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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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23 July 2009

Do Hashtags Help a Twitter Topic Search?

In a recent comment on An Introduction to Twitter Hashtags , Wild Apricot reader 88keyman came through with a really great question: Suppose I’m writing on a topic concerning Iran. If I include the hashtag #Iran, how does that differ from merely using... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 23 July 2009 at 12:57 AM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 4 comments
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13 July 2009

Is Someone Else Using Your Twitter Hashtag?

An interesting question on Twitter hashtags came from one of our readers last week — "Our organization has been using a certain hashtag on Twitter. Now another organization has started to use the same hashtag. How can we handle that?" (read more)
Posted Monday, 13 July 2009 at 1:15 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 6 comments
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09 July 2009

Get Started with Google Alerts - Part 2: How to Get Better News Alerts

In Part 1: How to Set Up News Alerts, we covered the basics of Google Alerts. Your first few Alerts may show a lot of irrelevant information mixed in with the notices about your website, blog, or cause. No problem! A few tweaks of your search terms can make Google Alerts work much better for you. (read more)
Posted Thursday, 09 July 2009 at 4:15 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 5 comments
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07 July 2009

Get Started with Google Alerts - Part 1: How to Set Up News Alerts

If your nonprofit is active in social media, you already know the importance of closely monitoring what’s being said online about your organization and your cause. Set up a few key Google Alerts, and your listening task becomes a whole lot easier. (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 07 July 2009 at 7:26 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 5 comments
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02 July 2009

Best of Association Jam - Association Links for June 2009

In the spirit of " 30 Great Links for Associations ," here are some of the most popular blog posts, articles, presentations, and other web resources submitted to AssociationJam.org in June 2009 — one hot link from each topic category: Membership ,... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 02 July 2009 at 4:24 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 0 comments
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30 June 2009

NonProfit Blog Carnival - NonProfit Technology Edition

Welcome to the June 2009 edition of the NonProfit Blog Carnival, a monthly showcase of great blog posts for and about nonprofits. The 10 articles highlighted here were chosen to give a variety of viewpoints and usable information on Nonprofit Technology. (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 30 June 2009 at 7:36 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 6 comments
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23 June 2009

What are Your Non-Profit's Goals for Social Media?

For every hour your non-profit invests in social networking, an hour is lost to other projects that might further your cause more effectively. How can you know if social media is the best possible use of that time, unless you’ve first figured out what you want to achieve? (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 23 June 2009 at 6:38 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 3 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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10 June 2009

New on Facebook: Usernames for Custom URLs

Facebook has just announced that it will be offering custom usernames (“vanity URLs”) for Facebook Profiles and Pages, starting at 12:01 a.m. EDT on Saturday, June 13, 2009. Custom usernames are a big deal for many Facebook members, who have long been... (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 10 June 2009 at 4:05 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 7 comments
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08 June 2009

Should Your NonProfit Charge for Twitter Content?

Super Chirp , a service that lets Twitter users earn money from private “premium tweets” to paying subscribers launched yesterday. At first glance, it's an interesting idea for non-profits with avid supporters who might be willing to “donate” for access... (read more)
Posted Monday, 08 June 2009 at 5:38 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 10 comments
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02 June 2009

30 Great Links for Associations

We've rounded up 30 of the most useful and interesting stories filed at AssociationJam.org in the past month, just a sample of the resources for associations you’ll find at the portal site. It was quite a challenge to pick out just 3 links in each... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 02 June 2009 at 5:13 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 3 comments
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29 May 2009

Is Your Charity Tweeting for Twollars, er, Dollars?

Twollars, the Twitter-based "currency of appreciation," stepped into the spotlight this week with a new site design, a write-up at Mashable, and even a mention in Business Week. CharityWater.org scored over $1,500 US from Twollars — but will those virtual micro-donations add up to real-world funds for other charities? (read more)
Posted Friday, 29 May 2009 at 9:12 AM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 7 comments
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23 May 2009

SociafyQ - Free Social Media Tracking and Analytics

By now, even your grandmother knows social media is hot, but what’s the ROI on that social networking? Even for nonprofits on a tight budget, there are plenty of good monitoring tools. But what if you could track stats for all your major networks - free - from your desktop or home page, without giving out your passwords? SociafyQ is designed to do just that. (read more)
Posted Saturday, 23 May 2009 at 2:21 AM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 4 comments
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