Integrate social components into your site’s design and function By Debra Askanase, Socialbrite and Seth Giammanco, Minds On Design Lab If you’re considering revamping your website to include social elements like the Facebook Like button, streaming from YouTube, or adding information from a social site through its API, it can be overwhelming to know […]
10 social tools to put to work for your cause
Fablistic: Discover new products and places from people you trust. Have you tried out these free apps and metrics tools? Target audience: Nonprofits, social enterprises, brands, companies, cause organizations, educators, NGOs, Web publishers. Guest post by Roberta Stanfield HandsOn Network Did you blink and suddenly realize everything around you is digital? The technology train […]
How to wade into the social media stream
One solution: a one-minute video about the BroadCause platform for nonprofits. Make your social voice heard by simplifying the process Guest post by Dupe O. Ajayi Taproot Foundation Last month I attended the National Conference on Volunteering and Service in New Orleans and noticed a major trend. Workshop after workshop focused on social media for […]
First impressions of Google+: Security and control
Guest post by Amy Sample Ward Membership Director, NTEN Google+, the latest iteration on social networking from Google, is here. As always, when it’s just the first trickling of people joining up, the way the tool is used, the depth of some functionality, and the technical issues are all a bit out of proportion. With […]
Lessons learned from the To Mama With Love campaign
JustCoz, Twibbon, Google Docs were among tools used for community engagement Guest post by Amy Sample Ward Membership Director, NTEN Every campaign, every organization, every individual engaging with others online has a set of tools and techniques they’ve learned from and rely on every day. Building community and maintaining engagement is often a full-time job […]