SocialFish

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

I think the reason the whole “ social organization &# concept resonates with me–and the reason that J-Nott and Maddie and I keep coming back to it–is that the social organization must continually evolve as the system changes. Do the organizations I volunteer with need to be more flexible and agile?

Comments 178

Comments Project Organization Groups 178

SocialFish

APRIL 1, 2011

10 Applications For Your Facebook Event Page (Event Manager Blog). New in Gmail Labs: Smart Labels (Gmail Blog). Bitly Blog). Real-Time Analytics For Social Plugins (Facebook Developer Blog). 8 Signs You Have Outgrown Your Online Community Platform (Socious Member Engagement Blog). Datalicious. Ecosystems.

Sysomos 162

Sysomos Vimeo Social CRM Analysis 162

SocialFish

JANUARY 11, 2011

Just wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone who reads, shares, comments on, tweets and otherwise supports our SocialFishing blog. Thank you to you for making this blog as amazing a resource as it is! Evolving into a Social Organization: An Open Letter to the CEO. Organizations Fear Death. Make No Mistake.

Postrank 170

Postrank Handbook Case Study Press Release 170

SocialFish

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

One of the mantras of the book (and of social organizations) is clarity over control, and Chapter 2 points out that if you talk about control in organizations, you’ll talk about silos. How is it possible that we tolerate organizations where the parts don’t talk to each other?

Organization 172

Organization Communities Process Collaboration 172

SocialFish

APRIL 13, 2011

Part of the strategy included reaching out to bloggers in the nonprofit space in hopes that they’d write a blog post about the grant. Our goal for this part of the campaign was 30 blog posts. We ended up with 142 blog posts that sent over 5,000 visits to the Heart & Soul Grant application page. How we did it.

Blogger 243

Blogger Campaign Applications How To 243

SocialFish

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

You’ve outlined a blog strategy, defined specific goals, decided on topics, and have determined who will publish content. Where would you begin if you wanted to start blogging with WordPress today? Selecting a domain name for your organization that’s compelling and easy to remember will take patience and creativity.

WordPress 189

WordPress FeedBurner Domain Name How To 189

SocialFish

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

There are definitely many, many kinds of positive comments and posts where a simple “thanks for the comment!&# , or agreement, or encouragement, or acknowledgment is better than deafening silence from the organization. Air Force Blog Assessment. Has your organization developed a social media triage flowchart?

Social Media 267

Social Media Policies Case Study Communities 267

SocialFish

APRIL 6, 2011

Social CRM refers to both a business strategy for managing customer relationships in the age of social media and also the evolving technology that helps organizations do this. Communications coordinates with government relations, publications, and other departments to coordinate participation in public conversations on blogs and Twitter.

Social CRM 192

Social CRM Collaboration Curation Newsletter 192

SocialFish

APRIL 21, 2011

More on the interview is on Kivi’s blog here. Wendy offers some great insider advice about her organization’s philosophy around content and who can speak for the Red Cross.

Curation 162

Curation Organization Social Media Video 162

SocialFish

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Here’s an excerpt from a related blog post : “I’ve noticed some troubling trends lately in the business world. A recent analysis of S&P 500 companies shows that when you triple the number of employees in an organization, its productivity drops by half. The average life expectancy for a U.S.

Company 100

Company Banking System Analysis 100

SocialFish

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Want to blog about Open Community? We have a handy Talkers Toolkit for you to help us by talking Open Community in your organization and professional network. Tags: Open Community blogging. Talking Open Community on Twitter? Use the #opencommunity hashtag. Talking Open Community on Facebook? Post questions or comments here!

Communities 160

Communities Badge Hashtag Organization 160

SocialFish

APRIL 5, 2011

STRATEGY WORK –We have clients who come to us at a stage where they understand the tools, they see the benefits, and they need help defining a social media strategy for their organization. Much of our consulting work is completely unique to the organization we’re working with. KITCHEN SINK CONSULTING WORK. THINK TANK.

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Review Social CRM Module Consultant 150

SocialFish

DECEMBER 16, 2010

From the Twitter blog : Today we’re launching a revamped version of business.twitter.com – a site that provides the basics on how businesses can use Twitter effectively. We’ve seen tremendous growth in the creative ways businesses and organizations are leveraging Twitter, and we want to make sure you have access to their great ideas.

