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Re: PodCamp: Day One Summary

Beth Kanter — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 00:04:02 -0000

Thanks so much for taking the time to do a podcast interview with me. It's up on my site along with the notes. Blogher site is down over the weekend for maintenance, but will post it to the site on Monday.

Re: Unshakeable Activism

Beth Kanter — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:37:34 -0000

I am supporter of the Sharing Foundation and the work is incredible, but I'm biased! Thank you for this informative article about the organization's work!

Re: Unshakeable Activism

Beth Kanter — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:37:34 -0000

I am supporter of the Sharing Foundation and the work is incredible, but I'm biased! Thank you for this informative article about the organization's work!

Re: Did the conversation move?

Beth Kanter — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:42:07 -0000

Hi,

Thanks for selecting one of my posts from Zemanta's recommendations.

Re: How To Use Twitter?

Beth Kanter — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:39:47 -0000

Interesting .. just interviewed a bunch of high school students who hadn't heard of twitter, although not sure we can make it into a generational thing
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/02/digi...

Re: Collaborative Charity

Beth Kanter — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:11:43 -0000

Hi,

I love what you're doing! I'd like to suggest the Sharing Foundation which works with children in Cambodia. They are us-based charity - and do amazing work.
http://www.sharingfoundation.org

I am on the board and I have used social networks to raise money for them over the past 3 years. A small amount of money goes a long way with this organization. For example, using my blog, I raised $2500 and sent a young woman to college.

My blog is about how nonprofits can use social media effectively and write a lot about fundraising.

Re: Blogher 06: Culture, Crowds and Celebrity

Beth Kanter — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 20:52:19 -0000

Well, I like Liz's point about going out of our comfort zone to talk to people they don't know.

About the celebrity stuff. at one point I decided to do some research and approach some of the "famous" bloggers and get a photo with them ... act like groupy.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cambodia4kidsorg/s...

I was curious if I would get ignored, get 6 seconds of polite photograph, or have a brief engaging conversation .....

I'm stewing on a social networking guide (face-to-face techniques) to go out of your comfort zone and talk to people even if they aren't famous blogger.

Re: 3 Rules of Gnomedex 8.0

Beth Kanter — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:39:13 -0000

enjoyed meeting you at gnomedex and hearing your geography story

Re: A Web 2.0 Valentine (it’s a mashup!)

Beth Kanter — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:56:07 -0000

Happy Valentine's Day!

Re: Crowdsourcing Copy Editing?

Beth Kanter — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:44:04 -0000

some people may be good writers, but terrible at proof reading ...

Re: The State Of The Twittersphere: Don't Look For A Bell Curve

Beth Kanter — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:07:54 -0000

thanks for your thoughts here - so are you saying that people should follow more than 100?

Here's an interesting take on following strategies
http://www.thenetworkthinker.com/2009/01/so-man...

Re: Are you a technorati addict?

Beth Kanter — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 23:16:59 -0000

Check it at least two times a day ..

Re: louisgray.com: Should Bloggers Open Up Their Statistics?

Beth Kanter — Sun, 04 May 2008 19:22:46 -0000

I've shared stats from my blog - not necessarily traffic, but more the analysis and insights that are generated from thinking about the stats and making improvements!

Here's a recent example
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/04/twit...

Re: louisgray.com: Are Blog Comments Really Conversations, or Are They Just Replies?

Beth Kanter — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:16:34 -0000

I think you need a conversation strategy ... that considers who want to have the conversation with and where they are listening or hanging out.

Here's a diagram
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cambodia4kidsorg/2...

Here's a post
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/06/what...

Re: louisgray.com: Get the Google Chrome Comic Book, Support Two Great Charities

Beth Kanter — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:47:13 -0000

Louis,

Thanks for blogging this. To clarify, the proceeds will benefit the Sharing Foundation, a charity that supports children and orphans in Cambodia. I met Duncan at Gnomedex where I spoke about social media for social good and did a real time social fundraising experiment
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/08/how-...
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/08/trac...

Re: louisgray.com: You Control Your Online Noise Velocity

Beth Kanter — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:44:46 -0000

you create your own noise - music for me might noise for you. Brilliant. Adding it to my curriculum on information coping skills - a lot of information self-inflicted or just attitude
http://informationcoping.wikispaces.com

Re: The Revocation of PodCamp Rule Four

Beth Kanter — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:58:42 -0000

I think you need to charge a nominal fee.
I think the organizers need to be paid for their time.

If there are people who can't afford a small fee, use some of the money for scholarships.

Re: The Revocation of PodCamp Rule Four

Beth Kanter — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:00:16 -0000

PS if you want to send a few t-shirts to Cambodia, I could arrange that ..
The kids in the orphanage and Cambodian bloggers would love them!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cambodia4kidsorg/s...

Re: Google, OpenSocial, and Marketing

Beth Kanter — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:43:13 -0000

Chris:

I am working mostly with nonprofit orgs with limited resources. Many are not using social networks, but some are beginning to adopt them. The big question is which ones, how many, and how to make the work efficient. What advice would you offer to an organization just starting to use social networking sites as part of their marketing strategy and had limited resources? How to make the decision to jump in strategically and smartly?

Re: Google, OpenSocial, and Marketing

Beth Kanter — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:34:19 -0000

Have you looked at Causes?

Re: Happy Valentine’s Day!

Beth Kanter — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:52:45 -0000

Here's mine: http://www.sharingfoundation.org

But I did a round up of charities doing special V-Day's campaigns - there's many ways to say I Love You with a gift to charity
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/02/the-...

You've got to love the mating ring tones that support environmental groups.

Re: Social Media Dashboard - Bloomberg for Social Media

Beth Kanter — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:24:44 -0000

awesome chris - I just wrote about this concept in a generic way - but thanks for a rich example
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/09/usin...

Re: Office 2.0 Podcast Jam | A View from Judi Sohn

Beth Kanter — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 12:20:31 -0000

Anna rocks! Thanks for tagging this with the nptech tag that allowed me to find this!

Re: NTEN’s Conference forces tough choices | A View from Judi Sohn

Beth Kanter — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 23:24:06 -0000

Judi,

I'm sad not to meet you this year either. I'm sure that NTC is thinking about remote attendance or an IRC channel or some chats going on. Many technology conferences offer this - as a matter of fact, Netsquared offer this and as a presenter I signed up to lead a chat. Maybe NTC will offer this too. If any consulation - there should be some live blogging from the conference, not a substitute for being there.

Beth

Re: Weaning away from Outlook at last | A View from Judi Sohn

Beth Kanter — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:38:05 -0000

Thanks Judi for your help with my Outlook transition! Right I am trying to figure out the calendar thing - how to get Google Calendar to remind me and to sychn with treo. It feels weird still ... but I am hoping to make the transition.

Re: Opening new doors | A View from Judi Sohn

Beth Kanter — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:55:16 -0000

Judi:

That is awful, horrible, and disgusting. But I'm glad your daughter is getting what needs ...

This makes sick and angry and little paranoid. I have a child who doesn't fit the public school mode either (gifted). I have not blogged it - but the thought that they were building a case against you and used your blog posts .. that really is disturbing.

Re: 5 Inspiring Uses for Twitter That Changed the World

Beth Kanter — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:02:48 -0000

Twitter has helped me raise money for Cambodian Orphans. Last October, I used it to raise $2,000 in a few days and we were able to send two kids to college in Cambodia!
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2007/10/twit...
In July, 2007, I used Twitter to raise over $4,000 to help sponsor the Cambodian BLoggers Summit and got several hundred t-shirts donated. Some more Twitter stories
http://bethkanter.wikispaces.com/twitter_primer

Re: Twitter Metrics

Beth Kanter — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:20:07 -0000

Thanks for the link via Zemanta - I wrote this piece about Twitter analytics a while back - thoughts?
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/04/twit...

Re: Thoughts on the twitter experiment

Beth Kanter — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 13:01:43 -0000

Were you trying to emulate scoble? Could have used the view with friends opiton

Re: It’s All About the Media Snackers!

Beth Kanter — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:37:12 -0000

Thanks Jane .. I'll jump in - still catching up ... interesting how you managed to identified some of the cool women I met at Podcamp .. yes there were a few ...

Re: Gnomedex gives, goes Bollywood, and rides the Magic Bus

Beth Kanter — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:39:05 -0000

Your quote here about trust is very insightful. Thank you for blogging this. I'm trying to understand the scaling of a personal ask - and this is very helpful.

Re: Seven notes about Gnomedex: a meme

Beth Kanter — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:50:14 -0000

Dave, great to meet you at gnomedex and thanks!

Re: Microblogging : Fast, Fast, Good, Good

Beth Kanter — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:57:40 -0000

Awesome! Hey, I just won a shopping spree from bill me later - and I'm paying it forward. Is there $50 worth of supplies I could purchase and send to this group? Do you have a direct contact? Let me know @kanter on twitter

Re: Is It Time to Let FeedBurner Burn?

Beth Kanter — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:42:07 -0000

what are the best ways to measure your RSS subscriber reach other than Feedburner? Postrank? Can you share some thoughts?

Re: Check Out Beth’s Blog

Beth Kanter — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:31:17 -0000

Well, thanks for letting share it - great presentation!

Re: Donate $10 by 3:30 PM to Earn $50k for Kids in Cambodia

Beth Kanter — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:47:17 -0000

We won!! Thank you.

Here's something funny .. because I sent those emails, gmail thinks I'm a spammer and shut down my gmail account for 72 hours.

Re: America’s Giving Challenge

Beth Kanter — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:37:19 -0000

Thank you so much for blogging this and adding the widget! I'm so glad that you are part of the village of bloggers helping the children in Roteang Village!

