Posts Tagged as ‘TechSoup’

July 16, 2009

LRN about TXT

Interested in learning about texting?
So much to learn! Whew–I just learned a lot, and I’m not sure I can explain very well, but thanks to TechSoup and ReadyTalk’s awesome FREE webinars , I know more and you can, too!

July 16, 2009 TechSoup ReadyTalk Webinar: Using Mobile for Outreach and Education

And guess what?! [...]

April 23, 2009

Engaging Techie Volunteers

From the TechSoup webinar, Managing IT Volunteers.
A techie can be ‘into social media’, an enthusiastic learner, or can be from the IT profession–with specific skills and interests. Since I’m engaging virtual volunteers, I’ve modified some of the in-person hardware/software type suggestions to include working with virtual tech volunteers, too.
Step 1: List tasks.
Ask staff, [...]

February 18, 2009

Social Media Return on Investment

Another in the NTEN/TechSoup Storytelling & Social Media series, today on measuring your investment in social media by Beth Kanter…

Metrics measure your investment over time by analyzing data. Usually we think of this as measuring overall payouts from the entire business. While this is worthwhile, it’s interesting to think of measuring just one [...]

January 28, 2009

Podcasting: An Intriguing Way to Talk

I’ve been wondering about how to get started recording audio podcasts. Just my luck, TechSoup and NTEN are at their free webinars again this week, with Corey from 501c3Cast, a podcast for non-profits. He’s covering the VERY basics. I need them!!
Great reminder–don’t just start podcasing for the heck of it. Do [...]

January 21, 2009

Telling Your Story: Inching In to Tracking Your Social Media Content

Thanks to TechSoup and NTEN as well as Amy Semple Ward of NetSquared, here are some tips on getting a non-profit started on ‘virality’:
Step 1: Listen Gosh, I’ve actually already got that one covered!
Step 2: Share
I use Zotero to bookmark online info that I’m researching, and Delicious to tag interesting things [...]

January 7, 2009

New Year, New Resolve

Want to learn? Resolve! I have a policy of only making fun resolutions–like adding things to my life instead of focusing resolutions on deprivation.
Here are a WHOLE bunch of links and ideas about what others in the social media realm are resolving to do with new technology in the new year. How [...]