tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781243162766950753Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:15:24 +0000Why and how social media can help further the missions of small nonprofits.http://smbirdbrain.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Robyn McIntyre)Blogger3412536.980556-122.046031http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.giftag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781243162766950753.post-2934706872053204471Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:26:00 +00002009-11-07T15:26:54.246-08:00checklists"duh"communication image from tinyfarmblog After writing the post about 5 Common Design Mistakes, I thought it might be nice to talk about something simple that could save your nonprofit career life. Well, that might be a bit of an exaggeration, but if you've ever seen something in print that you put together and only then noticed there was something important missing, you know that "OMG - I am so fired" feelinghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~3/AuCnvAZNtKw/here-check-check-check-its-simple-its.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robyn McIntyre)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?a=AuCnvAZNtKw:IX37rNhhZHU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~4/AuCnvAZNtKw" height="1" width="1"/>http://smbirdbrain.blogspot.com/2009/11/here-check-check-check-its-simple-its.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781243162766950753.post-7963642476573248793Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:15:00 +00002009-10-23T18:16:02.209-07:00small nonprofitsdesignprintingnonprofits image via despair.com Note: Tomorrow is International Day of Climate Action. Be part of the solution by getting the world's politicians ready to act on a Global Climate Treaty in December. Click on the 350.org banner on the right and attend an event tomorrow! Usually I focus on social media or writing, since that is what I do, but I've also done my share of design work. This week, I've http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~3/9A7WzwSS-a4/four-amateur-design-mistakes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robyn McIntyre)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?a=9A7WzwSS-a4:c4FZu8lJ2Ho:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~4/9A7WzwSS-a4" height="1" width="1"/>http://smbirdbrain.blogspot.com/2009/10/four-amateur-design-mistakes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781243162766950753.post-5079446746462741994Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:39:00 +00002009-10-16T12:21:07.297-07:00global warmingfamineclimate changeWWFdogs and cats living togetherwarActing for Our Futureblog action day 2009 Blog Action Day 2009 I have a friend who, for a long time, would not concede that climate change was real. He gave the usual opinion that statistics can say whatever you want them to say. Now he agrees that climate change is real, but argues that it's a natural occurrence - it's happened before and will happen again - we'll just have to adjust. In that sense, he's right; we will have to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~3/R98s5UbATTA/climate-change-whos-right-doesnt-matter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robyn McIntyre)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?a=R98s5UbATTA:sbmHMRUf0XM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~4/R98s5UbATTA" height="1" width="1"/>http://smbirdbrain.blogspot.com/2009/10/climate-change-whos-right-doesnt-matter.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781243162766950753.post-5508912538071320817Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:29:00 +00002009-10-16T12:23:03.422-07:00small nonprofitscontrolsocial medianonprofits image via DefenseTech This week I was involved in a minor flap with the Development Director at a private agency I used to work for. The for-profit for which I'm now a contractor put out a news release about something we were doing in tandem with the agency. It was my idea, and everyone agreed it was a win-win until the Development Director got a copy of the company's news release sent out viahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~3/QAPYFgTCDPw/social-media-you-will-obeyyou-will-obey.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robyn McIntyre)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?a=QAPYFgTCDPw:ReJDQP_6LQw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~4/QAPYFgTCDPw" height="1" width="1"/>http://smbirdbrain.blogspot.com/2009/10/social-media-you-will-obeyyou-will-obey.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781243162766950753.post-6975077437497497408Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:25:00 +00002009-10-16T12:23:38.878-07:00google wavesmall nonprofitstechnologygoogleaccidental techies I know a lot of you don't have time for (or interest in) keeping up with technology news, so I thought I'd take a moment to tell you about something that's got a lot of us geeks all a-Twitter (literally). It's called Google Wave (see the very looonnnggg (nearly 1.5 hrs), very tech-oriented video here). The Short News Google Wave looks to be a great tool for interaction and collaboration. