Most brands and nonprofits have received the memo: To succeed in today’s interconnected world, you need to listen to what your supporters and customers are saying about you. With the new year still fresh, you may be finally ready to put into place a listening program to tap into the conversations taking place on the social Web about your organization or sector.
Nonprofits
Vivanista: Live well and do good
Lifestyle site offers resources for charitable fundraisers One of the terrific new resources for those learning how to host philanthropic fundraisers is Vivanista, a very cool San Francisco startup that offers a wealth of resources around charitable events. I recently chatted with co-founder Annie Vranizan in their San Francisco offices about the organization — […]
5 ways to use social media to build a crowd for your event
Target audience: Nonprofits, cause and community organizations, foundations, NGOs, businesses, brands, government agencies, conference organizers, educators. First of two parts. Also see part 2: Using Twitter & LinkedIn to promote your event. Guest post by Tamara Mendelsohn Director of Marketing, Eventbrite We often get asked, “How can I leverage social media to promote my event?” […]
Calendar of 2011 nonprofit & social change conferences
Amy Sample Ward, Holly Ross and Kari Dunn Saratovsky at the Crowdsourcing Innovative Social Change panel at SXSW 2010. (Photo by JD Lasica) Superguide to events for nonprofits & social good organizations See our Calendar of 2012 nonprofit & social change conferences. Following is a roundup of conferences and events scheduled in the nonprofit […]
10 favorite nonprofit books of 2010
“Digital Activism” was one of several books Beth gave to her friends at iHub in Nairobi. Guest post by Beth Kanter bethkanter.org During 2010, I been able to read, blurb, write reviews, do blog giveaways, or author guest posts and interviews for a lot of terrific books that would be useful to nonprofit professionals in […]