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Don’t Squander Your Social Capital

Janet Fouts

Social capital is one of the new buzz words of the decade. Tara Hunt calls it “ Whuffie “ Whatever it is, the better your social capital the more likely it is your followers will take action. Those are the ones with social capital. Link to them in a blog post as a resource. Numbers game.

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Need to Fundraise? Stick With What Works!

SocialFish

Many require a ton of resources and yield poor results. However, there are several key fundraisers that have proven themselves consistently over time and have helped schools and non-profits get the results they need without burning their resources at both ends. Why this is a great fundraising idea. Charity Auctions. Unique $1 treats.

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Need to Fundraise? Stick With What Works!

SocialFish

Many require a ton of resources and yield poor results. However, there are several key fundraisers that have proven themselves consistently over time and have helped schools and non-profits get the results they need without burning their resources at both ends. Why this is a great fundraising idea. Charity Auctions. Unique $1 treats.

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From Living in a Van to IBJ’s “Forty Under 40?: The Daniel Herndon Interview

Firebelly

Here’s a bit of background on my man… Daniel exemplified his good-hearted nature in 2009 with his guerilla marketing efforts for a not-for-profit called Community First Initiative. The true story is that every non profit (or any other company) can achieve more if they have a guerrilla mindset and use the resources they have.

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MUST WATCH: The state of the internet and group-forming

SocialFish

He sees lots more groups forming in the future but also lots more people joining and leaving groups at a lower thresholds of participation and asks, “what does that do to social capital&# ?

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BMJ blogs " Blog Archive " Richard Smith: Get with Web 2.0 or become yesterday's person

Buzz Marketing for Technology

as a useful educational resource but they readily admitted that they lacked the knowledge and skills to make the most effective use of this new approach to teaching and learning. resources, how to make appropriate choices and how to ensure good online etiquette. Human communication has always been about people and social capital.

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Analytics: what are you really learning?

Sherrilynne Starkie

Last week at Social Capital Ottawa I moderated rountable discussions on analytics and digging deep to gain real insight. We recently worked with a government client who had spent considerable effort and resources over 18 months building a following on Twitter. Tracking the KPIs of Social Media.

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