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The Social Media Brand Management Apology Matrix
Posted on July 21, 2012 | 1 CommentSometimes, you have to say “sorry”! Don’t you just love a good “brand fail” pile-on? It’s very satisfying to take screen-captures and gleefully explain how some other social media manager got it all so very, very wrong. But are we thinking enough about the poor... -
The #KONY2012 Blogger Reaction Bingo Card
Posted on March 11, 2012 | 1 CommentAre you struggling to get out a blog post with your official opinion on the success-slash-controversy of the Stop Kony campaign from Invisible Children … But you’ve never had to think about international development or charities before? All social media pundits must say something about... -
All the “Social Good” at Social Media Week Toronto 2012
Posted on February 6, 2012 | No CommentsLooking for all the crowdsourcin’, tweet-flingin’, Facebookin’ social-movement-y goodness at Social Media Week Toronto 2012? Here are all the Toronto events related to the charitable sector listed in one handy spot by day of the week. You’ll be able to learn from fundraisers, interdisciplinary artists,... -
Not every F-bomb on Twitter is a Fail
Posted on October 17, 2011 | 2 CommentsWe’re used to seeing companies and charities criticized for “Fail Tweets”. You know what I mean: Personal vs. Work account mistakes, ill-considered or insensitive tweets, links that go to the wrong place, etc. It’s fun to explain just how failsy the other guy is and... -
Six months of social media goodness (for NFPs!) mashed in one post
Posted on September 28, 2011 | 2 CommentsWho’s got two thumbs and has completed her first six months writing a column about nonprofits and social media issues for CharityVillage.com? This girl, that’s who! What better to do to celebrate a milestone than to squish all the goodness together in one place for... -
3 questions to answer before you invent something for “social good”
Posted on July 24, 2011 | No CommentsSo you want to design some kind of inter-webby digitally-mobile twit-enabled project for “social good”? Clever, you! Maybe you’ll get to meet Bono at SXSW. Or maybe, you’ll fade into obscurity because nobody uses what you invented. Here’s three questions to answer before you invent... -
Three Myths About Social Media & Fundraising
Posted on June 25, 2011 | No CommentsOriginally published in Direct Marketing Magazine, May 2011 – “Busting Social Media Myths: New Channels Present Unlikely Opportunities for Nonprofits” The rise of social media is so relatively recent, is it any wonder that we’re still wrapping our heads around it? For nonprofit professionals familiar... -
Bad language, good cause!
Posted on March 31, 2011 | 2 CommentsHopefully you won’t feel the need to wash your mouth out with soap after taking a look at these charitable campaigns that have chosen to employ a little naughtiness to capture your attention! -
Proposed Conference Session Titles for 2011
Posted on January 5, 2011 | No CommentsAll awesome conference sessions for 2011 are "for social good" cos they're on the cutting edge, man! -
UK Resources for North American Nonprofit Professionals
Posted on November 24, 2010 | No CommentsIf you work in the North American charitable sector and you don't watch the UK like a hawk...WTF!