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~3/8U-Q6GsKSD0/ride-wave-maybe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robyn McIntyre)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?a=8U-Q6GsKSD0:_jTIPFrepGM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~4/8U-Q6GsKSD0" height="1" width="1"/>http://smbirdbrain.blogspot.com/2009/10/ride-wave-maybe.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781243162766950753.post-1048511466242345927Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:48:00 +00002009-09-26T13:47:31.746-07:00small nonprofitsprogramsleadershipnonprofitsThis is a plug. 'Cause if you can't plug something you truly believe in once in a while, what's a blog for?Once upon a time, I took a course of study in leadership. The course was a program where I gave one day a month for about 9 months to learning about the way things worked in my new community. The program was called "Leadership Santa Cruz County." By the time I took the course, I'd already http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~3/sHDoiLuK5x4/partner-up-its-leadership-thing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robyn McIntyre)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?a=sHDoiLuK5x4:dMxQqdW_oNQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~4/sHDoiLuK5x4" height="1" width="1"/>http://smbirdbrain.blogspot.com/2009/09/partner-up-its-leadership-thing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781243162766950753.post-7380241990150213311Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:30:00 +00002009-09-21T15:13:20.184-07:00small nonprofitstechnologygooglenonprofitsgeekimage via Joey DevillaI'm a geek. Being a geek is not something you can become, it's just something you are by temperament. When I was a teen, we were called "nerds." But that was before the great computer revolution and the growing phenomenon called the "internet." Now a lot of those who used to be called "nerd" are called "boss" and "geek" is a badge of honor, not an indicator of social http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~3/oD6Zrk4zPwY/embrace-geeks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robyn McIntyre)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?a=oD6Zrk4zPwY:XuWRLV33QGQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~4/oD6Zrk4zPwY" height="1" width="1"/>http://smbirdbrain.blogspot.com/2009/09/embrace-geeks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781243162766950753.post-2190935535110665763Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:47:00 +00002009-09-11T11:43:09.603-07:00small nonprofitspentagonrememberworld trade centerpassionseptember 119/11Image copyright The Mitikin RevolutionIt's September 11th again.It's likely that in the future, this date will be marked the way Labor Day is now - with picnics and barbecues, speeches and retail sales, the bloody past smoothed over with words like "sacrifice" and patched with potato salad. But not yet.No one likes to be reminded that, no matter how many precautions are taken and no matter how http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~3/LYrGmroBckk/anniversary-remember-more-than-date.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robyn McIntyre)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?a=LYrGmroBckk:skIGWzQGsBo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~4/LYrGmroBckk" height="1" width="1"/>http://smbirdbrain.blogspot.com/2009/09/anniversary-remember-more-than-date.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781243162766950753.post-4006502243522833385Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:26:00 +00002009-08-28T15:37:57.347-07:00social capital investmentsocial mediaSocial networknonprofitsimage via FlickrMore than one nonprofit blogger has suggested that online asks using social media are encouraging a "beggar's bowl" mentality. But I think they're thinking of those impulsive asks where someone sees someone else in trouble and tweets or posts about it, to get a more immediate relief.I don't have a problem with those or with people who use social media to encourage their network tohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~3/kdOB_xoQqmY/social-capital-investments-are-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robyn McIntyre)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?a=kdOB_xoQqmY:8epyLGhlyDs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~4/kdOB_xoQqmY" height="1" width="1"/>http://smbirdbrain.blogspot.com/2009/08/social-capital-investments-are-you.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781243162766950753.post-5740557784829163022Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:15:00 +00002009-08-25T00:08:09.737-07:00small nonprofitsshonencrunchyrollnonprofit marketing zonenewsletterarticleswritinganimeOh yeah - this makes me want to pull out the checkbook or hit the PayPal button.Of course, your e-newsletter doesn't look like this. It has pictures and graphics and (possibly) color!But it might still be as boring as this, if all it does is talk at the recipient. Take a look at the last newsletter you sent out; how many articles are either "Gee-look-what-we-did" or "http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~3/MMwlAoQLE7M/does-your-e-newsletter-resemble-laundry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robyn McIntyre)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?a=MMwlAoQLE7M:yRavI9MjNzA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~4/MMwlAoQLE7M" height="1" width="1"/>http://smbirdbrain.blogspot.com/2009/08/does-your-e-newsletter-resemble-laundry.