Brooklyn Museum: Community: bloggers@brooklynmuseum � A Response to Rothstein's "From Picassos to Sarcophagi, Guided Along by Phone Apps"

From the Brooklyn Museum folks

Brooklyn Museum: Community: bloggers@brooklynmuseum � A Response to Rothstein's "From Picassos to Sarcophagi, Guided Along by Phone Apps": "Many of you may have seen Edward Rothstein’s assessment of mobile technology in museums, but if you haven’t it is certainly worth a read and a bit of discussion. The article looks at our mobile application along with the Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Natural History and Rothstein pretty much dislikes the state of the union across the board."

Author Don Tapscott on the growing influence of public participation | Media | The Guardian

Author Don Tapscott on the growing influence of public participation | Media | The Guardian: "Watching television at his Boston home in January this year, Patrick Meier, a director of the crowdsourcing internet platform Ushahidi saw early reports that a devastating earthquake had caused massive damage to Haiti. Within 40 minutes, he was working with a colleague to set up a dedicated Haiti-focused website, and in less than an hour the site was gathering intelligence from people on the ground."

Tweeting Raising Awareness, But Not Direct Dollars - The NonProfit Times Oct 1, 2010

Tweeting Raising Awareness, But Not Direct Dollars - The NonProfit Times Oct 1, 2010: "Tweeting Raising Awareness, But Not Direct Dollars

By Mark Hrywna

Only 3 percent of all Tweets by a sample of nonprofits were dedicated to fundraising or solicitation. Nonprofits are more likely to use social media, such as Twitter and Facebook, to raise awareness, reach out to constituents and promote their events and activities, according to a recent study."

Can True Activism Be Fostered Through Social-Networking Sites? - Give and Take - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Can True Activism Be Fostered Through Social-Networking Sites? - Give and Take - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "Dear Malcolm Gladwell: The nonprofit technology world is not very happy with you.

Mr. Gladwell's article in this week's New Yorker magazine, criticizing the hype about social media's ability to stir social movements, is drawing fire from nonprofit technology experts, among others."

New ASAE website is live... and it rawks. — SocialFish

New ASAE website is live... and it rawks. — SocialFish: "New ASAE website is live… and it rawks.

by Maddie Grant on September 29, 2010
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We LOVE the new ASAE website!! Such a huge improvement, not least because their active community has been brought to the forefront.

So I thought I’d talk to Amy Hissrich, Director of Knowledge Initiatives at ASAE, and mastermind behind the redesign, and ask her to give us a little “behind the scenes” glimpse into the thinking that went into creating the new site."

Technology for the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector :: Tom says "mergers and alliances" - we say "mashups and interoperability." Let's think of ourselves as interoperable allies.

Technology for the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector :: Tom says "mergers and alliances" - we say "mashups and interoperability." Let's think of ourselves as interoperable allies.: "I recently had a very lively conversation with Tom McLaughlin of the Nonprofit Finance Fund. I would never need an excuse to chat with the guy who said, 'organizational culture eats strategy for breakfast,' but on this occasion, I wanted to brief him about my overall vision for online tools that help nonprofits and philanthropies map capacities and match resources with needs and to show off the working prototype of the Nonprofit Management Resources project."

15 Easy-to-Use Apps for Adding Multimedia to Twitter: Business Collaboration News �

15 Easy-to-Use Apps for Adding Multimedia to Twitter: Business Collaboration News �: "I love Twitter, but one thing I admit can be lacking from the service is that it doesn’t allow for embedded images, audio or video in the Twitter stream; you can only link to them."

First Independent aids charity via social media | The Columbian

First Independent aids charity via social media | The Columbian: "The bank’s “Ready to Give” program aims to raise money for five Clark County charities each year by tapping its customers’ Twitter and Facebook networks, in addition to using traditional print and online advertising, said Stacey Graham, chief strategy officer at First Independent Bank. For every dollar raised online, the bank will donate $1, up to $5,000 to each charity or $25,000 total for Evergreen School District Foundation, YWCA Clark County, Innovative Services NW, Columbia Dance and the Clark County Food Bank."

Facebook Co-Founder Is Building a Social Network for Non-Profits [VIDEO]

Facebook Co-Founder Is Building a Social Network for Non-Profits [VIDEO]: "A few hours after (RED) CEO Susan Smith Ellis kicked off the Mashable & 92Y Social Good Summit by saying that she thought someone needed to create a social network specifically for connecting people to non-profit organizations, Facebook Co-founder Chris Hughes took the stage to say he was building it."

How to target wall posts to specific fans - Social media and inbound marketing for non-profits

How to target wall posts to specific fans - Social media and inbound marketing for non-profits

TED Mobile Review | Android Unknown App - PCWorld

TED Mobile Review | Android Unknown App - PCWorld: "TED Mobile is the mobile app version of the TED Website, allowing you to watch its video content on your smartphone. You may know about the TED conferences (TED stands for 'Technology, Entertainment, and Design'); TED's motto is 'Ideas Worth Sharing,' and the nonprofit group posts videos of speakers whose new ideas are transforming (or may transform) the world."

Charities Go Online for Holiday Giving - Prospecting - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Charities Go Online for Holiday Giving - Prospecting - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "Charities Go Online for Holiday Giving

By Peter Panepento

If your organization is planning to incorporate more online fund raising this holiday giving season, you are not alone.

Holly Hall notes in the latest issue of The Chronicle that nonprofit groups are pushing more of their resources into e-mail, social media, and online solicitations as part of their year-end fund-raising mix."

CharityVillage� Research: Five easy ways to increase your blog readership

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CharityVillage� Research: Five easy ways to increase your blog readership

Tech Council launches first social media fundraiser • Business (www.HometownAnnapolis.com - The Capital)

Tech Council launches first social media fundraiser • Business (www.HometownAnnapolis.com - The Capital): "When helping out the homeless, few people put computers and LCD monitors on their list of donations. Two Annapolis nonprofit organizations are doing just that, in just 30 days and using only social media such as e-mail blasts, Facebook and Twitter."

HOW TO: Launch a Broadcast “TV” Channel for Your Nonprofit � Nonprofit Tech 2.0 :: A Social Media Guide for Nonprofits

HOW TO: Launch a Broadcast “TV” Channel for Your Nonprofit � Nonprofit Tech 2.0 :: A Social Media Guide for Nonprofits: "The current technology of live-streaming on the Web has been around for a few years, but only recently with the launch of smartphone Apps that convert phones into video cameras and social media integration, has the technology started to reach mass adoption by Web users (its up 600% in the last year!). Very few nonprofits are currently streaming live programs on Web-based TV channels and if there is one thing I have learned in 15 years of online communications for nonprofits, it’s the early adopters that always win big. Start building your channel and live-streaming communities now. Those nonprofits that do will be the best positioned to be successful at Web television."