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21 January 2010

How to Bring Facebook Fans to Your Nonprofit Blog: Part 1

A challenging social media question came in from a very small health-related nonprofit support group, recently: How can we move the active conversation on our Facebook fan Page over to our organization’s blog? (read more)
Posted Thursday, 21 January 2010 at 11:59 AM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 8 comments
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11 January 2010

Association Chat (#assnchat) Blog Launched

Launched today, Association Chat’s new blog helps association folks to connect with colleagues in the weekly #assnchat Twitter chat, and extends the conversation's reach from Twitter to the wider Web. Could your own organization and its chapters (or a network of nonprofits that share a common cause) do something similar, to help amplify your own online message? (read more)
Posted Monday, 11 January 2010 at 5:29 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 2 comments
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23 November 2009

Showcase Your Members' Videos with YouTube Direct

What if you could display a playlist of member-created videos on your non-profit's website, just like the big mainstream news media websites? YouTube Direct makes it easy. (read more)
Posted Monday, 23 November 2009 at 9:30 AM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 4 comments
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03 November 2009

Social Media Best Practices for Non-Profit &amp; Public Sector Organizations

Jay Moonah's presentation on Social Media Best Practices for Non-Profit & Public Sector Organizations was streamed live online as part of The Canadian Institute’s recent “Managing Social Media” conference recently - but if you missed it, no worries! We’ve got the highlights right here. (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 03 November 2009 at 4:10 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 3 comments
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22 October 2009

8 Best Free Video-Sharing Sites for Nonprofits

Thanks to low-cost cameras, and free or inexpensive software tools, there’s a place for video production within the budget of even small nonprofits and associations. And distributing your videos on the Internet has never been cheaper or easier... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 22 October 2009 at 8:40 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 14 comments
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20 October 2009

Facebook Groups Get a Page-style Makeover

Facebook has just begun to introduce a new design for its Groups application that looks a lot more like Pages and personal Profiles. "Giving Groups a Stronger Voice" should be good news for the many nonprofit folks frustrated by the limitations of Facebook Groups, compared to what the spiffy new Fan Pages offer. (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 20 October 2009 at 1:48 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 9 comments
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05 August 2009

100 Online Tools for Non-Profits

Tight in the budget and short on staff, non-profits are always on the lookout for new ways to get things done — and the Internet is a real treasure trove of useful tools. Here are 100 different applications to help you out with a variety of tasks from project tracking and collaboration to donor and membership management, and from building your non-profit website to tracking its effectiveness. (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 05 August 2009 at 10:10 AM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 39 comments
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31 July 2009

Digital Storytelling with VoiceThread: Create a Collaborative Multi-Media Presentation

VoiceThread, named one of Webware's top 100 web apps for 2008, is an online media album tool that lets a group of people easily add their comments to a collection of images, videos, and documents. Gayle Thorsen has some great ideas for how non-profits can use VoiceThread to engage their supporters in a compelling, collaborative online story — and you’ll have plenty of your own ideas, when you see what VoiceThread can do! (read more)
Posted Friday, 31 July 2009 at 4:25 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 1 comments
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28 July 2009

How to Find Local People on Twitter

It’s great to interact with others around the world in social networks — to learn what other organizations are doing, and to reap fresh ideas for your own nonprofit — but what a many small nonprofit often needs most is to connect with potential volunteers and supporters in your own community. Here are a few tools to help you find local Twitter users. (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 28 July 2009 at 4:03 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 1 comments
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25 July 2009

What Have You Done for Me Lately? - Keeping Score in Social Media

Do you ever feel pressured to friend someone on Facebook or follow them on Twitter, simply because they chose to friend or follow you? The expectation of reciprocity can turn a pleasant social media connection into an uncomfortable transaction - sometimes against your best interests. (read more)
Posted Saturday, 25 July 2009 at 11:59 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 15 comments
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13 June 2009

Free Popcorn: a Case Study in Social Networking

I just received a real-world lesson in social networking done right — and a free bag of popcorn — thanks to Love Your City, a community outreach program by churches across Canada. What does this have to do with using social media to recruit new members to your non-profit? There are a number of lessons here. (read more)
Posted Saturday, 13 June 2009 at 6:15 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 4 comments
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26 May 2009

5 Quick Free Ways to Set Up Your Own Chat Room

For quick consultations with colleagues, or staying in touch with your contacts, free instant messaging (IM) services like Google Chat, Skype, AIM, and many others will fit the bill. But if you need a user-friendly way to interact directly with those... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 26 May 2009 at 5:53 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 1 comments
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12 May 2009

Social Media for Non-Profits: 26 Great Slideshare Presentations You Can Use

Great new presentations on social media are coming out almost daily, and many are directed specifically to the needs of non-profits. But it can be time-consuming to search out those that are up-to-date, actionable, and appropriate to nonprofits. Here's a hand-picked selection of slideshow presentations to get you started. (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 12 May 2009 at 8:27 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 20 comments
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01 May 2009

Is Blogging Right for Your Organization?

Have you been wondering if your organization needs a blog? In this guest post, Michael Faye of AssociaDirect talks about how blogging can help you to connect more effectively with your community of members, and outlines 5 basic considerations in planning... (read more)
Posted Friday, 01 May 2009 at 10:26 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 2 comments
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06 April 2009

Faith Online: How Christians and Churches are using Web 2.0 Technology

Technology already plays a significant role in many North American churches, and to expand a church's ministry to the Internet is not a great leap. "The internet is a mission field," says John Saddington of ChurchCrunch, "and sometimes it's easier to be effective if you see it as one." (read more)
Posted Monday, 06 April 2009 at 5:15 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 5 comments
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