Re: Are you a sequential or random-access doer? | Broadcasting Brain

Beth Kanter — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:50:49 -0000

YOu're really asking about right brain versus left brain - I'm multi-hemispheric .. so I do a little both.

Re: Canter’s Deli | Laughing Squid

Beth Kanter — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 21:47:35 -0000

I wonder how it compares to the Lower East Side Katz's Deli

Re: ProBlogger on How Twitter Helps Bloggers

Beth Kanter — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:44:40 -0000

It's also been incredibly helpful with my bloggers campaign to raise money for the sharing foundation!
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/01/call...
Twitter is like viagra for fundraising ..

And, BTW, did you know that one of your t-shirts is now in Cambodia either at an Orphanage or being worn by a Cambodian blogger?
Thanks to a donation from Citizen Agency
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cambodia4kidsorg/1...

Re: How Do You Build an Online Community

Beth Kanter — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:32:04 -0000

This is a very important insight. It reminds me of doing "shoulder to shoulder" training at community technology centers - with those on the other side of digital divide or when the Web first started. People got overwhelmed with the software and the site design -- so you'd guide them to that one thing, help them establish a habit (holding their hand, rewarding, whatever), and then got them interested in more.

I used to teach powerpoint this way too - in the late 1990s - to art teachers and artists - who would flip out because there were so many options. So, when I taught the application would give them the bare steps of building the preso - zen like. Then, once they got comfortable with bare minimum, I'd show them or guide to other features they asked for -- like, "I'd like to my titles bigger or different font or insert a picture."

In contract, my son who is 8 - and computer geek - asked me to show him ppt. I used my typical adult method - show the barebones. I walked away - when i came back he discovered by himself many advanced techniques - and pumped with questions on how to do things that I haven't even figured out!

so, guess my question is what, if anything, are the generational or technographics that you have to consider in this strategy? Or is it global?

Re: Tagging Strategies For Successful Social Bookmarking | Social Media Explorer

Beth Kanter — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:58:36 -0000

Excellent post on bookmarking. I'm put together a wikispace of tutorials, examples, and useful articles about tagging for a webinar I was teaching. This is definitely going into there.
http://nptag.wikispaces.com

Re: Tagging Strategies For Successful Social Bookmarking | Social Media Explorer

Beth Kanter — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:02:05 -0000

PS there is a search and replace tag function in the tools that is handy for cleaning up your tags if you're like me a tag slob.

Re: What Is The ROI For Social Media?

Beth Kanter — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:28:14 -0000

Jason,

This post has been in head for months and thank you for sharing your insights. I'm trying to translate what you're saying for nonprofits. What do you think?
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2009/01/nonp...

Re: Be the Media Project: The Social Media Empowerment Guide for Nonprofits

Beth Kanter — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:56:17 -0000

Morgan,

Thanks so much for this! We've run into a little bump in the road - and are in the process of renaming project- but it has really helped build community believe it or not .

Re: 5 Steps to Social Media Engagement for Electronic Musicians

Beth Kanter — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:01:01 -0000

loving your remix here .. did you create that awesome diagram? would love to remix that!

Re: Dunbar Numbers, Myers Briggs Type Indicators and Social Media | Uptown Uncorked

Beth Kanter — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:52:40 -0000

I'm a INTJ - but totally off the charts on N - and the rest are on the middle .. I didn't use your online survey .. that's from getting the test directly from MB - from a nonprofit management online leadership institute that I was the facilitator for about 15 years ago. I should test myself again because your type can change as you go through different life changes.

I have 6300 followers @kanter

I wrote a paper about 15 years ago using the Myers Briggs and Gardner's Intelligence theory as the basis for online community participation and designing online technical support programs. I can't find it -- I didn't have a large sample, I administered tests to sample of 100 online participants and conducted depth interviews. There were definitely some patterns as to who lurks who doesn't, who asks for help, how the help needs to strutured, and implications for online moderators. I'll be curious to see what you come up with.

<abbr>Beth Kanters last blog post..A Bold Experiment in Micro Donations: $2 from 12, 500 Twitter Users To Fund Clean Water</abbr>

Re: Does Social Media Transcend Personality?

Beth Kanter — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:51:11 -0000

This is great stuff Leslie. Great work.

I love MTBI stuff, have taught a number of classes in managerial communications using it.

I used it once to analyze different profiles of users requesting technical support so I could better assist them - this was 15 years ago!

What I love about MTBI is the dialogue you can have with other people once you are introduced to the framework and know your type. It can really shed some light if you're managing people or if your boss annoys you.

I wonder though -- MTBI was meant to evaluate face-to-face real time live interaction .. not virtual interaction. I don't think it was originally intended to evaluate online behavior.

I am wondering if some of the e-learning styles/profiles are better suited?

Also remember that the definition of introvert versus extravert is solely a "social" measure. It also has to do with how people process information. Introverts process by thinking it through internally - and extraverts process by externalizing their thoughts and ideas with other people.

Also, I think you have to look at degree of Introvert versus Extravert. My "Introvert" score was exactly in the middle. I wonder if you would see more definable patterns between strongly introverted and strongly extraverted

For me, I can take a lot more "people" or interactions with computer mediated communications e.g. online than I can do in a real-life situation because being at the computer - even if you are "socializing" is still a soliditary face-to-face activity....

Leslie, you say that you follow anyone who follows you - but are you using a tool like Tweetdeck to follow a smaller subset of people more closely?

I stopped automatically following everyone who follows me because I found that I couldn't get to know people and keep track in memory who they were. I started using Twitter back in October 2006 when there were not tools like Tweetdeck .. so my following patterns -- were at first - do I know them?

Then as I started to follow over 3,000 people, I found that I wasn't getting to know them very well. So, I started rotating following people - and try to keep around the 3K.

This has more to do with the way my brain works - or the way it was hard wired. As a boomer in her 50's, I grew up as a linear learner - but my exposure to online/internet as transformed me into more of a global learning style.

But every now and then, my cranial capacity fails me. Which also makes me wonder if there is a pattern between age and twitter following habits.

<abbr>Beth Kanters last blog post..Power Law of Participation: How does it differ for collective charitable giving?</abbr>

Re: Boston Social Media Breakfast 11: Social Media for Social Change

Beth Kanter — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:15:54 -0000

Yes, Mary Joyce and Digiactive rock! Thanks for the ping. I wrote a post with a roundup of the slides and links I could find .. including my own!
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/12/soci...

Do you know if they posted the lyrics to Twitterland? That was just too wonderful.

Re: Cool Cat Teacher Blog: Sites that Caught My Eye Today 08/24/2008

Beth Kanter — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:01:52 -0000

It was an amazing demonstration too ...

Re: Cool Cat Teacher Blog: How do you get to Carnegie Hall: Upload Upload Upload!!

Beth Kanter — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:27:55 -0000

This is hilarious .. I didn't see that video - I pointed to another. But having attended a music school as a classical flute major, you can't escape that Carnegie Hall joke - I wrote about it in my post. So, of course, I thought of that joke and the line, but didn't realize that they used in the promotional materials. The joke is very very very familiar to anyone who aspired to be a professional classical music or attended a music school or conservatory. Now I have trace down the origins.

Re: Top 10 Tips for Non-Profits and Social Media

Beth Kanter — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:56:35 -0000

These are great tips! I would add that it is important to experiment, but also try to get as much learning as possible from those experiments.
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/01/usin...

I have a workshop called "Ten Steps to Org.2.0"
http://ncna.wikispaces.com/

Nice to discover your blog!

Re: YouTube badge added

Beth Kanter — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 23:34:39 -0000

It looks like odeo worked after all! Thanks! You have to tell me how or where I can get the snapizilla badge and how it works. I haven't yet used it ..

Re: Plugin & widget fun, a Flickr observation, and music player's back!

Beth Kanter — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 12:09:23 -0000

Thanks for your voice message! I hadn't given much thought to widgets to visual interest and have been busy playing with my flickr, video, etc. widgets. I'm still not happy. I like what you've done here.

Re: How to Measure Social Media ROI for Business

Beth Kanter — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:59:43 -0000

I really appreciated your post and while I agree since there are no standard metrics - it makes it hard to measure and compare ROI - but you can evaluate the ROI at a company level or perhaps individual blogger level.

Avinash Kaushik has a good framework for looking at the ROI of blogs
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/08/meas...

For nonprofits, with technology investments - we usually have to look deeper than how did it cost and how much did we earn .. because our bottom line is social capital or social change.

Intangible benefits - while hard to quantity - end up being really important. And the qualitative data - is also important because that's where the stories are - and that is what sells an ROI report.
http://legalservices.wikispaces.com/

Re: Don’t Fall Behind, Fundraising is Moving On!

Beth Kanter — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:16:08 -0000

Great post summarizing the fundraising efforts that use social media during the last few months - it's been going on for the last few years, although we're just reaching critical mass.

For some context:
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/11/twit...
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/fundraising20/
http://personalfundraising.wikispaces.com
http://widgetfundraising.org
http://gsp4good.wikispaces.com

Re: x

Beth Kanter — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:19:03 -0000

Chad, you did an awesome job of taking notes of the sessions! Thanks

Re: x

Beth Kanter — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:21:41 -0000

Thanks for notes here! When I came up with the idea of doing the Nonprofit ROI Poetry Slam for SXSW and pitched it - I never thought they'd accept it! When they did, I was grateful that I had such willing colleagues who got into it! Even willing to rehearse!

Re: Screencasting: Search for the Narrative

Beth Kanter — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 08:19:29 -0000

You know, I never thought of it as storytelling - but you are so correct. I thought of it more of documentary style screencasting. My more formal screencasts with techsmith have attempted this:
http://analytics.wikispaces.com/

Here's another approach - not just the simple how-tos - but
documenting a lesson
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2007/11/what...

