Resources on Web 2.0 and Nonprofits
You will also find additional resources on my blog (http://beth.typepad.com) and in my wiki (http://bethkanter.wikispaces.com). Please feel free to contact me with any questions you might have. I would be happy to write a special blog post to answer your question! beth@bethkanter.org Defining Web 2.0 The Machine is Us/ing Us by Michael Wesch A music video that explains Web2.0 in less than 5 minutes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g What is Web2.0? by Tim O'Reilly The first and most influential concept paper on Web2.0. September, 2005 http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html TechSoup's Complete Collection of Web2.0 for Nonprofits Articles http://www.techsoup.org/toolkits/web2/ Web 2.0 and Marketing & Fundraising Ten Ways to Promote Your Business With Social Media by Robin Good http://www.masternewmedia.org/online_marketing/social-media-marketing-smmsmo/online-marketing-strategies-tools-10-ways-social-media-marketing20070525.htm The Top Social Media Marketing Blogs http://moblogsmoproblems.blogspot.com/2007/06/viral-gardens-top-25-marketingblogs_13.html Fundraising 2.0 Presentation and Blog Post by Steve Bridger http://www.nfp2.co.uk/2007/06/09/fundraising-20/ Using Online Social Networks to Build Buzz for Your Cause http://www.slideshare.net/jcolman/using-online-social-networks-to-build-buzzcommunity-support-for-your-cause Adoption Strategies Full Circle Online Interaction Blog by Nancy White http://www.fullcirc.com/ Web 2.0 and Nonprofits: Notes from the Real World Guest Author Post on Read/WriteWeb by Beth Kanter http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/non-profits_and_web_20_real_world.php Beth’s Blog: Adoption Challenges of Web2.0 for Nonprofits http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2ndwave/index.html
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Blogs Beth’s Giant List of Nonprofit Blogs http://bethkanter.wikispaces.com/listofnonprofitblogs Beth’s Resource Sheet on Organizational Blogs: Examples, Articles, How-To Tips http://bethkanter.wikispaces.com/Organizational+Blogs RSS How to find good blogs on almost any topic http://marshallk.com/how-to-find-good-blogs-on-almost-any-topic Introduction to RSS http://marshallk.com/introduction-to-rss-syndication/ Why nonprofit managers must use RSS – and how to start: http://techsoup.org/learningcenter/internet/page7325.cfm Make your nonprofit more effective with RSS aggregation: http://www.socialsignal.com/nonprofit-RSS How to create RSS feeds for your organization http://marshallk.com/how-to-create-rss-feeds-for-your-organization Tagging Tagging and Nonprofits Wikis http://nptag.wikispaces.com Flickr Beth's Blog: Nonprofits and Flickr Wiki http://bethkanter.wikispaces.com/flickr Video YouTube’s Broadcast Your Cause area for nonprofits: http://youtube.com/nonprofits Flip Video Spotlight Program website and application information: http://www.flipvideospotlight.com/ Viral Video Tips http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2007/11/tips-for-youtub.html
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Social Networking Sites Resources on Social Networking http://bethkanter.wikispaces.com/Social+Networking+Resources Beth's Blog: Interview with Carie Lewis, HSUS - Using Social Networking Sites With Campaigns http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2007/06/using-social-ne.html 8 Secrets of Online Social Networking by Beth Kanter, published on TechSoup http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/internet/page8075.cfm Determining Your Social Networking Needs by Beth Kanter, published on TechSoup http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/internet/page8054.cfm Long Tail of Facebook Causes http://www.frogloop.com/care2blog/2007/7/25/the-long-long-tail-of-facebookcauses.html The Definitive List of Social Networking Sites and Statistics for Nonprofits http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websites What Social Networking Site Demographics Mean For Your Nonprofit http://www.frogloop.com/care2blog/2007/11/15/what-social-networkdemographics-mean-for-you.html?lastPage=true&postSubmitted=true%20 Effective Practices for Using Social Networking Sites http://everydotconnects.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/bosessionnotes.pdf Twitter Beth's Blog: Twitter and Nonprofits http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/twitter/index.html Traveling Librarian: Twitter Primer http://www.slideshare.net/travelinlibrarian/what-are-you-doing-now-thetwitterfication-of-the-web/28 Nancy White: Twitter Collaboration Stories http://onlinefacilitation.wikispaces.com/Twitter+Collaboration+Stories Social Media Metrics Social Media Metrics http://socialmediametrics.wikispaces.com/Museum+ComputerNetwork Measuring Your Blog’s Success by Avanish Kaushki http://socialmediametrics.wikispaces.com/Museum+ComputerNetwork
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