities for engagement that can be very beneficial to nonprofits. How can your organization take advantage of these social spaces?

Well, here are 15 extraordinary examples of how nonprofits are using social media to engage, inspire, and grow that we think just might inspire you:"

O2 makes text donations free for charities - Civil Society - IT - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits

O2 makes text donations free for charities - Civil Society - IT - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits: "O2 has become the second mobile operator to pledge to deliver 100 per cent of all text donation value to charities in a move which could signal an industry-wide shift.

Mobile operator O2 announced today that from 1 August this year it will pass on the entire value of text donations made to charities from its customers via the use of short-codes with the prefix ‘70’. It comes just three weeks after Vodafone became the first UK operator to declare that it would pass on the entirety of all donations worth more than £1.

Online Philanthropic Resources Enhance Education Curriculum - Philanthropy - pitchengine.com

Online Philanthropic Resources Enhance Education Curriculum - Philanthropy - pitchengine.com

Cisco, nonprofit launch community network projects in northern Ohio - Computerworld

Cisco, nonprofit launch community network projects in northern Ohio - Computerworld: "n a videoconference and Webcast presentation organized by Cisco, OneCommunity CEO Scot Rourke said the Cisco partnership will allow an expansion of telemedicine programs between hospitals and patients, using a $13 million federal grant, and free public Internet access for job training centers in low-income areas. There will also be programs for refurbishing old computers and training in the use of Webex conferencing to improve interactions between groups, he said."

Tanja Aitamurto: Nonprofits: Open Up Your Data, Become a Platform Organization

Tanja Aitamurto: Nonprofits: Open Up Your Data, Become a Platform Organization: "Traditionally, nonprofits are closed organizations that function as a middleman between donors and beneficiaries. The organizations allocate the funds to the destinations that they decide to, and the donors support the organization, rather than a specific project. The beneficiaries and the donors are at the other ends of the chain - there is hardly any contact between those two ends."

Online Fundraising Best�Practices - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Online Fundraising Best�Practices - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop: "Did You Know?

* 300 billion was raised in 2008 (Giving USA);

* $15 billion was raised online in 2008 – a 44% increase over 2007) (Blackbaud);

* $21 million has been raised by Causes since its launch three years ago;

* 30% of online giving happens in December. (2008 donorCentrics Internet Giving Collaborative Benchmarking Analysis);

* The average online gift was $144.72, according to BlackBaud though M&R’s benchmark study noted that the average one time online gift was $81."

massnonprofit.org ::

massnonprofit.org ::: "Database Available to Help Mass. Nonprofits Build Their Capacity

July 20, 2010 — The Massachusetts Nonprofit Database, an online tool that provides comprehensive information that nonprofits can use to build their capacity, the first of its kind in the state, is now available.

A collaboration of The Boston Foundation and the Urban Institute's National Center for Charitable Statistics, the database is available by clicking here."

BBC News - Making sense of the web during a crisis

BBC News - Making sense of the web during a crisis: "One year on, Mr Gosier and the not-for-profit groups Ushahidi are about to release SwiftRiver, a suite of tools that can intelligently crunch, process, filter, and verify the torrent of real-time news that spills on to the web on a daily basis and peaks during a crisis.

The ultimate goal is to mesh together thousands of pieces of information and spit out a single, unified and useful feed."

Where Social Media Meets Strategy - Forbes.com

Where Social Media Meets Strategy - Forbes.com: "Sure, Twitter might have helped millions of victims of natural disasters, from fires to hurricanes to the recent Haiti earthquake, but some executives may ask what that has to do with employees. (Some say that Hurricane Katrina would have ended differently if it hadn't occurred 'BSM' or 'Before Social Media.')"

Who's Your Mayor? Philanthropy Meets Foursquare | Social Enterprise

Who's Your Mayor? Philanthropy Meets Foursquare | Social Enterprise: "Blanketing BART stations in San Francisco since mid-June are public service ads urging passers-by to use their cell phones to 'drill the oil industry.' Another Twitter campaign? Guess again. Think Foursquare, the new mobile social network which a number of nonprofits are using to drum up some money and a crowd of supporters -- online and off."

MySpace Resuscitated With UI and Social Messaging Makeover? | Fast Company

MySpace Resuscitated With UI and Social Messaging Makeover? | Fast Company: "MySpace is still alive, which may not be surprising, but the fact that it's alive and kicking is a bit of a shock: It's due to give a sleek revamp to its hideous profile pages, and has bought Threadbox to rejig its social messaging skills.

The news about a revamp to MySpace's profile pages first came via a tweet from a MySpace executive, but then MySpace confirmed it via a short statement: 'We're testing a new look and feel of our site among users' it noted, adding that clients seemed to like the changes thus far. 'As always, we're interested in hearing feedback from our community as we roll out enhancements to the user experience and look forward to sharing more details with you in the coming weeks' is a much more exciting phrase to read, though, as it points to a more thorough revamp en route."

Clarity over control in action: The Red Cross Social Media Handbook — SocialFish

Great Tool from RedCross. Thanks to Social Fish for the Heads up.

Clarity over control in action: The Red Cross Social Media Handbook — SocialFish: "The Red Cross Social Media Handbook (below) is an EXCELLENT slidedeck that the Red Cross uses to educate their stakeholders about their social media policy. It’s long but worth looking though carefully."