PBSNewsHour had a recent segment on how charities are turning to social media as a fundraising tool now more than ever. In the video, which is embedded below, Allison Fine from The Chronicle of Philanthropy is interviewed by Ray Suarez. I’ve mentioned Allison in a previous post. She creates podcasts on the topic of social media for the Chronicle of Philanthropy and you should check them out.
How is your agency using it as a fund raising tool in the new year?
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy hosted an online forum led by Claire Diaz Ortiz, Twitter’s top person working with nonprofits on social innovation. The forum focused specially on how to use Twitter as an advocacy tool.
Here’s a link to the forum with the transcript of the proceedings. Please note the forum was held by having people use Twitter to post their questions and thus this is a story with a Twitter feed. It is the Twitter feed that you’ll want to pay attention to…
How do you use Twitter and other social media platforms as tools for advocacy? Have you found them effective? Please share your experiences in the comments section.
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In addition to being a great way to engage your constituency, social media is a great internal tool, especially when you want to communicate both internally and externally. This video from TEDxNOLA demonstrates how you can use social media in your efforts to get information out quickly when something unexpected happens.
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A few months ago I wrote about a presentation I gave on social media and privacy. I now have a link to the recorded presentation. You’ll want make sure to click on the little video box (on the toolbar click view and then video) to see me as I present the materials.
The WebEx recording of the presentation will ask you to first register to hear the presentation. This recording lasts about an 42 minutes. Click on the icon to view and hear the presentation’s WebEx recording file.
Feel free to share the link with others.
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Are you using web video to share your story? If not are you missing out on innovation and reaching new audiences?
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Recently I gave a presentation on privacy and social media for ACHIEVA’s free webinar series. Privacy is a major issue for families and individuals we serve. Posting private information on social media sites takes that to a whole new level.
A copy of the recording should be up shortly but in the mean time here are the slides from my presentation.
Filed under Education and Training, Facebook, Microblog, Research
Every wonder how your Twitter postings influences others? Free online tools such as Klout analyze your use of Twitter and gives you recommendations to be more influential. Try it out and see what ideas it may spawn…
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Do you ever wonder about the future of computing and how social media may fit into it? There are quite a few web-based resources that you can access to read about predictions and research of the future that is happening now. I wanted to share some links with you that address this issue.
The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project studies has some very insightful research that you can read. Their research looks at how technology impacts the many different facets of our lives. Their newest report is a look at the status of cloud computing in 2020.
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Elon University’s Imagining the Internet project, which is a partner of the Pew Research Center, also has great research-based predictions of the future of technology and the internet. They also allow you to add your input on how you see the future of the internet.
A third resource is the New Media Consortium’s Emerging Technology Initiative. Their Horizon reports are annual reports deciphering future trends. These are definitely worth a read.
What are some of the resources you have used when looking at the future of technology? Please feel free to share them with others in the comments section.
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Hubspot has an incredible list of social media statistics resources that you must see. It includes great videos, PowerPoint files and infographics that are worth your while.
Image source: Hubspot
Do you have other favorite social media resources? If so please share them in our comments section.
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Here’s a video that explains how to set up an event on Facebook at a fairly basic level. If you’ve done this previously with with success, please feel free to share your experiences in the comments section.
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