links for 2009-06-19

• Twitter Search in Plain English
  Another great video from CommonCraft, this focussing on Twitter Search
  (tags: twitter search howto video tutorial)

have you considered text message donations?

It was interesting to read in Third Sector this week that mobile communications company Win is waiving its commission on text donations for charities.

Win operate five digit donation numbers (like the one used on Comic Relief night) and allow people to text a short message to the easy to remember number, they’re then charged on their phone bill with the money going to the charity.

According to Third Sector ” … About 30 per cent of every text donation made to sector organisations in the UK is taken in charges by third-party service providers and mobile networks … “

Text (also SMS) message donation is not yet widely used in the sector but if more companies follow Win’s lead then we might see that start to change.

There’s a great Knowledgebase article “Reaching out through mobile” at www.ictknowledgebase.org.uk/reachingoutthroughmobile.

Happy Birthday!

This blog is two years old today, happy birthday!

links for 2009-06-12

• How to use the ideal empowering authority framework
  The framework provides a benchmark for an authority that does an ideal job of empowering the communities they work with. It is something to aspire to. (via @navcanews)
  (tags: socialmedia web2.0 engagement communities IDeA localgov)
• Are You A Listening Organization?
  The importance of listening for a not for profit organisation and how to do it
  (tags: socialmedia strategy listening)

links for 2009-06-11

• 10 superb social media presentations
  (tags: socialmedia web2.0 resources slideshare slideshow internet networking)
• Wales CVC Circuit Rider Project Review
  Evaluation of the Wales CVS circuit rider project, Nov 2006 – May 2008 (via Miles Maier)
  (tags: report support circuitrider 2009)
• So you want a Facebook Fan Page for Your Nonprofit?
  (tags: socialmedia web2.0 howto facebook charity socialnetworking)
• What does Social Capital have to do with Digital Inclusion?
  A really useful slideshow from Clare White looking at digital inclusion / social exclusion (via Beth Kanter)
  (tags: digitalinclusion engagement slideshow slideshare socialmedia online web)
• Monitoring Outcomes and IT
  Issues around database planning and implementation (from Miles Maier)
  (tags: database strategy outcomes planning)
• Web based or desktop?
  An interesting look at the choice between using web based and desktop applications (from Dave Briggs)
  (tags: online web cloud desktop applications software)
• eNonprofit Benchmarks Study
  "M+R Strategic Services and NTEN are excited to announce that we're releasing a new eNonprofit Benchmarks Study for 2009. We've analyzed online messaging, fundraising, and advocacy data from 32 leading nonprofit organizations to provide you with reliable new data" (from NTEN)
  (tags: report online web2.0 socialmedia 2009)
• Playing the Social by Social Game
  From the Net Tuesday event on 2nd June (from Amy Sample Ward)
  (tags: socialmediagame socialmedia)
• How well is the third sector using social media?
  Responses from Suw Charman-Anderson's online survey
  (tags: survey report socialmedia online 2009)