Twitter 196

Twitter API Case Study Resources 196

SocialFish

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

11/17/10 – Association Subculture Blog | Shelly Alcorn. 11/18/10 – Kivi’s Nonprofit Communication Blog | Kivi Leroux Miller. 11/19/10 – Association Headquarters Blog. 11/19/10 – Hive Talkin’ Blog | The Beekeeper Group. Get this badge.

Communities 150

Communities Badge Conference Buy 150

SocialFish

OCTOBER 20, 2010

We know you haven’t actually read the book yet, of course, but we’d like everyone to start thinking about how you would describe the community around your organizations. If you’d like us to do an interview or write a guest post on your personal or association blog, please contact us. Who’s in your ecosystem?

Communities 157

Communities Collaboration Analysis Organization 157

SocialFish

MARCH 31, 2011

If you’d like to be involved in various conversations we’re planning around this topic, including informal focus groups, a session at ASAE’s Annual Meeting in St Louis and another proposed for the Technology Conference, a series of blog posts we’re writing on the Avectra blog , and other fun stuff, please contact us.

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Module Social CRM Proposal Focus Group 160

SocialFish

JANUARY 13, 2011

Lots of orgs are, for example, talking to WordPress or other blog platforms about developing their blogs and talking to mobile app developers about their apps. If your organization’s website does not have some social elements yet – get on it. Like, really important. Your members expect it.

Trends 208

Trends Foursquare Curation Mobile 208

SocialFish

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

We have clients who come to us at a stage where they understand the tools, they see the benefits, and they need help defining a social media strategy for their organization. That whitepaper guided our work to help two organizations facilitate the process of adopting social media policies. Policies became a focal point for us in 2010.

Review 160

Review Policies Consultant Training 160

SocialFish

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Wanted to point you to a fantastic conversation/debate going on over at Talent Anarchy , one of my favorite blogs. For most, it’s when we launch our programs and plans for the year that we hope will transform our organizations and the people within them to make everyone more successful. It is a false constraint.

Metrics 165

Metrics Social Capital Exercises Organization 165

SocialFish

OCTOBER 25, 2010

I had a whole wish list of people I intended to meet or at least introduce myself to–people whose blogs or tweets I read who I knew would be there. Have you seen organizations who have tasked just talkers or just listeners with social media stuff and seen it fall short? I met a few, but most of them I managed to miss, sadly.

Social Media 202

Social Media Conference Organization Meeting 202

SocialFish

OCTOBER 1, 2010

7 Things That Blogging Does (Mitch Joel). The Learning Evangelist - new association blog by Kathi Edwards. Association Chat – new blog for #assnchat. Building Tomorrow’s Organization – without today’s IT? Flowtown Blog). Discover Facebook Pages (Facebook Blog). Blogworld-or-bust! The Art of Social.

Analysis 165

Analysis Social CRM Construction Foursquare 165

SocialFish

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Similarly, 41% of the respondents believe that social media and blogging are the fastest growing communications resources for next year. Although your association is not a gigantic global organization, you have the same risk to your reputation from social media. Also do you really want to outsource the safeguarding of your reputation?

Attensity 169

Attensity Reputation Press Release Survey 169

SocialFish

MARCH 16, 2011

This is the first of a series of blog posts we’re writing for the Avectra blog , to be reposted here for you. From a fairly linear, predictable lifecycle, this relationship between the organization and the member has now evolved to be much more networked, multi-pronged, and messy. Not to mention public and shareable.

Social CRM 213

Social CRM Skills Project Process 213

SocialFish

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Holly organizes the second biggest event (after ASAE) of each year (in my opinion), the Nonprofit Technology Conference , which by the way is in DC in March 2011 – can.not.wait!! So I realized that rather than just get a little reply from me, it might be really useful for her to hear from all of you about this.

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Conference Eventful Organization Meeting 160

SocialFish

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Listen to internet radio with PVSM on Blog Talk Radio. In preparation for the radio show, here are some of the blog posts the group may be referencing. Maybe you’re starting to think that influence is not about how many followers someone has on Twitter. It’s About Impact NOT Influence – Allyson Kapin on Frogloop.

