Pittsburgh Non-Profits

Social Media Revolution Video

Tim Hindes — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:20:25 +0000

Below is the opening video showed during the opening of our presentation. Some general facts about social media…

Non-Profit Summit Presentation

Tim Hindes — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:14:49 +0000

Below is the Non-Profit Summit presentation, as promised. Sorry for the delay in getting this up. Hope you find it helpful. If any of us can help in anyway, please don’t hesitate to contact us!

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Building a Successful Strategy for Non-Profit Social Media

Tim Hindes — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:01:54 +0000

John Haydon provides a great overview and five easy steps for building your non-profit social media strategy. Read More

Written by Amy Sample Ward

What is Social Media?

Tim Hindes — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:11:45 +0000

Common Craft provides great plain English videos on a variety of internet topics. Here’s one focusing on Social Media. It’s a great resource for non-profits, or any professional needing a high-level overview of such topics.

To check out all of these great videos, visit Common Craft on YouTube.

How to Sell Social Media to Cynics, Skeptics & Luddites

Tim Hindes — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:45:17 +0000

Need help selling social media to skeptics who are higher up on the corporate ladder? The interactive insights group posted a list of resources for helping you determine ROI and prove that the Web 2.0 is here to stay.

United Way Seeks Donors on Facebook

Tim Hindes — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:39:36 +0000

The United Way is using Facebook as a way to reach donors to collect $10 million for its latest campaign. The organization became interested in social media after a member asked her Facebook friends to donate to United Way as a birthday gift to her. Read more
Dayton Daily News

Connecting with Donors for a Vital Purpose

Tim Hindes — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:35:11 +0000

The Puget Sound Blood Center has held its second blood drive that relies solely on social media for attracting donors. “Social media is not about people being cooped up inside,” said Sean DeButts, the center’s social-media coordinator. “It facilitates real-life action, and that includes blood donation.” Read more
SeattlePI.com

5 Facebook Uses for Businesses

Tim Hindes — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:26:54 +0000

Facebook offers a bevy of tools for business users, including fan pages. Fan pages provide many of the benefits of a hosted Web site, writes John Jantsch, along with interactive features such as applications, events and sign-up pages. The site also offers custom URLs, ad targeting tools and the ability to highlight special content, Jantsch writes. Read more
Duct Tape Marketing

The Way to a Blogger’s Heart: Ego

Tim Hindes — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:23:33 +0000

If you’re looking to get publicity from a blogger you’ve never met, ditch the old media tactics, Monia O’Brien writes. “I am not getting paid to write about you,” she reminds. “Feed my ego, and you get publicity.” She suggests tailoring your message to the blog so that it’s easy for the blogger to plug your work. Read more
Personal Branding Blog

3 Tools to Make Social Media Manageable

Tim Hindes — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:13:00 +0000

Between checking tweets, updating Facebook pages and uploading photos to Flickr, it’s a wonder social-media users have time for anything else, Adam Pash writes. These three aggregation tools simplify the process: Streamy offers a single interface to manage all those networks, Flock is a browser that integrates social media into your Web surfing, and FriendFeed combines 58 services. Read more
PC World