Re: Blogging For A Cause - first 48 hours

Beth Kanter — Sat, 09 May 2009 22:27:15 -0000

thanks for the update!

Re: Social Media Measurement: Communications Marketplace and Share of Credibility

Beth Kanter — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 17:46:19 -0000

Hi,

Excellent presentation!

BTW, my name is spelled with "K" - I'm not related to Marc Canter!

Re: Top Ten Resources: How to Use Social Media for Social Change

Beth Kanter — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:08:38 -0000

Excellent list and thanks for including me .. BTW, my name is spelled "kanter" -

Re: Ooh… we made The List!

Beth Kanter — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:43:18 -0000

Hey Maddie ..

I'm laughing at the Queen Bee reference. I must confess I'm terrified of bees. I once had a bee in my office (i work at home) and I couldn't get near it I was so scared. I called my local police station and they policeman came over. I hand him a fly swatter and he escorted the bee out the door. The cop said he never had a better laugh!

Re: Love this! NonProfit ROI Poetry Slam

Beth Kanter — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:06:53 -0000

Thanks Maddie. Holly had some video coverage and I wrote a reflection follow up post with some takeaways.

Re: Knight News Foundation Screeners Meeting in Miami

Beth Kanter — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:29:19 -0000

wow, you took a great photo there ..

Re: Social Media for Social Good #SXSW #SocialGood

Beth Kanter — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:53:29 -0000

Thanks so much for taking the time to record the presentations. I also thought the questions were very stimulating for thought!

Re: New Year’s Resolution: Say “No” More Often!

Beth Kanter — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 20:48:18 -0000

Been thinking about resolutions and thanks for this thoughtful approach ...

Re: 2006/12/22/widgets/

Beth Kanter — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 17:53:51 -0000

vote: chipin

Re: 2008/02/21/screencasting-video-tutorials/

Beth Kanter — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:12:22 -0000

Good list of mac tools - gonna add to the screencasting primer
http://screencastingprimer.wikispaces.com/

There's also a free screencasting tool for linux - not sure if your forget or left it out or just wanted to focus on windows/mac
http://www.freecharity.org.uk/2007/04/12/the-se...

Re: 2008/06/02/gary-vaynerchuk/

Beth Kanter — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:27:11 -0000

You would think that technology would help our brain's evolve and increase the dunbar number

Re: 2008/07/31/measuring-social-media-roi-for-business/

Beth Kanter — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:40:16 -0000

Thanks for this post - good information. I agree that you need both qualitative and quantitative information - the qualitative is really important for learning and improvement of social media strategy.

I organized a panel for nonprofits called "Social Media ROI Case Study Slam" four nonprofits presented their approaches to considering ROI. You might find these of interest.
http://socialmediametrics.wikispaces.com/ntc2008

This post is an excellent addition to the wiki too - thanks

Re: 2008/08/07/corporate-social-media-books/

Beth Kanter — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:56:29 -0000

I read all the books on your list ... I got really inspired by the Strategic Listening book - although some of the social media stuff was too focused on tool.

I created a wiki on social media listening skills - more for nonprofits though

http://socialmedia-listening.wikispaces.com/

Re: 2008/09/04/social-media-for-real-world-social-change/

Beth Kanter — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:38:03 -0000

Leslie,

Great post! Great idea for a series. This is topic near and dear to my heart and that I have been blogging about almost everyday since 2003.

I recently presented on this topic at Gnomedex about the various social networked fundraising campaigns I've run to raise over $200,0000 for Cambodian orphans. At Gnomedex, we did an experiment and raised $2,500 in 90 minutes.

More here:
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/08/how-...
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/08/trac...

Let me know if I can be a resource to you.

Re: 2008/09/19/the-well-that-twitter-built/

Beth Kanter — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:53:27 -0000

Nice to see folks discovering the power of Twitter and Social Media for good causes ..

Re: 2008/09/19/the-well-that-twitter-built/

Beth Kanter — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:50:25 -0000

In August, I raised $4,000 - $2,500 0f that in 90 minutes for Cambodia orphans. I've been able in total to raise over $200,000 from social networking sites in the last two years. I've been using Twitter for fundraising now for a year - but the August campaign was the most dramatic success
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/08/how-...
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/08/trac...

-It takes passion
-A good cause
-Storytelling or showing the impact of the gifts ..

Tools like twitter help accelerate the giving.

Re: 2008/09/25/social-actions-twitterfeed/

Beth Kanter — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:34:55 -0000

I love social actions and Joe Solomon who is awesome.. but I'm having a problem with this approach. Anything that I ask my friends or followers to support, I personally vet - I know the organization has the capacity to do what it says its going to do or know the individual - personally or by reputation. Something that is automatic and based on a keyword search takes a great leap of faith ..... I guess my personal philanthropy is just old fashioned .. and while I may be passionate about a particular issue, I really give based on knowing the person behind the cause or organization and have confidence that will do a good job with investment.

Re: 2008/09/24/drive-money-to-your-cause/

Beth Kanter — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:00:23 -0000

Hi Leslie,

Thanks for the ping!

Online fundraising is still a relatively young field - having really got started in the mid-1990s when credit card transactions became available. (Here's a blast from the pass - an article I wrote about the early experiments of online giving - http://www.bethkanter.org/artswire/cyberfundrai...)

Anyway, integrated offline/online strategies have been part of the nonprofit/activist's tool kits almost since the beginning - so it makes a lot of sense to combine offline/online with social media. After all, as the old fundraising saw goes - people give to people .....

Re: 2008/09/24/drive-money-to-your-cause/

Beth Kanter — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:02:59 -0000

PS, thought I'd add a link to the analysis I did of the campaign
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/08/trac...
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/08/how-...

which includes some lessons learned and tips ... I also have a comprehensive wikispace on the topic too
http://gsp4good.wikispaces.com

Re: 2008/09/25/social-actions-twitterfeed/

Beth Kanter — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:42:11 -0000

Christine - thanks for sharing that context! The holy grail would be some sort of rating or crowd sourcing layer - so the organizations or individuals behind those actions who have the passion, capacity, and determination to make sure their efforts have a true impact would rock.

Also, the rating system or crowd sourcing or some sort of filtering would also help when there are so many, many, many actions out there that it turns into drinking from Fire hose ...

Re: 2008/09/29/social-media-consultant/

Beth Kanter — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:28:48 -0000

Here's something to consider for a follow up
http://www.successful-blog.com/1/a-rubric-for-s...

Re: 2008/09/29/social-media-consultant/

Beth Kanter — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:13:58 -0000

Alex,

There are two possible solutions.

a.) Some professional certification or standards. Ha, can you imagine a field wide discussion on the core skills, competencies, and knowledge - and then having people take some sort of test for certification? You know, like windows server certification, etc.

b.) Clients need to know how to do due diligence. That they would do this for any consultant - check references, look at experience, get at least two quotes, etc.

As a consultant - I vet any inquiry - to make sure that it isn't just tool driven and that shoe fits - the social media shoe. I've even told some potential clients - no you don't need a social media strategy - you need x first.

Re: 2008/09/29/social-media-consultant/

Beth Kanter — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:06:32 -0000

Alex:

That's my measure of success as a consultant - does the client have the skills and knowledge to implement the project without me? Was I able to deliver training, coaching, support and strategy guidance so that I am no longer under contract with them. My goal is to build the organization's capacity to do the work.

It takes a constructivist approach - to be the guide on the side and the sage on the stage - so totally agree with Leslie about being guide, not an expert.

Re: Slow Feed Movement: 7 Tools to Filter the RSS Flood

Beth Kanter — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:20:04 -0000

Wow, this just reduced my information overload score
http://informationcoping.wikispaces.com/Assessm...

Seriously great post - I just discovered Tweet Deck - an aside from filtering - it makes some twitter work flow very efficient
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/10/4393...

Re: 2008/11/28/feedburner-stats-down/

Beth Kanter — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:16:53 -0000

I'm pretty annoyed - they always seem drop a couple of hundred subscribers. Is there an alternative?

Re: 2008/12/16/choosing-social-networks/

Beth Kanter — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:43:13 -0000

This is a great piece! Last month I wrote a post called "Your organization's social networking doesn't have to be like mastercard, you don't have to be everywhere"
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/11/your...

Great advice about the spreadsheet.

This relates to some of the trends for 2009 -- that we're going to have social media indigestion and start getting more focused
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/12/soci...

Thanks for an excellent useful piece.

Re: DIGITAL CHARITY TOOLBOX: 50+ Ways to Get Your “Give” On

Beth Kanter — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:01:42 -0000

Qui - great post! Thanks for including me.

Re: 2008/12/19/twitter-2008/

Beth Kanter — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:22:03 -0000

What no twitter for good examples? This is the year fundraising on tipped the tuna.

http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/11/twit...

Frozen Pea Fund was a great example.
My personal favorite
http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/saabira-chaudhu...

Re: 2008/12/28/best-blog-post-of-2008/

Beth Kanter — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:22:50 -0000

A few of my best blog posts:

How To Think Like A Social Media Genius
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/12/how-...

A riff on Einstein and principles of social media strategy.

How To Set up A Listening Post on Twitter
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/12/step...

Some step by steps for learning how to listen with Twitter

Re: The 10 Users You’ll Meet on Twitter

Beth Kanter — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:31:22 -0000

There's also lots of nonprofits and charities and free agents who want to do good in the world ...

Re: 2009/02/05/social-causes-survey/

Beth Kanter — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:04:44 -0000

@rachel - there's a confidentiality statement at the beginning of the survey - we won't be reporting on data at the individual level - only aggregated data. Because the original research was commissioned by the 3 foundations mentioned above, we'll also look at aggregated data for the three market areas.

