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Archive for October, 2009

27 Oct, 2009

What Are the Challenges to Social Network Fundraising?

Posted by: Debra Askanase In: fundraising

Proving that social media can be used to raise significant funds for nonprofits is “the brass ring” that every nonprofit utilizing social media wants to reach. On the other hand, social network fundraising is growing: both by adoption, use and acceptance. This post explores the existing challenges facing social network fundraising – and brainstorming ideas to overcome the barriers.

Fan and follower numbers mean nothing without engagement. In this case study, I analyze why a company with 4,000 Twitter followers and almost 500 Facebook fans is failing at social media.

For Blog Action Day, a case study of a Facebook Event, Eco Lights, that transformed Sviva Israel from a small nonprofit into a robust organization.

12 Oct, 2009

Why Haven’t You Joined? Nonprofits and NTEN

Posted by: Debra Askanase In: 2010 NTC Sessions

If you don’t know about NTEN, the Nonprofit Technology Network, here’s a few reasons to love them and join them: a fabulous annual conference (the NTC), webinars galore, NTEN listens and help, and NTEN members rock.

08 Oct, 2009

Will I See You At 10NTC?

Posted by: Debra Askanase In: 2010 NTC Sessions

Are you going to NTEN’s 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference? Here are a few reasons not to miss this fantastic conference, including a few workshops that I’ve proposed.

MIT publishes completely uncensored student blogging on its website, a first among higher education institutions. Sun Microsystems and Opera both encourage uncensored corporate employee blogging. Unfortunately, too few companies and nonprofits allow uncensored stakeholder blogs. This post examines the benefits of uncensored employee, or stakeholder, blogging, and why the time to start open blogging is now.



About

Debra Askanase is an experienced community organizer, non-profit executive and business consultant. She advises small/medium-sized businesses and non-profits on social media strategy. She holds an MBA in International Business. You can follow her @askdebra on Twitter, too.