by Amy | Nov 21, 2011 | Blog, marketing, social media
Your nonprofit organization has an event next month, you’re looking for ways to promote it, and suddenly creating a Facebook account seems the most brilliant way to bring out the masses. Stop! Take a deep breath. A quick reality check While Wendy’s may be able to pull...
by Amy | Jul 7, 2011 | Blog, social media
This is a bit off-topic for some of my non-profit readers, but for the geeks in the crowd I’m sure by now it’s been hammered home: It’s Google+ week. (For general info on Google+, see recommended sources at end of post, or click image at left.) This...
by Amy | Jun 7, 2011 | Blog, social media
Day 2 of the MyCharityConnects conference in Toronto, ON. Today I was a bit better organized in tweeting and tracking things, and the presentation slides were distributed by CanadaHelps. Result? More things to highlight in my Storify feed – including tweets from...
by Amy | Jun 5, 2011 | Blog, social media
I’ve never used Storify before – a newer service that let’s you curate photos, tweets, and information from other sources (including RSS feeds) into one social media-fueled “story”. The 2011 MyCharityConnects conference seems a great...
by Amy | May 25, 2011 | Blog, social media
One of the things I really value about Twitter are Twitter chats. I’ve found these chats to be educational, fun, and a great way to connect with others who have similar interests. But what are chats, and how do you join in? When you’re still trying to figure...
by Amy | Mar 8, 2011 | Blog, social media
Still wary of the social media bandwagon? Your caution isn’t without reason; for all the success stories there are more failures and people who just don’t get it. However, while it may be an overused buzzword, social media is not a fad — and it’s not going away...