Is there AFP official wording that we should add to the survey intro?

Re: 2009/02/05/social-causes-survey/

Beth Kanter — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:26:40 -0000

Rachel - they don't. The name question has been removed from the survey - thanks for calling it to our attention!

Re: Twitter Professors: 18 People to Follow for a Real Time Education

Beth Kanter — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:42:34 -0000

Thank you for including me on the list! Never thought yesterday's
rants about powerpoint templates would make it onto mashable!

Anyway, one professor you should add to your list is Laura Fitton
@pistachio. I've learned so much from reading her stream. She deserves
a whole feature post!

Re: Delicious Toolbox: 80+ Updated Tools and Resources

Beth Kanter — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:04:03 -0000

Thanks for updating the list of delicious tools - adding it into my
tagging and social bookmarking wiki
http://nptag.wikispaces.com/

Re: http://mashable.com/2009/03/10/twitter-followholic/

Beth Kanter — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:55:19 -0000

Also, if you use the principles of social network analysis - and find influencers across different network hubs - you don't have to follow so many people. I wrote about this here:
If you were stuck on a deserted island, who would you follow on Twitter?
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2009/01/so-m...

Re: Social Media for Social Causes Study: The Results

Beth Kanter — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:00:48 -0000

Thank you everyone for sharing your experience and glad you are finding the data useful.

Re: Should Your Company Have a Social Media Policy?

Beth Kanter — Sat, 02 May 2009 19:16:37 -0000

I wrote a comprehensive article about this last month with pointers to different policies
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2009/04/soci...

Thanks for this great post

Re: Which Social Network is the Most Generous?

Beth Kanter — Sun, 10 May 2009 23:29:54 -0000

This is a clever twist for a fundraising campaign on social networks. But, let's look at the definition of Altruism. It means loving others as oneself or behavior that promotes the survival chances of others at a cost to ones own. In other words, self-sacrifice for the benefit of others.

So do you really think that social network sites can be altruistic (http://www.atruists.org)-- it's the people on those sites. And, is donations the right metric?

And, I suspect the amount of money raised on each site has to do more with how much they have built a following and relationships on those different sites.

Re: Which Social Network is the Most Generous?

Beth Kanter — Mon, 11 May 2009 09:43:53 -0000

There's a recent survey from NTEN that looked at the baseline for social networking use by nonprofits - includes all sizes
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2009/05/port...

All of my fundraising has been for a small organization as a board member - documented here
http://gsp4good.wikispaces.com.

There is a soon to be published study based on the results of the America's GIving Challenge -- most of the participants were small organizations. Should give us some more clues.

I think we're still early in all this --

Re: Social Media Giving: Target’s Smart Facebook Campaign

Beth Kanter — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:58:17 -0000

This is similar to a contest that TripAdvisor ran last fall, although the number of organizations competing is larger as is the pot.

The contests do some good for the companies - but also have a down side, contributing to cause fatigue.

http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2009/05/targ...

Re: Twares: United Airlines Offers Special Fares to Twitter Users

Beth Kanter — Thu, 21 May 2009 18:48:02 -0000

I dunno - Virgin America has cheap fares, better experience and WIFI .. I as frequent commuter between Boston and SF - I won't fly anything else but Virgin unless I have to - just for the wifi alone

Re: 4 Ways Social Media is Changing the Non-Profit World

Beth Kanter — Fri, 22 May 2009 16:00:07 -0000

Great point Gradon. If you visit the WeAreMedia wiki, you'll see lots of resources and stories about nonprofits small and large! I think all nonprofits need to think about using social media and working in a networked way ... it's more than just fundraising that is being impacted.

Re: 4 Ways Social Media is Changing the Non-Profit World

Beth Kanter — Fri, 22 May 2009 16:03:46 -0000

@tim thanks for pointing to Joe's great post over at Netsquared - as I was quoted in the article that getting jaded is part of the cycle - I've been working in this space for 30 years (nonprofits and tech) and all I can say is that inspiration ebbs and flows - and that stories can be great for flowing the inspiration

Re: 4 Ways Social Media is Changing the Non-Profit World

Beth Kanter — Fri, 22 May 2009 20:21:10 -0000

@shan I agree charity:water is a great organization and it was mentioned - although not directly - through the innovative fundraising event called "Twestival" which raised over $250,000 through distributed fundraising events.

Re: 4 Ways Social Media is Changing the Non-Profit World

Beth Kanter — Fri, 22 May 2009 20:22:22 -0000

@thom see you in a few weeks!

Re: 4 Ways Social Media is Changing the Non-Profit World

Beth Kanter — Fri, 22 May 2009 20:24:51 -0000

That's a common response - it's helpful to show inspiring examples or show the benefits/values. I've written a lot about this on my blog - about the change management issues - but it isn't any different when the web was first introduced.

Re: When Does a Social Media Policy Go Too Far? Ask the Associated Press

Beth Kanter — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:31:46 -0000

Just wrote a piece that is reflection after sitting in on a seminar by lawyers about social media policy. It was more about whether or not employees can be fired to doing something stupid. Control issues, but different area.

Don't Moon People With Cameras (unless you hide your face)
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2009/06/more...

Re: Let the waters–and microfunding–flow….with just $2 and a tweet… — Thought by thought…

Beth Kanter — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 13:29:19 -0000

Great post!

Re: Steve's 2 Cents: Five for Friday

Beth Kanter — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:06:56 -0000

Thanks for the shout out.. wow, I wish I could get to SobCon ...

Re: Newspapers are Ineffective: A Response to the Washington Post Facebook Cause Article

Beth Kanter — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:25:34 -0000

Maybe they have a policy around not responding in the comments? Perhaps you ask the ombudsman?

Re: Newspapers are Ineffective: A Response to the Washington Post Facebook Cause Article

Beth Kanter — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:32:28 -0000

I just wrote this up too - Brian Reich wrote a great piece too
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2009/04/wash...

Re: Gary Vaynerchuk - Shave your head for Charity Tag Came up with a...

Beth Kanter — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:16:29 -0000

Gary,

Sarah Bunting did this in 2006 to raise money for educational project - I think she raised like $30,000 - let's see if you do better
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAtSzM5bmoU

Re: Social Networks, E-mail and User Behavior

Beth Kanter — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:27:17 -0000

Wow, excellent reflection on generational differences with email. Keep up the great work.

Re: Congratulations to all the winners of the contest!

Beth Kanter — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:42:46 -0000

Thanks so much for the great prizes!

Re: 6 sites for PR professionals, social media newbies

Beth Kanter — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:47:01 -0000

Thanks so much for including me!

Re: Insanely Light Blogging

Beth Kanter — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 00:25:31 -0000

Thank you so much for being one of the organizers of this fantastic gathering! I'm so inspired!

Re: Brief Check-In

Beth Kanter — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 18:37:15 -0000

Chris:

I just wanted to thank you for organizing a fantastic event! Great for the spirit, the knowledge shared and captured, etc.

Before the event, I almost didn't come because of my computer disaster, but boy I'm glad that screw the computer I'm going to podcamp.

How it changed my life? Well, it gave me the inspiration and nerve to get out of the closet with videocasting and podcasting.

What will I do next? Hmm .. for now I want to perfect the art of moment sharing and quick, on the fly podcast interviews. I want to be able to create some how-tos -- not only what buttons to push on the software, but think about the genre. Then, I want to be able to share that with folks, mostly nonprofits, and have them use to capture and share knowledge from conference gatherings, meetings, etc.

Then, I will work my way up the food chain -- probably not for another six months but I want to take the points that I learned about planning from Leesa and figure out what podcasting 101 (John Walker) would look like as an extension to my blog.

I'm also going to continue with the screencasting - but the work you pointed me too during our conversation in the hall has given me lots to think about in terms of perfecting my own screencasts.

Re: Gramps Passed

Beth Kanter — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 21:38:37 -0000

My condolences.

Re: Man in a Suit

Beth Kanter — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:46:08 -0000

Ready for GQ.

Re: New Media Responsibility

Beth Kanter — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 20:17:59 -0000

Great question! For me it is not only promoting people, but causes! So much possibility for people trying to make social change and nonprofits who want to change the world! Lots of barriers though ..

Re: David Tames Captures Someone Capturing Me

Beth Kanter — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:14:56 -0000

I liked it too and used it in my video (with attribution!) Great to see you

Re: Vista does a Mac Ad

Beth Kanter — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 07:08:02 -0000

Hi Chris:

Nice to see you! David Tames did a first mix of the discussion as well - I learned about editing techniques watching it. I even got featured on the cover!
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2007/03/davi...

Re: A Few Network2 Contest Entries

Beth Kanter — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 07:08:53 -0000

Jay rocks!

Re: Twitter is the New Gate Jumper

Beth Kanter — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 18:25:13 -0000

Chris,

This is really helpful! I made you a screencast of the twitter screen so you if you have to unplug - you can have something to look at.

Re: Connecting People

Beth Kanter — Mon, 21 May 2007 12:01:28 -0000

Chris,

Thank you for this article. I never thought of myself as a connector - but I think I am too!

Thanks for the inspiration ..

Re: Social Media Game

Beth Kanter — Thu, 24 May 2007 23:52:00 -0000

Chris .. this is hilarious .. I didn't blog about it yet!! Thank you for the kind words ...

Re: Social Networking Defined

Beth Kanter — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:03:21 -0000

Thanks for the kind words!

Re: How I Use Facebook

Beth Kanter — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:35:21 -0000

Chris:

Thanks for this! I've been doing a little bit of reflection on facebook for nonprofits - mostly looking at the groups/causes
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2007/07/shar...