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781243162766950753.post-6755637122743266365Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:29:00 +00002009-08-09T16:53:18.269-07:00small nonprofitspolicysocial mediaimage via the Candy EnthusiastSo here’s the deal: with social media becoming even more mainstream, a lot of nonprofits have or are contemplating taking the plunge. Since this blog is about SM and small nonprofits, it’s obvious which side of the fence I’m on. Assuming that your small nonprofit is taking advantage of SM or about to, you may be contemplating a policy for its use. Should You Have http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~3/g7wXbxZ8OLQ/social-media-policy-its-alive-alive-or.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robyn McIntyre)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?a=g7wXbxZ8OLQ:vz4BUMOfKxg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~4/g7wXbxZ8OLQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://smbirdbrain.blogspot.com/2009/08/social-media-policy-its-alive-alive-or.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781243162766950753.post-4429382150308262132Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:27:00 +00002009-08-24T13:09:40.362-07:00Society and Culturesocial networkingsmall nonprofitssocial medianonprofitsReally - there's no hurry about getting your small nonprofit involved in social media - unless you've already got a built-in community. In which case, you could just monitor what's already being said and just participate.If you don't have a social media presence though, don't rush into it as a lot of for-profits are doing. Think about it first; what do you hope to accomplish and how will it be http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~3/uR7kbipiV88/whos-in-charge-here.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robyn McIntyre)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?a=uR7kbipiV88:oxea_0v8CQ0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~4/uR7kbipiV88" height="1" width="1"/>http://smbirdbrain.blogspot.com/2009/07/whos-in-charge-here.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781243162766950753.post-8589405466396367029Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:19:00 +00002009-07-16T15:25:43.213-07:00small nonprofitssuccession planning"Opinion" from TwainQuotesRecently a small nonprofit I have worked for began advertising for a new Executive Director. I spoke with one of my former co-workers and was told that a recruiter had been hired and had already talked to staff. I was pleasantly surprised by that news. When the current ED was hired, staff wasn’t consulted at all. And when it became clear that the new ED’s style was http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~3/eT62j-svXw0/succession-planning-who-should-get-say.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robyn McIntyre)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?a=eT62j-svXw0:EjDys-PPOww:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~4/eT62j-svXw0" height="1" width="1"/>http://smbirdbrain.blogspot.com/2009/07/succession-planning-who-should-get-say.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781243162766950753.post-5607162466349259832Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:29:00 +00002009-06-18T12:38:03.025-07:00social networkingsmall nonprofitscommunityinnovationTwitterSocial networknonprofits"Internet Trivia" image via ical wikiI had a phone conversations recently with a couple I've known since the 80s. They've never been great at staying in touch and I was struck by the difficulty we had in finding things to talk about. We could talk about our mutual past and we could talk about our larger worlds of politics, etc. But our infrequent communication has left us largely ignorant of the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~3/jPsaoM_-7uw/never-underestimate-power-of-trivia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robyn McIntyre)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?a=jPsaoM_-7uw:_F97htBiCl0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~4/jPsaoM_-7uw" height="1" width="1"/>http://smbirdbrain.blogspot.com/2009/06/never-underestimate-power-of-trivia.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781243162766950753.post-672487069039338568Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:08:00 +00002009-06-09T11:34:54.528-07:00Society and Culturesmsmall nonprofitscommunitysocial mediacultural council of santa cruz countyopen studios art tourccsccimage via 901am New Media NewsSorry for the lengthy lag between posts - dealing with some personal stuff, so the sitch might continue a little longer.Anyway -The Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County puts on one of the best known and most well-run artist studio tours every year. Called the "Open Studios Art Tour," it features nearly 300 artists. That is more artists than anyone can visit in the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~3/kUtTmYnZkPg/nonprofit-trolls-theyre-real.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robyn McIntyre)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?a=kUtTmYnZkPg:OkO9Yr8uOxI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~4/kUtTmYnZkPg" height="1" width="1"/>http://smbirdbrain.blogspot.com/2009/06/nonprofit-trolls-theyre-real.