Communication expert Janet Falk, contributed practical ideas for 2012: Volunteer Working as a volunteer for nonprofit groups supports the cause, permits you to stretch in a new direction, and can yield benefits for business development. A brief foray into local politics for the Roosevelt Island Residents Association led to media coverage and, in turn, a [...]
Volunteer: Do Good, Make Contacts, Get Clients in 2012.
January 12, 2012 By CharityMatrix
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2012 Resolutions from DIOSA Communications & Nonprofit Tech 2.0
January 4, 2012 By CharityMatrix
Nonprofit Tech 2.0 is my go-to blog for Social Media advice. If you don’t already follow the blog, make that your first resolution for 2012. A quick recap follows: 11 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers JANUARY 3, 2012 1. Create a “Thank You” video(s) for your 2012 fundraising campaigns … to stand out from all [...]
Filed Under: Charity, Community Manager, Engage Locally, New Media, Nonprofits, Social Media, Social Networking
Managing the Dreaded “To-Do” List
December 28, 2011 By CharityMatrix
As we wrap up 2011 and lunge forth in a new year, it’s a good time to think about our goals and how will we accomplish our tasks. The Wall Street Journal addresses this issue in a December 28, 2011 column, “Conquering the To-Do List.” The column identifies 7 actions to tackle your to-do list: [...]
Filed Under: Community Manager, leadership, Nonprofits, Social Media, Social Networking Tagged With: community manager goals tasks nonprofits to-do list
Transforming internally and externally to support Social Media
December 19, 2011 By CharityMatrix
Six social media lessons from 2011 Posted by Neil Davey in Social CRM, Technology (http://bit.ly/tW1q7q) MyCustomer.com summarized key developments in social media (and my comments): 1. “Outsourcing social media is back in fashion” (only when #3, #5 and #6 are resolved) 2. “We’re moving into the age of collaboration” (hard to manage and coordinate) 3. [...]
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The challenge for community managers
December 19, 2011 By CharityMatrix
How to leverage the power of Social Media: Our latest SlideShare upload: http://slidesha.re/vOiMAx 1.Empower and encourage the community to participate 2.Deploy Social Media communities inside and outside the organization 3.Crowdsource the message 4.Develop a learning process to stay abreast of the evolving Social Media 5.Lead the conversation
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