Re: Measuring Social Media Efforts

Beth Kanter — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:15:49 -0000

This is freaky. I did a screencast and wiki about social media and web metrics last April. I used that same flickr photo!
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2007/04/scre...

Anyway, did some musings here
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2007/05/meas...

And have been obsessing about it for a few months

http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/google/index...

All this to say, your thoughts here are really helpful and lots to think about ... I'm in the process of putting together a workshop on this topic .. so this post is high up on the link list.

B.

Re: Measuring Social Media Efforts

Beth Kanter — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:50:21 -0000

I've been pondering this again this morning.

I think selected metrics for success in the context of strategy is the only way to go. In the nonprofit space, we've been having this debate as a result of one blogger challenging key nonprofit tech organizations and bloggers to do a side-by-side comparison in quanticast in the interest of transparency. The conclusion - numbers like this without context do not mean anything. Our nonprofit association did a terrific post sharing their metrics
http://www.nten.org/blog/2007/09/20/measuring-s...

What you are describing as a map probably goes one step further -- keying the metrics to strategy points. What I would love to see is a real life example of a map and with a key metric. Or maybe just a template. Then, in true social media style, perhaps a blog meme that challenges us to share our maps.

I've found it very difficult to wrap my brain around all this , with so many different metrics to choose from - you can get easily distracted and there's complexity.

I'm also look at the sublte differences between "measures of success" and "ROI" and exactly how you consider the metrics in either case. Measures of success - are your goals, plus the "evidence" you gather to determine if you've been successful. Those numbers do not exist alone, but paint a broader context for improving what you're doing while it is underway. Some people call this continuous improvement.

The ROI is more about asking questions - did we get our money's worth? What did it cost us? What did it yield? Of course, as Chris Penn notes there are also the intangibles that lie beneath and are really hard to trace and measure.

Both are valuable to do.

I did a post awhile back riffing on Kaushik's blog metrics post
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2007/05/meas... -- as part of exploring this topic
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/google/index...
for a screencast on google analytics and some workshops
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2007/06/new-...

All leading me back to your point .. that KEY metrics in the context of social media goals and strategy are valuable to determine the ROI and continuous improvement.

Thanks for thought provoking article ...

Re: Help Send a Woman to College

Beth Kanter — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:47:13 -0000

Thank you so much Chris! You are so fast! You got this done before I finish the thank you blog post!
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2007/10/than...

Re: Help Send a Woman to College

Beth Kanter — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 10:32:47 -0000

Thank you again everyone who helped. I wrote up how the campaign unfolded/
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2007/10/the-...

We're over goal - the extra money will support the Sharing Foundation. If we can inch it up to $1,500, we can purchase a computer for her and her roommates (10 other college students being sponsored by the Sharing Foundation)

Meanwhile, stupid me - I underestimated the power of the social web - so I'm a little behind in the personalized thank yous. But I will personally thank each and every donor in some way. Thank you so much.

Re: Help Send a Woman to College

Beth Kanter — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 10:48:44 -0000

Yeah .. I just found out that the computer is taken care of through other channels -- that's great. But I also found out that there is another college kid in the program who needs a sponsor. So, the if the campaign total goes to $2,000 - we can all sponsor another college student. If not, the excess will go into the Sharing Foundation's general education fund that covers kids who are not sponsored in both college and high school program.

Re: New Media- STAND UP

Beth Kanter — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:48:28 -0000

I had wanted to go to Vegas, but family commitments and a speaking engagement for the Museum Conference conflicted. I spend more time in my "industry" - nonprofit land,talking about social media, etc. I'm always on the panel on the new media - and I'm still getting "what's a blog." Many of the things I try or read about, are so far from the reach of the average nonprofit. There is a great deal of skepticism. Yet, there is a demand to know more about it - not necessarily from the "let's implement this right now." but to decide whether to pay attention or not.

We need to be out there integrating into other sectors ....

Re: The New Gig

Beth Kanter — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:08:59 -0000

Congratulations!!!

Re: 400 Bucks Can Change The World

Beth Kanter — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:11:20 -0000

I order one too .. it's destined for Cambodia.

Re: Consider Impact and Make Meaningful Projects

Beth Kanter — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 22:09:29 -0000

Great goals!

I've been doing a series of Webinars for the Case Foundation recently - on personal fundraising - trying to inspire and encourage individuals to raise money for a cause they care about in their communities.

Some resources here:
http://personalfundraising.wikispaces.com

Look forward to read more about of your thoughts on all this .... and seeing where it goes.

Re: One Laptop Program Extended Until Dec 31st

Beth Kanter — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:53:00 -0000

I got one and gave one too .. great idea.

This could also be a teachable moment for your kids - if you plan to get one for your child -- about giving to others.

Here's some other ideas
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2007/11/enco...

The second laptop -- after it comes here for a while, will be taken over to Cambodia for the Sharing Foundation's computer school.

Re: Consider Your Media-as-Business Strategy

Beth Kanter — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:54:27 -0000

I really appreciate your mindmap ... and this post. Thank you. I came here on a mission to read something else, but I find that I'm so interested in what you're writing that I can't resist. Thank for great content.

Re: For Those Who Pea on Social Media

Beth Kanter — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 09:25:57 -0000

Chris:

Thanks for the ping. The Pea Campaign is so powerful because it is authentic. It's people relating to people.

Re: Five Starter Moves for Introducing Social Media Into Your Organization

Beth Kanter — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:28:55 -0000

I done lots of trainings over the past 15 years on that topic of separating motivation and process from software - mostly nonprofits.

Some traces of the curriculum that you can find online:
http://spiderschool.org/

Most specifically, I built a webquest "Are You Ready for A Technology Plan?"
http://spiderschool.org/workshops/kit_buffalo_0...

More recently, I co-authored a guide for nonprofits how to fund and cost ICT
http://www.icthub.org.uk/publications/How-To-Co...
which is all about looking at the value and processes versus the tools (software and hardware)

The earlier version of that was from a curriculum I create around 2000 - on strategy tech planning for nonprofits at Summit
http://www.summitcollaborative.com/cwpm.html

On your specific goal here ... what's needed is a logic model for listening ..

gotta run

Re: Social Media as Personal Power

Beth Kanter — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:12:56 -0000

My ego radar is failing me .. I don't know why - just finding this now. Thank you for the pointer!

Makes wonder if social media can be used for evil and how ..

I tried to use my social media power for good and to help Cambodian children. I'm hoping that the collective power of social media networks can leverage the America's Giving Challenge which ends next week.

When the Challenge comes to close 1/31, I will be doing a workshop with poverty lawyers on social media and am hoping to to share some great screen captures ....

BTW, Ed Schipul did an awesome presentation on social fundraising - definitely worth a look.
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/01/soci...

And, even better, he helped pitched my cause from the podium - along with Frozen Pea Fund!

Now that's using both online and offline social media power for good!

Re: Social Media Changes Lives Directly

Beth Kanter — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:50:32 -0000

Chris,

Thanks so much .. it has helped. We need to be in the top four in the race. Right now we're number 5 by only 30 donors. We have until Jan. 31st 3:00 PM EST .... I would be really disappointed to loose the prize for those Cambodian children. So, if you haven't made a donation - it's only $10 that's needed. Thank you

Re: Social Media Changes Lives Directly

Beth Kanter — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:26:12 -0000

Dr Mani congrats on the problogger publication! You rock! Let me know what you need for your upcoming fundraiser.

Phil, that's a cool idea. How would this work I wonder?

Jan: For more about the America's Giving Challenge, see this link
http://www.parade.com/givingchallenge

Re: Scaling Yourself

Beth Kanter — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:01:29 -0000

Thank you so much for this informative post - these are all the issues I've been struggling with over the last few months and periodically over the past 27 years of freelancing.

The saying no is hard for me too. I'm a visual person - so what I've done is to put a "pause button" photo on my monitor and when I get requests coming - I "hit the pause" button and ask myself if it relates to my long term goals.

I also try to visualize a weekly capacity calculator in my calendar:

Capacity Calculator:

168 hours in a week
56 for sleep
28 hours dedicated to home/kids/family
14 for meals
7 for showering/dressing
7 for spouse
7 for business development/administration

49 remain for work.

When I don't pay attention to this framework or limits, I end up short cutting sleep or family or showering .. and that's not good.

As someone who has worked freelance for past 27 years, I've found that it is essential to manage time - your most valuable resource. I struggle with that daily - and often efficiency gets slaughtered on the alter of inspiration. Or, perhaps I lack discipline sometimes.

I've also found that some clients can take up more of my time than others - and it isn't alway billable. And, then sometimes the quality of the time used - is not great -- that is a particular job or client is not fun to work with and that has a stress impact that can be a time suck and prevent from scaling.

So, I have a happiness is a warm puppy clause in my contracts - not necessarily stated in those terms. But gives me an opportunity to formally evaluate the relationship in short increments.

Thanks again for the great post.

Re: Scaling Yourself

Beth Kanter — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:43:20 -0000

Jason, I'm so glad you commented here because I noticed your twitter reference to your post but didn't favorite it .. going off to read it - while testing a comment tracking software. Hence, the second comment here.

Re: Scaling Yourself

Beth Kanter — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:54:28 -0000

Or less often? :-)

Re: Which Apps Would You Mashup and Why

Beth Kanter — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:13:43 -0000

Did you know there's a mashup contest over at Netsquared?

You could win a cash prize to make your mashup dream come up true
http://www.netsquared.org/blog/britt-bravo/ente...

Re: Let Them MAKE Cake

Beth Kanter — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:46:47 -0000

Thank you for the excellent metaphor about how to encourage participation.