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781243162766950753.post-1998514434490151350Mon, 18 May 2009 20:51:00 +00002009-05-18T15:44:17.353-07:00flyerssmall nonprofitsgraphicswritingnonprofits(Advice for the Accidental Designer)*Please note that I'm not advocating for, or supporting any causes in the flyers used as examples in this post*The first thing to remember when you're creating an event flyer is the balance. Personally, I think balance is something to think about in everything, but we're only talking about flyers here. Everything used should be balanced - the graphics should http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~3/GzakWki48ks/combining-text-and-graphics-in-flyer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robyn McIntyre)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?a=GzakWki48ks:4K6AZ_yRyQo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~4/GzakWki48ks" height="1" width="1"/>http://smbirdbrain.blogspot.com/2009/05/combining-text-and-graphics-in-flyer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781243162766950753.post-8392557881851861316Wed, 06 May 2009 18:12:00 +00002009-05-08T17:39:42.510-07:00flyerssmall nonprofitsnonprofit marketing zonegraphicseventswritingnonprofitsWhen you can't farm it out, you have to work itOne of the most horrendous things ever to come weasling its way into my ether landed in my inbox last month. It was a one page flyer for a nonprofit event and it was... scary.It was nothing but text, lines and lines of text in Times New Roman (typeface) 11 point (font), all centered, and a liberal use of CAPS.I know, huh?!My fingers itched to take ithttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~3/TjMq6EXreAw/write-arm-farmed-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robyn McIntyre)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?a=TjMq6EXreAw:dN2WpWCypO8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~4/TjMq6EXreAw" height="1" width="1"/>http://smbirdbrain.blogspot.com/2009/05/write-arm-farmed-out.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781243162766950753.post-753089313086498526Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:22:00 +00002009-04-24T16:39:53.783-07:00small nonprofitsfinancesFacebooktechnologycollaborationinnovationSanta CruzTwitterNextSpacenonprofitsImage via UserVoice at NextSpace in Santa Cruz, CAJust a little while ago it was all about making every donated or grant dollar count. These days, it's more about making every penny count.On FaceBook, in meetings, on Twitter, that's what I'm hearing from the small nonprofits. Most of them are hunkered down so far in their financial bunkers that they've forgotten what daylight looks like. And http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~3/C05UY1oIFjU/collaboration-innovation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robyn McIntyre)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?a=C05UY1oIFjU:ynwTONMRAQU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~4/C05UY1oIFjU" height="1" width="1"/>http://smbirdbrain.blogspot.com/2009/04/collaboration-innovation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781243162766950753.post-7651340766274534097Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:43:00 +00002009-04-17T22:08:05.629-07:00small nonprofitsLinkedInunemploymentsocial mediaVolunteeringTwitterjob searchSocial networknonprofitsComic by Mike BannonBesides the Wall Street meltdown, one of the biggest news stories of this recession is the high percentage of unemployment. And for over-50 workers, the outlook becomes even more serious. Even if your small nonprofit is not hiring, you can still do these folks a good turn and yourself one at the same time. Many of these people have years of experience in business and a number http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~3/H63xcr4RJlE/experienced-help-for-your-small.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robyn McIntyre)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?a=H63xcr4RJlE:pE-dCBVECAs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~4/H63xcr4RJlE" height="1" width="1"/>http://smbirdbrain.blogspot.com/2009/04/experienced-help-for-your-small.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781243162766950753.post-6454637711592256554Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:29:00 +00002009-04-10T13:20:57.500-07:00FriendFeedsmall nonprofitsFacebookcommunitysocial mediawebsiteTwitterninglinksnonprofitsartist unknownSocial Media is about being social. But before you say, "Duh," let me ask you to think about what the term social means to you. As a writer, I'm always concerned about defining terms. It's my belief that you can't have a real conversation with someone until you understand the thinking behind the lexicon.To me, social means give and take - a conversation. On a lot of small nonprofit http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~3/Pv83LHp3GEM/social-media-is-about-them-not-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robyn McIntyre)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?a=Pv83LHp3GEM:erVqvSrjtog:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~4/Pv83LHp3GEM" height="1" width="1"/>http://smbirdbrain.blogspot.com/2009/04/social-media-is-about-them-not-you.