SocialFish

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Million Grant from Google to Aid Nonprofit Technology Adoption. &# The grant will support NTEN’s work to educate technology leaders about the evolving role of technology in nonprofit work, and beyond that, to produce research and training on cloud technologies and data management, visualization, and collaboration.&#.

Google 174

Google Case Study Journal Collaboration 174

SocialFish

APRIL 7, 2011

Even if your association is not using social media to share your story, it is imperative for reputation management and market research. After crafting your social media strategy, you need to develop your tactics, one of which is social media guidelines. Therefore, every association needs a social media policy. Clarification.

Policies 222

Policies Social Media Handbook Guidelines 222

SocialFish

MARCH 3, 2011

The goal of this article is to discuss the Salesforce.com community strategy and not the products, although there may be some reference to products and functionality because the Salesforce.com community is built using their own products. Their strategy for this is no secret; they produced two YouTube videos about it.

Communities 221

Communities Collaboration Statistics Lurker 221

SocialFish

MARCH 9, 2011

Big Idea: Collaborating with a purpose and a strategy. Concepts: Build your strategy around the sweet spots. Forward Failure: “(We didn’t) set up a solid set of role definitions between our editor and our staff lead for content, and (we didn’t do enough research) on how to manage a community long term. Start small and good.

Case Study 180

Case Study Study Communities Joomla 180

SocialFish

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Since we’re all quite familiar with #1, I am endeavoring to write a two post series to discuss the other two communities and see what lessons can be learned from them, and maybe give everyone a few thoughts on how your association can benefit from their strategies. This post will focus on the Volkswagen community.

Communities 174

Communities Lurker Forums Collaboration 174

SocialFish

MARCH 18, 2011

Ideally any association with a magazine or journal, books, pamphlets, newsletters, white papers, research articles and a web site has purchased media liability insurance. Explain your social media strategy and plan including all sites used to reach your audiences. However many associations don’t have media liability insurance.

Insurance 174

Insurance Activities Social Media Policies 174

SocialFish

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

There’s no doubt who is moderating conversations about communications, research, government relations, etc. All the work you do to provide clarity—clear objectives and strategy, your policies, staff training, collaboration across the organization—should enable anyone with the desire to take part.

Organization 150

Organization Communities Training Skills 150