Re: Comments and Why RSS Is Not Enough

Beth Kanter — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:45:56 -0000

I agree with 1000% -- I tend to use the RSS reader as a filter and "pop out" and go read the comments. In fact, I have a collection of blogs where I typically do this .. and keep those in a folder.

I've also tried tracking comments with tools like commentful, co.comment or cocoment - but failed to make a good habit.

RSS is good for scanning and one-way communication but if you want to participate, you have to jump in.

Re: My Only April Fools Joke

Beth Kanter — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:06:51 -0000

Happy Birthday! Ha ha, now I can go change my twitter avatar back to my photo!

Re: Customer Service Needs New Channels- Or Does It

Beth Kanter — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:10:04 -0000

http://qik.com/kanter

I was live broadcasting my kenmore repair call - they didn't show up four times in a row - my washing machine has been broken for a month and we are running out of patience. So, I greeted him at the door with my N95 - this was after a frustrating call with the customer service center to find out why the guy was an hour late.

I shouldn't take it out on the repairman but he threated to leave without fixing my machine if I continued to live broadcast .. he has not idea that I'm twittering about Sears/Kenmore's crappy customer service. And, I suspect Kenmore/Sears is not monitoring Twitter (or qik)

Re: I am NOT Digg

Beth Kanter — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:58:52 -0000

Chris,

Thanks again for your help with that campaign. I really appreciate your generosity and leadership and try to emulate it.

And, I know what it is like being only one person - and asked to get the word out on good causes for friends versus people thinking I'm Digg for Good.

That's why when I ask you or anyone one of my friends to promote something, I always make sure to return the favor to you or engage or help the people who responded whenever I can.
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/04/spam...

I hope that the minority you're talking to here understand that it is about people to people relationships..

Re: I am NOT Digg

Beth Kanter — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:02:03 -0000

Chris: One more point ...

That 30% was 30% of 81 donors. And, we were asking for $10 bucks for a great cause. And .. every single one of those people who contributed were thanked (if I didn't goof up from the volume and miss someone) - and have engaged with many of those folks to learn about them and their work.

It's about people-to-people relationships - and that's the criteria I use when I'm asked to link to something. I don't just link, I relationship - and if it is just an empty request (repeatedly through different channels that says "link to me" or "write to me" - without any regard for me as a person or reciprocating .. than I won't be as likely to link it unless I have some spare time - which is increasing rare these days.

Re: Customer Support on Twitter

Beth Kanter — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:05:19 -0000

Comcast has a twitter account! Kenmore still doesn't but my washing machine is fixed and the repairman is almost a social media evangelist .. (see second video) - but maybe companies should have a presence on QIK!
http://beth.typepad.com/n95/2008/04/as-the-spin...

And perhaps Nokia too
http://qik.com/video/58581

Re: Spend a Day Reading and Commenting

Beth Kanter — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:47:27 -0000

Do you think conversation in blogs - in the comments will become extinct due to the uptake of Twitter? What is lost or what is gained by this faster form of conversation?

http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/04/worl...

Re: The Pirates Dilemma

Beth Kanter — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:28:34 -0000

Chris - brilliant .. I just have to point people over hear -you articulate my intuition .. made it visible. Thanks

Re: The Pirates Dilemma

Beth Kanter — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:29:14 -0000

whoops .. meant to comment on the other story .. silly me .. a blogger driven by passion and wanting to talk to other bloggers

Re: Some Differences Between Pitching Mainstream Press and Bloggers

Beth Kanter — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:30:12 -0000

Chris

Brilliant. Are there mainstream bloggers?

Re: What Were Your First Steps

Beth Kanter — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:17:36 -0000

Chris:

I've always used the dive in approach too and highly recommend it ....

I would also recommend starting small with small experiments and gradually build.

My first experience into social media was a BBS for disability rights and support groups called Project Enable back in 1988 via fidonet. It reminds of Twitter - you could love on - and get "just in time" answers. Well, in those days, "just in time" was 1 day - because the packets would be distributed to other bbs. I was using the BBS to post questions or share resources to help with a local support group.

Then I discovered the Internet a couple years later - and was the community builder for Arts Wire - an online network for artists with unix-based text system called Caucus.
here's a description from an archived web page http://tinyurl.com/5f225j

At the same time I discovered places like the Well, ECHO (east coast hangout) and Meta Network (where arts wire has hosted). Those places were all about conversations - like what we're doing here in the comments.

Also at this time I discovered the gopher - remember the gopher? You could sit down with a beer in hand and literally visit every server on the web via Cern. I was self-described gopher mistress .. I organized the Arts Wire gopher - this is was about early aggregation!

My career as a gopher mistress was very short-lived because a guy in Switzerland and something called mosaic .. the question "world wide what?" was asked by many. Remember the blink tag?

I volunteered to be the Dance Cybrian -- sort of like a wiki on the cern server where anyone could volunteer to aggregate links in their field. I aggregated web sites for dance groups, dance companies, etc. In the beginning, mostly unix programmers who liked to clog dance - and come by and criticize my code.

I started Spiderschool - which was a link list I created on how to create web pages. Later, I used to summarize the wisdom that came out of the community discussion related to how artists and arts organizations can use the web ...
Later, as more and more people created web pages - I hand facilitated comments - my first crowd sourced piece was getting people to help me proof read my pages -
The Typo Police Page
http://www.bethkanter.org/spiderpolice/police.html
Note the blink tag!

In 1996, when the first digital cameras and web cams out - I got one. I used my webcam attached my laptop as my first digital camera to record photos from a conference that I was taking notes for - and then publishing as web pages .. ha live blogging and video blogging.

Also around that time, I discovered what would now be called sessmic or perhaps qik -- you could use your webcam and go "reflector surfing" - it was chat room with video. Here's a story from that era
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2006/10/a_co...

So, when blogging software came out - I was so excited because a) I didn't have hand code 2.) the conversations could happen right there on the post.

I blathered on too long - thanks for the trip down memory lane

Re: NTEN Rocks

Beth Kanter — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:46:32 -0000

Chris:

Great session! Thanks for sharing your knowledge! My key takeaways 1) You have to embrace the trial and error - it's part of the process, but don't forget to ditch the stuff that doesn't work once you discover it. 2.) It's about the relationships with people - its not about volume.

Re: Saying No

Beth Kanter — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:49:02 -0000

Chris:

Thank you for sharing this. I'm having the same problem, but have been stuck in the weeds for a while. Your clear categories will be a big help to all of suffering from scaling problems and Chip's Think Week is no a personal goal for me.

I applaud your honesty and boldness in stating your commitments.

As to guilt, you have complete control over it - whether you or not you want to let it get in the way.

All best to you.

Re: Get Faster

Beth Kanter — Wed, 14 May 2008 22:06:20 -0000

Chris,

I was on a plane yesterday and catching up. It's about having a global learning style - the ability to scan and patterns. It is about having really good pattern analysis skills. There are generational issues too - as the brain ages it becomes harder to take in as much.

There's some interesting brain research on the impacts of information on us - and also some interesting research on how younger people are consuming information versus older people.

Have you read David Shenk?

Re: Five Tools I Use for Listening

Beth Kanter — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 21:43:23 -0000

Chris:

Happy Father's Day!

Anything with a dog picture catches my attention! I've been using this doggy portrait for listening
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonhurd/98812799/

What an awesome post! Thanks for sharing.

Here's a case study from the Red Cross about how they use an institutional approach to listening .. AND how they measure the ROI on it.

http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/03/soci...

Also, I've been trying to pull together listening exercises for workshop curriculum for nonprofits. I'm going to add your excellent article to the resource list - but here's a few step-by-step projects

http://socialmedia-listening.wikispaces.com/

Re: Social Media Strategy- The Planning Stage

Beth Kanter — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:55:47 -0000

Training and support is really important - particularly if designed to build capacity. IN the nonprofit sector, many nonprofits have "strategic technology plans" http://tinyurl.com/3k9coo - and there was a rule called the 70/20/10 rule -- it went something like this spend your time and resources in this precentage..

10% hardware
20% software
70% wetware

Wetware? Yes, your brain - that includes training, support, planning, and evaluation.

Even though there are many free social media tools, I think you can still apply this to social media strategy.

Re: FriendFeed- The Hidden Conversation

Beth Kanter — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:42:10 -0000

I went in a for a few deep dives and a community experiment or two
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/friendfeed/

The initial reaction from many people is that of redundancy -because they see some content twice. There are ways to tweak and filter, but that comes with immersing.

The best value of FriendFeed for me so far is the rooms feature. We have an NPTECH room - they are like online forums from mid-1990s - but what is nice - is that you have to intentionally share something. So, a nice way to sip some tea.

Like everything else -you can't set up a profile and it let stream - if your goal is conversation. You have to comment on other people's streams, etc.

Re: 50 Steps to Establishing a Consistent Social Media Practice

Beth Kanter — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:21:37 -0000

Let's see if nonprofit folks can add to your list
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/07/50-f...

Re: 50 Steps to Establishing a Consistent Social Media Practice

Beth Kanter — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:22:35 -0000

PS here's ten more not sure if they are on the list - but ten things in ten minutes
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/04/npte...

Re: Announcing Project Dogfood

Beth Kanter — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:35:37 -0000

Ah, dogs and social media - my total weakness
http://cutedogtheory.wikispaces.com

Re: Expand Your Blog Reading

Beth Kanter — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:55:38 -0000

Exactly how do you find blogs on summize? are you searching by a particular keyword?

I'm beginning to find that Zemanta is helpful too.

Re: Solve Some Real World Problems

Beth Kanter — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 05:10:36 -0000

I think if you understand the difference between transactional and relational - that it could be sustainable.

