- Open letter for access
November 30th, 2009
An open letter from Andy Clarke detailing how a popstars vibrant website excludes so many from accessing the content. An eye opener for all website owners, includes screenshots and guidance to make the site better for all. Read the article – ‘Dear Taylor Swift‘.
- 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.
- Inclusion at Digital Events
October 26th, 2009
Alison Smith, shares her experiences from a recent event and questions ‘What will it take take for Deaf and Disabled people to be a real part of so called Digital Britain?’. Event organisers take note. Hello Digital : Digital Disaster.
- 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!‘
- Resources and examples of nonprofits using twitter
March 20th, 2009
Head over to Beth’s blog where Beth Kanter shares some great examples of nonprofit organisations who are using twitter, resources to help get you started and the post includes a slideshare presentation by Laura Lee Dooley on Why Twitter Matters. View the article – Nonprofits That Tweet: Roundup of lists, resources, and examples.
- 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.