Using Technology for Effective Alumni Outreach and Fundraising
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New and traditional technologies for alumni outreach and fundraising
Web 2.0 tools and more traditional technologies can be used by nonprofits to build community among its interested constituents and raise money. This lens will highlight some of these tools and how they may be used by nonprofits.
There are many organizations and individuals already using these tools effectively; this lens will also offer links to examples, case studies, and best practices that have been proven by others.
I hope that others will be able to use this lens to learn from these examples and share their own best practices as well.
This lens will have a bit of a focus on nonprofit camps, as that is where my focus is at the Grinspoon Institute for Jewish Philanthropy. However, I believe most nonprofits will be able to learn from this content as well.
There are many organizations and individuals already using these tools effectively; this lens will also offer links to examples, case studies, and best practices that have been proven by others.
I hope that others will be able to use this lens to learn from these examples and share their own best practices as well.
This lens will have a bit of a focus on nonprofit camps, as that is where my focus is at the Grinspoon Institute for Jewish Philanthropy. However, I believe most nonprofits will be able to learn from this content as well.
Grinspoon Institute Technology Program blog
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Social Media (and related topics) explained in Plain English
CommonCraft offers these short videos that explain very clearly what some technologies are and why they are useful. They are a good start if you are just learning about web 2.0 tools.
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Recent web 2.0 and Social Media blog posts
There are dozens of amazing bloggers out there discussing social media and how it can be used effectively. This module will bring in a few of those posts.
- Why the construction sector should engage with social media
- Social Media Week is an opportune time to look at the role of social media in construction industry. In 2008 when we started Be2camp, an initiative established to explore the use of social media and web 2.0 within the built environment, we thought only ...
- Five Social Media Lessons From the Cutting Edge
- So proceeds a typical event at Social Media Week, where a smartphone is the accessory du jour and the hashtag is the drug of choice. I'm a newcomer to this extravaganza, which spans 21 cities, the entire web, and three years of events.
- Social Media Background Check Risks Explored in Webcast by Safe Hiring Expert
- The session will also uncover how Web 2.0 is used fraudulently. Participants in the webcast will also: Learn why employers, human resources, and recruiters use search engines and social media sites to screen candidates. Review what social media sites ...
- Austin RENC to Use Black Box Social Media to Promote Real Estate Investing Club
- Black Box Social Media will utilize multiple web 2.0 and social media optimization techniques to help promote the real estate investing club. Austin RENC, Austin's largest real estate networking group, meets on a monthly basis to pitch deals network ...
Other blogs to check out on this topic
- Chris Brogan - using social media
- As Chris Brogan writes on his blog, "he advises businesses, organizations and individuals on how to use social media and social networks to build relationships and deliver value."
- Beth's Blog - How Nonprofits can use social media
- Blog by Beth Kanter. As she writes, it is "a place to capture and share ideas, experiment with and publish links about nonprofit technology, educational technology, adoption challenges, information design, visual thinking, creativity, ICT in the developing world, and much more."
- News from the NTEN Connect blog
- NTEN is the Nonprofit Technology Network
As their website says, "NTEN aspires to a world where all nonprofit organizations skillfully and confidently use technology to meet community needs and fulfill their missions.
We are the membership organization of nonprofit technology professionals. Our members share the common goal of helping nonprofits use all aspects of technology more effectively.
We believe that technology allows nonprofits to work with greater social impact. We enable our members to strategically use technology to make the world a better, just, and equitable place.
NTEN facilitates the exchange of knowledge and information within our community. We connect our members to each other, provide professional development opportunities, educate our constituency on issues of technology use in nonprofits, and spearhead groundbreaking research, advocacy, and education on technology issues affecting our entire community." - Wild Aprcot's non-profit technology blog
- Wild Apricot blog writes "on web technology and social media tools for non-profits - charities, associations, clubs and other organizations."
Are you on Twitter?
See the link below for my twitter feed
Twitter is a great tool for nonprofits to listen to their constituents. If a nonprofit can gather the usernames of it's alumni and other constituents on Twitter, they can follow their tweets (the messages they post on Twitter) to better understand what is important to them. Nonprofts can also use www.summize.com to search for key terms associated with their cause to see who else is out there talking about it.
The first step is to start an account at www.twitter.com. Then listen. Finally, if the nonprofit has the time and finds a number of interested constituents on Twitter, it can be used as one more channel for building community and communication.
For now, find my Twitter feed below.
The first step is to start an account at www.twitter.com. Then listen. Finally, if the nonprofit has the time and finds a number of interested constituents on Twitter, it can be used as one more channel for building community and communication.
For now, find my Twitter feed below.
Books about Web 2.0 and Social Networking
For more detailed information about using Web 2.0 tools and the theories behind them, take a look at these books.
More books of interest
More books that consider social networking or related concepts
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PrometheusIV
Jul 12, 2008 @ 8:12 pm | delete
- This is an excellent lens for non-profit organization representatives, or for anyone wishing to elevate their level of knowledge of web 2.0 opportunities!
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PrometheusIV
Jul 12, 2008 @ 6:44 pm | delete
- Definitely an informative lens for non-profit organization representatives. However, anyone looking to get themselves acquainted with new web 2.0 techniques in order to reach the public will appreciate it as well!
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BFuniv.com
Jun 21, 2008 @ 8:09 pm | delete
- The more information the better, thank you. I've lensrolled this giving technology page on my college donations lens.
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