Community Organizer 2.0

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Will Kiva Kill Your Nonprofit? Donations 2.0 panel discussion at SXSW Interactive explores what “donations 2.0″ means, and DonorsChoose, Opportunity International, Kiva and Amnesty International are using this model for fundraising.

There are plenty of other business functions besides sales and marketing that benefit from social media integration: human resources, internal communication, product development, training, customer service. I recently gave a presentation that talks about the ROI of integrating social media with these business functions. The slide show is embedded. Looking forward to your thoughts and contributions.

14 Jan, 2010

Try These Dynamic Digital Storytelling Platforms

Posted by: Debra Askanase In: storytelling|technology

Nonprofits can tell the best stories. But why tell them on the same old social media platforms? I’m excited about Animoto, Whrrl, Posterous and Blip.tv. They are easy to use, offer beneficial social media aspects, and spice up your digital storytelling with something new.

What are the online giving trends for 2010, and beyond? What will be the technology, culture, and needs? In this post, I created a graphic description of the history of online giving, and offer five trends that I see in the coming year.

Social Media tips from Affilicon Israel 2009.

26 Apr, 2009

Learning about Podcasting

Posted by: Debra Askanase In: Getting Started|podcasting|podcasts|technology

An introduction to how to set up, create, edit and list podcasts, from the Podcasting session at NTEN’s 2009 NTC.

The multimedia website application Apture is a new tool that helps nonprofits to tell their story better. In this post, I demonstrate the application and its potential. I invite you to tell me how your organization can use this powerful tool to tell its story better!

In 2003, most nonprofits had yet to realize the full potential of the technological revolution already taking place. In this post, I look back at the past, and consider what nonprofits can learn from the past in order to be fully prepared for the technological future.



  • whole house window fan: Wow look at this...Its was an awesome way to gather fans and rectify the issue....
  • whole house window fan: This was indeed a great way to work things out..I mean just look at the result...Awesome
  • Amy Sample Ward: Hi Debra - What a great collection of reflections, ideas and stories about twitter chats! Thanks for generating it.There's a lot going on

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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.