Influencer 240

Influencer Klout Blogosphere Communities 240

SocialFish

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

We’re very excited to be kicking off a regular series of Open Community case studies, in which intrepid association blogger and freelance writer Deirdre Reid will be digging into associations (and other kinds of organizations when relevant) who are living and breathing their open communities in the ways we describe in the book.

Case Study 237

Case Study Banking Study Communities 237

SocialFish

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

This post is the first in a two-part series where guest blogger Garry Polmateer , former association executive currently working at NimbleUser helping organizations with Salesforce, looks at two online brands through the lens of the concepts in our book, Open Community. Open Community Means Developing into a Social Organization.

Communities 174

Communities Lurker Forums Collaboration 174

SocialFish

OCTOBER 8, 2010

As an aside, Olivier Blanchard of The Brand Builder Blog has written several very tongue-in-cheek posts about the inappropriate use and overuse of the words “strategy” and “strategists.” Social media permeates the organization, as many- if not all – employees now engage online both personally and professionally. Social Media.

Guidelines 184

Guidelines Policies Social Media Handbook 184

SocialFish

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Do you have any stories to share, anything specific you’re working on at your organization to engage, attract, encourage, or otherwise pay attention to any kinds of &# digital personas&# – such as, but not limited to, those mentioned above? Comments welcome here on the blog or by email to maddie[at]socialfish.org.

Lurker 162

Lurker Case Study Study Conference 162

SocialFish

MARCH 25, 2011

Twitter’s Hope140 blog provides information on Twitter-related resources. Wondering what your organization can do in times like this? There is also acurated list of links to current news articles about the earthquakeand reactor situations&#. SxSWCares - Volunteers in attendance at SxSW [ yay Leigh Durst and Rob Wu!! .

Mobile 177

Mobile SMS Startup Energy 177

SocialFish

MARCH 1, 2011

How to Manage a Volunteer Led Blog that Rocks (Allyson Kapin). Beautiful Event Website Design: 10 Inspiring Example s (Event Manager Blog). Designing An Organization from the Outside-In (Beth Harte). Beyond Positioning: Establishing Authentic Optimal Distinctiveness (CV Harquail). Why The PCMA Learning Lounge Worked (Jeff Hurt).

Case Study 170

Case Study Press Release Eventful Analysis 170

SocialFish

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

First, Beth Kanter points to a Foundation Center study on Social Media Use By Foundation Leaders : “The report outlines which social media services are used regularly or occasionally by foundation leaders, which blogs are read by CEOs and how often, the perceived usefulness of Web 2.0 Nice conclusions for any organization, methinks!

Study 157

Study Web 2.0 Patterns Analysis 157

SocialFish

MARCH 11, 2011

Learn what made one organization realize the time had finally come to develop an all encompassing social media policy, how they navigated the potholes along the way and why they enlisted outside help. As for the blog, well watch this space, as we’ll see if we can get some good liveblog posts up for you. Sunday, March 13, 2011.

Conference 165

Conference Policies Collaboration Exercises 165

SocialFish

JANUARY 21, 2011

I recently read a post on the Midcourse Corrections Blog authored by Jeff Hurt titled Virtual Event Strategies for 2011. Adaptation of social media is influencing organizations to be more open and transparent. Stimulate interest with a pre webinar blog post asking for opinions and questions leading up to the event.

Collaboration 234

Collaboration Eventful Exercises Education 234

SocialFish

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

2) what could ASAE [or any other association/conference organizer] do to help speakers develop better sessions around their chosen topics? 3) how could ASAE [or any other association/conference organizer] do to help attendees maximize their own learning?

Conference 173

Conference Education Proposal Committee 173

SocialFish

OCTOBER 21, 2010

by Wendy Harman, Social Media Director, American Red Cross – Reposted with permission (original post appeared on the NTEN blog ). We have a robust social media presence on all the sites you’d expect: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, and our blog.

Ustream 162

Ustream Wiki SMS Survey 162

SocialFish

MARCH 18, 2011

Anyone can now make a video, recording, create a blog or publish a book. Some organizations rely upon the Directors & Officers Liability policy’s Personal Injury and Publishers Liability but it is not adequate today for other than the smallest of associations. Media Exposures.

Insurance 174

Insurance Activities Social Media Policies 174