Re: Thinking About Trust Agents

Beth Kanter — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:48:33 -0000

I love the concept - it's what a good network weaver, online community manager, or in some cases a good sales person does - they build relationships so you trust them.

The term "trust agent" is sort of a turn off to me - it seems like a non-human robot to me - I envision Hal and hear his vote - trust me. Maybe that is just me. I like the term advisor better, but also steward (it's being used in another book though - by Nancy White, John Smith and Etienne Wenger) and used to described a community leader who helps "steward" or guide their community of practice to the right technology tools.

I also think of the word "trustee" - which in nonprofit land - are the people on a board of directors who are entrusted with guiding the organization and making sure it reaches its mission --

Re: Alltop Launches Version Two

Beth Kanter — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:38:09 -0000

I love version 2, but i hope they fix the bugs - I got dumped from the nonprofit and social media lists .. sniff sniff

Re: Alltop Launches Version Two

Beth Kanter — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:40:38 -0000

ah, they fixed the bug - sort of - I'm not back on the list - but of instead of being at the top of the alltop nonprofit, I'm last on the list! Is Guy trying to tell me something?

Re: Decreasing Connections While Increasing Our Networks

Beth Kanter — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:21:57 -0000

This is such a good question and I'm struggling with it myself. I've been trying to be explicit with my friending policies -
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/09/netw...

But that is time consuming and not fulfilling to have to ask each stranger who wants to be friends - now who are you? Why do you want to be friends.

I've leading a discussion about professional networking over at social edge and posted a link to this post.

http://www.socialedge.org/discussions/marketing...

Re: People in the Real World

Beth Kanter — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:34:15 -0000

Chris:

Wow, thanks for the props.

Last week I did a workshop -- bits and pieces of a presentation that I've done frequently. I had to do it twice - the first group was great - went well. But the second group, I was way over their heads -- and needed to do a better job of switching levels on the sly. Did get some resistance, but that's part of the job - dealing with it and turning it around - acknowledging it - but making sure to pack it up in a suitcase and send it on its merry way.

At any rate, being bridge means that you acknowledge and worship the power of the newbie.
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/08/work...

Re: How Small Boxes Help You Succeed

Beth Kanter — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:36:40 -0000

Thanks for sharing your goals. How are you managing your deadlines and commitments on spreadsheets? I'm trying to do this myself - slow myself down to get it into a system so I can be proactive with my time.

Re: Drop Everything- Run to LinkedIn NOW

Beth Kanter — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:40:06 -0000

They are well designed, not glitchy - and they don't force me to invite my friends to install ... won't be spending time ignoring application invites on LinkedIN

Re: 2008 Holiday Buying Guide

Beth Kanter — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:53:01 -0000

Not sure you can do this with the store or widgets - but with the wishlists you can embed charity donation wishlists - thank steve garfield
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/12/a-ye...

Re: Get Your Google Profile Tidied Up

Beth Kanter — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:03:12 -0000

I think the map of your address next to profile and the fact that you are putting yourself out there to unfiltered audience is a little creepy. I actually put a fake location on my profile because I couldn't find a way to hide the map - probably didn't futz with it long enough. So, gets to strategically thinking about how you want to leave bread crumbs in the form of comments on google results ... or there is no where to run, nowhere to hide - hmm. might make some good lyrics for a pop song.

Re: In Lieu of Holiday Cards

Beth Kanter — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:20:23 -0000

Chris,

Thanks so much! Mark Hayward from Trains for Humanity has kicked his two copies of Triibes for the book give away for charities --

In addition, next week's social media breakfast in Cambridge will do a food drive for the Boston Food Bank - and there's going to be a social media component to that too - wanted not to just talk about it but also do something

http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/12/on-m...

Re: In Lieu of Holiday Cards

Beth Kanter — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:21:53 -0000

Oh, the tag for givelist is #givelist and you can see the aggregated ideas here
http://givelist.wordpress.com

This was put together by colleagues Allison Fine and Marnie Webb

Re: One More Thing the Kmart Project Did

Beth Kanter — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 21:28:35 -0000

Great idea! Good for you!

Re: 8 Marketing Bloggers to Watch in 2009

Beth Kanter — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:42:43 -0000

Marshall rocks! I'd add Geoff Livingston at Livingston Buzz to the list.

Re: Happy Holidays And Thanks

Beth Kanter — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 13:33:26 -0000

Great video! And even better news that you will do one charity per month! That's been my recent challenge to folks: Be A Geek Who Gives Year-Round -- why just around the holidays? Every year for the past few years, I've celebrated my birthday with social media and raising money for charity -- (used flickr a couple of years to celebrate the big 5.0 http://flickr.com/groups/21762090@N00/pool/)
My birthday is in January and thinking up something fun to celebrate ..

Re: No Comment

Beth Kanter — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:46:25 -0000

Chris,

My commenting goes and up and down - depending on the type of the post I'm writing - if I'm made it conversational and personal - more comments. But, some of my posts that provide value .. have less comments.

Is commenting the only measure of success for blog content? What about bookmarked saves in delicious because people found it of value and they want find it again for later reference.

Just noodling around with this ..

Re: Your 3 Goals for 2009

Beth Kanter — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:48:50 -0000

Thank you for the inspiration! I had a goal post in draft for a while, but the conceptual and visual thinking really helped.

My words are: Streamline, Weaving, Einstein

Here's the post
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2009/01/my-g...

I'm off to make a screensaver of the visuals to keep in front of my face for the year

Re: What Facebook Fan Pages Taught Me About Relationships

Beth Kanter — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:42:24 -0000

I only have 1,400 friends on Facebook so I've avoided setting up a fan page because don't something else to tend to ...

It's making me think about friending policies in different places, the definition of a friend versus a facebook friend or a twitter follower or a linkedin contact.

It's making me wonder whether or not Fan Page was the right tool or strategy for your goal of having a place to share more personal information information. Why not just a project blog that is linked off your main blog and that you can point to in Tweets?

It's also making me think that early adopters and those with larger networks have different issues and challenges than those who are just starting or have smaller networks.

Oh, what I wouldn't do to wipe the slate clean and start over again

Re: My 50 Most Linked To Posts

Beth Kanter — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:43:41 -0000

I did a review of this based on the metrics provided by postrank - in its widget which is some combination of most linked, comments, bookmarked, diggs, and twittered -

http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/12/best...

Some debate as to what is the number one metric to use for value of the blog. I think it depends on the type of post, don't you?
Comments for conversational
Outbound links for influence
Bookmarked saves for value of content
Twittered - for velocity

Do views matter?

B

Re: Feed Kids with Share Our Strength

Beth Kanter — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:34:25 -0000

I'll text for food to feed hungry children, blog for food for feed hungry children, and retweet for food
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2009/01/ill-...

Heck, I'll even organize a canned food drive and toss some extra food in those boxes at the supermarket on my way out.

These are expensive, time consuming activities - a little bit goes a long way

Re: We're Not Always Superheroes

Beth Kanter — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:46:24 -0000

Mistakes are the best teachers

Re: Social Media Is Not a Life Raft

Beth Kanter — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:36:10 -0000

Great post Chris -

I think you need a social media strategy map that plays nice with your organization's marketing plan.

http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2009/01/crea...

Re: Make Better Presentations - The Anatomy of a Good Speech

Beth Kanter — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:08:25 -0000

I use storytelling all the time and found it is effective. I also try as much as possible to involve the audience, make it as interactive as possible.

One of the best resources for storytelling and your presenations is from Andy Goodman - Why Bad Presentations Happen to Good Causes.

Re: There is NOT too much information

Beth Kanter — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:35:55 -0000

Great post! What you need is information coping skills ..

here's a detailed wiki explaining what they are and how to acquire them
http://informationcoping.wikispaces.com/

Re: What I learned from BlogHer

Beth Kanter — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 13:59:18 -0000

Thank you for the video shooting pointers. I immediately tried to put them to use with this:
http://www.youtube.com/v/Gqj11J8i1Eg

I think I only made 1 out of the 3 mistakes (rule of thirds in terms of framing) ...

Re: To videoblog or not to videoblog

Beth Kanter — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:06:09 -0000

Hi Robert,

I met you a blogher during the videoblogging workshop and you gave me a few video shooting tips and I'm captured them with the mpeg setting my digital camera. I'm new to videoblogging and work with nonprofits. I've hesitated in even trying to video blog because of my misconceptions about difficulty.
However, I've decided to explore and edited that clip into a short how-to flick
http://www.netsquared.org/blog/kanter/to-video-...

Re: Social media overload

Beth Kanter — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 23:27:43 -0000

Okay, I read you on Twitter before seeing this context.

Here's my theory and I'm still working on it. I think those of us who consume a lot of information - it has helped our brains evolved, our synthesis muscles to get -- well tight -- so don't necessarily get overloaded. Yep, occassionally - we bounce, or are unfcoused. And the naysayers talk about this as a bad thing.

But I think we've master rapid attention shifting and there something in our physical brains that has shifted.

Nothing basedon science .. just hunch.

Re: Do I read all Twitters?

Beth Kanter — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:22:48 -0000

make a jingprojecy screencast!

Re: Why I haven’t posted for two weeks

Beth Kanter — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:27:09 -0000

Good luck in your next adventure. And, thank you for the rule #13 - it's given some great guidance for the coming weeks for my own work

Re: Back to Blogging Week (no FriendFeed/Twitter for a week?)

Beth Kanter — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:25:30 -0000

And, maybe commenting in the blog posts will make a come back too!

Re: Improving the world, social media style, on socialbrite

Beth Kanter — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:17:56 -0000

Thanks for blogging about socialbrite! I'm proud to be a contributor.