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781243162766950753.post-195675709008057903Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:07:00 +00002009-04-01T02:07:43.172-07:00small nonprofitssocial mediamarketingcollaborationnonprofit marketing zonenonprofitshubIn the world of social media, the most important thing you can offer is community and I'm very pleased to announce that I've become part of a new nonprofit marketing and fundraising community with the goal of creating a place for nonprofits to find news and creative thinking to help support their missions. I'm glad to be part of the Nonprofit Marketing Zone, the brainchild of Kivi Leroux Miller, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~3/J27vjqKEZBA/launch-of-nonprofit-marketing-zone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robyn McIntyre)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?a=J27vjqKEZBA:D3vebgJFPaQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~4/J27vjqKEZBA" height="1" width="1"/>http://smbirdbrain.blogspot.com/2009/03/launch-of-nonprofit-marketing-zone.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781243162766950753.post-2084091736748134452Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:03:00 +00002009-03-23T20:31:43.698-07:00women in technologyadminscomputerssmall nonprofitssite maintenanceIT supporttechnologyAva Lovelacewebsitesaccidental techiesnonprofitsImage of Ada Lovelace via IEEE Global History NetworkThere are a number of unsung heroes of the nonprofit world and many of them are what are often called “accidental techies.” Usually they are Administrative Assistants or Exec Admins or even Office Managers whose job descriptions are a catch-all for the tasks not assigned to someone else in the agency, including most of IT support and website http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~3/2lORCXJ3_Uw/accidental-tech-and-ada-lovelace.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robyn McIntyre)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?a=2lORCXJ3_Uw:ZkLfODFya58:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~4/2lORCXJ3_Uw" height="1" width="1"/>http://smbirdbrain.blogspot.com/2009/03/accidental-tech-and-ada-lovelace.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781243162766950753.post-4517504735150071947Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:43:00 +00002009-03-11T15:26:35.931-07:00expertscompetitionworkshopsopen letter to the communitysmall nonprofitsteamworksocial mediaconnectionnetworksimage by deSKOLtrolado via Flickr Last month a local accounting consulting firm held a seminar for nonprofits in how to survive the economic downturn. The minute I saw it I thought what a great idea and why not broaden it?When I was presenting on behalf of a local arts nonprofit, I often shared the stage with reps from other nonprofits. We became kind of a support group for one another because wehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~3/aAkt0aDcLYg/dont-compete-combine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robyn McIntyre)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?a=aAkt0aDcLYg:MliBnoKAiZs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~4/aAkt0aDcLYg" height="1" width="1"/>http://smbirdbrain.blogspot.com/2009/03/dont-compete-combine.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781243162766950753.post-641265089610784436Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:45:00 +00002009-02-23T18:14:45.076-08:00open letter to the communitysmall nonprofitsplea lettere-letternonprofits"Letters" Image by *madalena-pestana* mostly away via FlickrI'm sorry I've been gone so long; I didn't mean to be. But as John Lennon's song put it, "Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."While I was away from this blog, I got an e-letter from one of the local nonprofits. More than one small nonprofit has been in the news here because the economic disaster trickle-down effect http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~3/r8XzD-HeohE/are-your-plea-letters-connecting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robyn McIntyre)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?a=r8XzD-HeohE:i7t_wFHEtSY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~4/r8XzD-HeohE" height="1" width="1"/>http://smbirdbrain.blogspot.com/2009/02/are-your-plea-letters-connecting.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781243162766950753.post-6861067743653182126Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:16:00 +00002009-01-28T17:33:30.537-08:00Facebooksocial mediaLighthouseOnline CommunitiesTwitterSocial networkBlog"Pigeon Pt. Lighthouse"When talking about investment in social media, most people concentrate on the money aspect.Yes, it's cheap to get into social media in the sense that most platforms (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) don't charge for membership. Conceivably, you could create a dozen online social media accounts for your small nonprofits and all it would cost the agency is time.Wait a minute... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~3/WzVGjLbB7Rk/whos-your-point.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robyn McIntyre)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?a=WzVGjLbB7Rk:MS9IRyrBqv4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaBirdBrain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaBirdBrain/~4/WzVGjLbB7Rk" height="1" width="1"/>http://smbirdbrain.blogspot.com/2009/01/whos-your-point.html