Do we care enough to educate everyone? For those of us who work on issues of poverty and justice, and who have an eye on corporate greed (hmmm…that pool’s gotten bigger of late, eh?), the question raised in juxtaposition with ever-increasing technologies is a good one.
This is the provocative message of Eben Moglen, attorney [...]
Entries from May 2009
May 28, 2009
Keepers of the Information
May 23, 2009
Facebook Ads for Fun (not Profit)
A month or so ago, a volunteer Facebook Page admin & I decided to play around with some Facebook ads for our Page. He had done the research on the ins-and-outs of successful ads, and since the cost was mere change, we decided to spend $25 in the name of experimentation.
We used GoogleDocs to [...]
May 22, 2009
Social Media Policy
Policies are part of an organizational culture. As the old adage goes, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Implementing a social media policy won’t prevent misuse, and can even block effective use of new media tools. For social media to be successful, an organizational culture must embrace the viral nature of [...]
May 21, 2009
Losing Control…It’s a Good Thing!
There’s already lots of info in cyberspace about how to be successful at using social media in non-profits.
But before we can be successful, there’s still a major hurdle to get over.
It’s control.
The idea that we can control what’s out there about our organizations is one that’s come and gone.
Here’s why we need to let go:
Try [...]
May 20, 2009
Top 5 Roles for Virtual Volunteers
Wondering what virtual volunteers can do for you?
First, you need to put your creative thinking hat on. It’s about breaking the traditional volunteer position into much smaller pieces. For me, Carter McNamara has long been a go-to resource regarding non-profit management. It’s no different for volunteers, where he’s updated his list of [...]
May 17, 2009
Help! Facebook changed and I can’t find the minutiae!!
Already using Facebook Pages and want to know some ins and outs with the new system?
It doesn’t appear that Facebook supports migrating Group to Pages any more. Here is what is says on their help page:
I’d like to convert my Facebook Group to a Page.
“We’re no longer able to convert Facebook Groups into Pages. You’re [...]
May 15, 2009
A new verb: Wolfram (or Alpha?)
This is a little outside of my usual ‘Web 2.0 for non-profits’ post, but as alerted this morning by the Fischbowl–and I love that a high school teacher is not only on the cutting edge for his students, but also keeps me posted!!,
THERE’S A NEW SEARCH ENGINE
Wolfram Alpha
Watch this. If you like data, or [...]