Re: How Does Social Media Help Non-Profit Organizations?

Beth Kanter — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:18:48 -0000

Thanks so much for the nice write up! Yes, nonprofits are really embracing social media and having those skills would be very attractive to potential nonprofits looking to hire.

Re: The $8.88 Campaign, 88 Sites, and 8 Wishes

Beth Kanter — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 19:50:28 -0000

Best wishes to Paul!

Re: The $8.88 Campaign, 88 Sites, and 8 Wishes

Beth Kanter — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 20:55:08 -0000

Paul,

Good luck on your campaign!

Re: Competitions for Change Compendium

Beth Kanter — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:40:28 -0000

I captured a few on this blog post in May - but not sure how many will be repeats
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2009/05/targ...

Re: Thoughts on PodCamp coming soon…

Beth Kanter — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 18:41:14 -0000

Thank you for a terrific event and all your effort! I got a lot out of it! You deserve a big rest!

Re: Keeping it simple!

Beth Kanter — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:51:11 -0000

I don't think it is either/or - I think it's both -- as you've done on your side bar

BTW, are you using feedburner for the email delivery or something else?

Re: How To Use Google Analytics For Your Non-Profit

Beth Kanter — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:32:43 -0000

Not sure if you saw this but a primer for nonprofits using Google Analytics
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2007/06/new-...

Re: How To Avoid The Social Media Time Suck

Beth Kanter — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:57:59 -0000

I swiped my kids timeout timer about a year ago ....
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2007/11/soci...

Part of the research I did for an article for TechSoup called the Habits of Highly Effective Social Networkers - looks like you hit them!
http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/internet...

Re: Why Social Media ROI Is A Compass And Not A Green Light

Beth Kanter — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:30:52 -0000

It's interesting to see what I wrote a year ago and how my thinking has evolved since writing a chapter on traditional ROI processes and nonprofit technology investments like larger CRM systems or IT.

I think in the early stages it doesn't make sense to subject a social media to the traditional ROI - but you still need to measure it in some way for improvement. Once mature .. you may reach the point where you can look at a traditional ROI process -- e.g. benefits - tangible/intangible, translated into a value with metrics, and then a financial equation (e.g. net gain, opportunity cost, etc)

See:
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2009/02/at-w...

http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2009/02/riff...

Re: How The National Wildlife Federation Uses Social Media

Beth Kanter — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:23:36 -0000

Nice interview with Danielle. She recently did a webinar with NTEN and TechSoup on creating Buzz. The recording and slides are available online. Worth reading as it will save your nonprofit lots of time and resources.

https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/schedule/display.do...

Re: Wendy Harman Of The American Red Cross Talks About Creating An Online Social Media Movement

Beth Kanter — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:19:02 -0000

Terrific interview with one of my favorite nonprofit social media rocktars! I included a link to the summary of a panel from NTC where Wendy was one of the panelists.

If you want to see Wendy's thinking of the context of the whole discussion, plus good transcript of the conversation:

http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2009/04/sess...

Re: Dogs are cute when they beg - you’re not

Beth Kanter — Fri, 15 May 2009 22:14:50 -0000

I think you're offbase here putting the blame on the nonprofits. Isn't the problem the design of the corporate giving program? As I wrote in my post about these contests,
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2009/05/targ...

they remind of a KOI feeding freezy.

<abbr>Beth Kanter’s last blog post..Can Nonprofit Organizations Work More Like Clouds? How?</abbr>

Re: Dogs are cute when they beg - you’re not

Beth Kanter — Sat, 16 May 2009 18:08:11 -0000

You're right, it isn't about blame - poor choice words. Responsibility is a two way street ... better practices from nonprofits and better designed contests might get at answer to your question: How can non-profits use “vote for me” opportunities to create awareness without cheapening the very issues they are working for?

Begging happens when the contests designed to benefit a small number of organizations that are competing for a large chunk of cash. That is if you go back look at the history of these efforts over the last three years, organizations will go all out, especially with a big cash incentive. Yes it does fly in the face of social media best practices, but I suspect with the economic pressures that many institutions are facing -- it isn't surprising.

And, the directives for strategy might be coming from the c-suite that is looking more at the dollar prize, not at social media best practices.

Contests could be designed to encourage best practices and the reward would not be for begging, but for using social media in a responsible way.
That's a win-win.

<abbr>Beth Kanter’s last blog post..So you want a Facebook Fan Page for Your Nonprofit? Here's the Scoop!</abbr>

Re: The ultimate web-based Twitter app for non-profits - made by @cotweet

Beth Kanter — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:45:35 -0000

Funny - stats are the most important feature for me .. being a stat grrl ..

Another nice feature of both hootsuit and co-tweet - is that they are web-based clients so if you are working in an organization where there is an IT group -- you don't have to install anything on your desktop.

Now, if they only had groups like the new version of hootsuite (have to bug them for a beta invite)
[rq=2615,0,blog][/rq]Managing Multiple Twitter Accounts for Your Nonprofit

Re: Podcast and Screencasting Primers

Beth Kanter — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 22:17:57 -0000

Thanks for the mention. Some of the best podcasting how-tos I've seen are from the podcasting community - like podcamp. If you want to learn to podcast, I highly recommend attending a podcamp conference. Chris Brogan is one of the organizers.

Re: Please donate for Cambodia Bloggers Summit

Beth Kanter — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 11:33:18 -0000

Thank you so much!

In the last ten minutes, I received $350 - so now only $57 to go. Thank you so much!

Re: Donate $10, Blog, Twit.."Route Out of Poverty for Cambodian Children"

Beth Kanter — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:32:43 -0000

Thank so much for everything! I really appreciate the support and with your help I know we can do this!

Re: Storytelling through Visualizing Information

Beth Kanter — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:59:27 -0000

I think this booklet is excellent .. what did you think?

Re: Twitter Is Now An Extension Of My Blogging

Beth Kanter — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 23:06:52 -0000

I agree. I have also found it useful for raising money for worthy causes - like this one
http://cambodiabloggingsummit.wikispaces.com/

Re: PodCamp: Day One Summary

Beth Kanter — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 00:04:02 -0000

Re: 4 Facebook Tips for Nonprofit Success – See What Others are Doing

Beth Kanter — Mon, 25 May 2009 16:39:36 -0000

Great piece! I thought your tweet was asking for suggestions or crowdsourcing advice - not promoting the post! Silly me!

I think that the first tip should be "Create a Fan Page first as your home base and main facebook presence" then add a Cause. Use groups for smaller, more intimate organizing. But only branch out to these other presences if you have the capacity and strategy to support them. That was the advice that Randy Zuckerman offered in the NTEN webinar. I agree with that.

Also, on your last tip - stats stats stats -- well stats alone are meaningless - unless you mapping against your strategy and reflecting on what works and what doesn't - you won't make much progress.

Re: TopRank Tips: Conference Live Blogging

Beth Kanter — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 22:38:42 -0000

Thanks for this great post! And for the link. I'm noticing that I'm doing less live blogging and more live tweeting. One reason is that I don't to lug around the laptop.

Re: Jumping off the Social Media Cliff

Beth Kanter — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:35:02 -0000

BTW, Disney faked the lemmings commiting mass suicide - it was stage - carefully choreographed ..!

Re: Get the most out of Flickr

Beth Kanter — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:44:46 -0000

Glad you found it useful. I also cover flickr and nonprofits on my blog here: http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/flickr/index...

and have a wiki full of nonprofit flickr examples
http://bethkanter.wikispaces.com/flickr

Re: New Media The Wizard Behind the Curtain by Beth Kanter | Notes & Takeaways

Beth Kanter — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:43:45 -0000

It was a pleasure to meet you and thank you so much for your awesome notes - and the Jackie O photo tip!

Re: VMC #25 (shorts) - Sharing Foundation, Beth Kanter

Beth Kanter — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:13:17 -0000

Thank you so much for this! My kids really enjoyed watching.
And thanks for the hug too!

Re: Use social media and help a good cause

Beth Kanter — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:52:21 -0000

We won!!! Unofficially. Thank you so much for your help. Couldn't have done it without you.

Re: Congrats Beth!

Beth Kanter — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:13:39 -0000

Thanks so much. It is still unofficial. I'm sitting on the floor in O'Hare waiting for my delayed flight home ... but thank you for your help!

Re: Congrats Beth!

Beth Kanter — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:24:42 -0000

still waiting, but did get some sleep!

Re: My oovoo Day with…

Beth Kanter — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:44:42 -0000

I really enjoyed our session with Laura and got a lot out of it .. especially a method for going over your presentation.

Re: Creative drops by Hugh MacLeod

Beth Kanter — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:06:40 -0000

love it!

Re: links for 2008-03-05

Beth Kanter — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:13:40 -0000

Coming to SWSX? Any conferences in the US? I'm coming over to Europe in Oct ..

Re: Social Media Hub: Boston

Beth Kanter — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:23:39 -0000

Thanks so much for including me on this illustrious list! Sniff ... but in a couple of months I'll be relocating to Palo Alto after being a Bostonian for almost 30 years

Re: Seeing Through the Twitter Clouds

Beth Kanter — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:42:58 -0000

Really good question. Don't you think someone will develop a version that can actually set up private groups or work groups? Can it scale?

Re: Get the most out of Flickr

Beth Kanter — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:44:46 -0000

Re: Nonprofits and the Social Web

Beth Kanter — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 09:59:46 -0000

I love Steve's work - he did an earlier version of this last that was just brilliant.

Would love to know more of your thoughts about community, tribes, interactivity, and relationships. Been thinking about it too - with nptech crowd
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/07/wear...

Re: PodCamp: Day One Summary

Beth Kanter — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 00:04:02 -0000