- Connecting with your supporters
November 23rd, 2009
Amy Sample Ward shares an example of how Greenpeace International uses social media, data, calls to action and community with an in-depth look at their Facebook page. Read the article – Greenpeace: An example in connecting with your supporters.
- In the pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October 3rd, 2009
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and is the reason my blog is in the pink for the coming weeks ahead!
Bloggers and website designers like myself are joining in with awareness raising across the globe by turning their sites pink for the month. You can find out more at Pink For October. (If you turn [...]
- Jaded About Social Media For Change?
May 21st, 2009
Joe Solomon shares his and others responses with a collaborative conversational article over on the Netsquared blog – ‘Jaded About Social Media For Change? – Let’s Talk About It!‘
- Audio talk about accessibility for website content administrators
March 17th, 2009
Recently an event was held WxWM (West by West Midlands) which brought together a wide range of people coming together to network, discuss the web and social media. One of the talks during the event was from Andy Mabbett who spoke about web accessibility and delivered an enthusiastic and vibrant overview aimed at content administrators [...]
- The Dog’s Trust shares it’s successes with using social media
February 6th, 2009
Many charities are reaping the benefits and the value of using a mix of different media can reach out to supporters and help to raise awareness of their work. Earlier in the week, I read and mentioned Allan Benamers’ thought inspiring post on Build a Nonprofit’s Technology Assets from the Ground Up which starts at [...]
- Pyramid of nonprofit technology needs
February 4th, 2009
Allan Benamer shares an excellent first part of a two part posting on how nonprofits should have a Maslow’s hierarchy of needs when it comes to implementing technology, starting at the baseline of your organisations mission and climbing up the pyramid of techonology needs. Essential reading for small nonprofits, head over to – Build a Nonprofit’s [...]
- Social Media and accessibility reminder
January 28th, 2009
An article on Third Sector website shares insights from at a recent social media conference raising awareness that by focussing too much on social media such as Twitter, Flickr, blogging and podcasts for campaigns and marketing, it could exclude people with visual or hearing impairments as well as those who have no access to the [...]
- Social Media Building Blocks, a webinar shared
January 21st, 2009
Amy Sample Ward, the vibrant Community Builder for Netsquared, shares her slides and notes from the first in a series of ‘Storytelling & Social Media’ series from NTEN and TechSoup Global webinars. See the slides and the full post at ‘Building Blocks of Social Media – Webinar Slides and Notes‘.
- Risks and opportunities for users of social networks
January 21st, 2009
Henny Swan explores and shares some useful insights of the risks and opportunities for disabled and older users accessing social networks across devices. Read more at Is it time for social networks to grow up?
- Benefits of blogging for nonprofits
January 21st, 2009
Still undecided if your organisation should start to blog or not? John Haydon shares an excellent list of the benefits of blogging at 22 Ways A Blog Can Rock Your Non-Profit’s Social Media Campaign.