Wednesday, June 02, 2010

How to Avoid Social Network Burnout

From Web Worker Daily
How to Avoid Social Network Burnout: "It’s not trending on Twitter just yet, but I’ve noticed recently that a number of individuals I follow are taking breaks from it and other social networks. Some have announced their intentions; others have just gone quiet — and it seems that social network burnout is to blame."

massnonprofit.org ::

massnonprofit.org ::: "he second annual Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report, released by NTEN, Common Knowledge, and ThePort, was based on an online survey conducted during this past February and March. A total of 1173 respondents representing nonprofits of all sizes and from multiple vertical segments indicated that a growing nonprofit presence on commercial social networks such as Facebook and Twitter, but a decreased usage of private social networks."

Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Guest Post: A Social-Media Experiment Raises Big Money for Small Charity - Social Philanthropy - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Guest Post: A Social-Media Experiment Raises Big Money for Small Charity - Social Philanthropy - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "Estrella Rosenberg didn't set out to raise money when she began experimenting with the social-networking site Foursquare in April.

Ms. Rosenberg, the founder and director of Big Love Little Hearts and One Hundred Squared, in Chicago, was simply trying to see if the location-based social-networking site could be used to stimulate some conversation about her cause, which focuses on congenital heart defects."