Andy [email protected]
Social Networking for Nonprofits
Review
1. You should be able to edit your website from any ___________.
2. Your website should have the ability to publish an _____ “feed”. This lets people use a “feed reader” to view new content.
Weblogs
• Writing ordered by most recent items first
• Focus on a defined set of topics• Publish “feeds” (RSS*) so people can
“subscribe” to updates• One or more authors• Basic website content management
system
* RSS 2.0 = Really simple syndication
http://tinyurl.com/53jkzg
www.newsgator.com
• name• org/job• what you hope to learn today
It’s all about you…
NPower’s MissionTo inspire and empower
nonprofits to use technology to better serve their communities.
http://nptechguide.pbwiki.com/
www.slideshare.net/npowermichigan
Examples of Social Media
• Social Bookmarking
• Blogging
• Feed Reading & Sharing
• Social Networking
• Photosharing
• Video
• Podcasts
www.delicious.com/NPowerMichigan/
www.commoncraft.com
http://tinyurl.com/4t9ytx
http://tinyurl.com/2yj5uq
http://tinyurl.com/2dneye
http://tinyurl.com/4cnjj8
www.myspace.com/thehumanesociety
www.diosacommunications.com/myspacebestpractices.htm
www.ning.com
CULTURE matters
PLACEmattersless
…although PLACE still matters
CONNECTIVITYmatters more
Mobile Internet
2008
www.MobileActive.org
www.twitter.com
The American Cancer Society has had success in raising real money with virtual walkathons in Second Life. . . .
A few hundred avatars did that walk in 2005, raising $5,000. This year’s walk has raised $82,000 at a cost of $4,200 — and it will not take place until the end of next month.
Source: Foundation With Real Money Ventures Into Virtual World,by Stephanie Strom, July 22, 2007.
http://tinyurl.com/3vrmq4
www.nonprofitcommons.org/about
http://educationalvodcasting.com/
www.slideshare.net/npowermichigan/
www.delicious.com/NPowerMichigan/
http://linkbun.ch/
Text
“npowermi” to
41411
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Andy Wolber
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