Comments on: Examples of non-profits who rock social media? http://www.netfornonprofits.org/2009/01/19/examples-of-non-profits-who-rock-social-media/ Using the Net for Non Profits Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:00:23 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Emily Waugh http://www.netfornonprofits.org/2009/01/19/examples-of-non-profits-who-rock-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-744 Emily Waugh Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:59:33 +0000 http://www.netfornonprofits.org/?p=347#comment-744 If you want an example of a local non-profit (not a national organization) using social media effectively, I'd like to suggest the organization for which I volunteer--the Central Oklahoma Humane Society (www.okhumane.org and www.okhumaneblog.com). On the national level, Carie Lewis at the Humane Society of the United States is doing some really cool things (@humanesociety on Twitter). I'm really anxious to read about what other nonprofits are doing! If you want an example of a local non-profit (not a national organization) using social media effectively, I’d like to suggest the organization for which I volunteer–the Central Oklahoma Humane Society (www.okhumane.org and http://www.okhumaneblog.com).

On the national level, Carie Lewis at the Humane Society of the United States is doing some really cool things (@humanesociety on Twitter).

I’m really anxious to read about what other nonprofits are doing!

]]> By: Sean http://www.netfornonprofits.org/2009/01/19/examples-of-non-profits-who-rock-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-599 Sean Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:00:38 +0000 http://www.netfornonprofits.org/?p=347#comment-599 Wow! Thanks, Nicole and Jeff - great stuff. Sean Wow! Thanks, Nicole and Jeff – great stuff.

Sean

]]> By: Jeff Stern http://www.netfornonprofits.org/2009/01/19/examples-of-non-profits-who-rock-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-498 Jeff Stern Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:59:33 +0000 http://www.netfornonprofits.org/?p=347#comment-498 Brooklyn Museum has done great work, as has Powerhouse Museum in Australia (particularly their work with the commons in flickr). Ontario Science Center leads the way with YouTube, hosting an early YouTube meetup. I love the stuff that our own Director of Web Experience, Beck Tench, has done at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, chronicled in part at http://useum.tumblr.com/ and also distributed throughout our website at www.lifeandscience.org Others, such as @ninaksimon, are Museum consultants who have done interesting work at a variety of institutions. Brooklyn Museum has done great work, as has Powerhouse Museum in Australia (particularly their work with the commons in flickr). Ontario Science Center leads the way with YouTube, hosting an early YouTube meetup.

I love the stuff that our own Director of Web Experience, Beck Tench, has done at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, chronicled in part at http://useum.tumblr.com/ and also distributed throughout our website at http://www.lifeandscience.org

Others, such as @ninaksimon, are Museum consultants who have done interesting work at a variety of institutions.

]]> By: Nicole http://www.netfornonprofits.org/2009/01/19/examples-of-non-profits-who-rock-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-456 Nicole Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:19:43 +0000 http://www.netfornonprofits.org/?p=347#comment-456 Hey, Sean. Although my organization more monitors how Minnesota's nonprofits use social media, we're definitely using Twitter (@SmartNonprofits). One of my favorite examples of good solid nonprofit use of social media is the Minneapolis-based organization the Nonprofits Assistance Fund - http://www.nonprofitsassistancefund.org/. They've got two blogs that rock the house down. The first is Balancing the Mission Checkbook, about nonprofit financial management and another one aggregating/digitally curating resources for nonprofits called the Nonprofit Harvest. I think the Harvest is amazing: http://www.nonprofitsassistancefund.org/blog_harvest/. NAF does a lot of training with my organization, and we're close allies, but I don't have a stake in promoting them other than really liking their work. Check 'em out! Hey, Sean. Although my organization more monitors how Minnesota’s nonprofits use social media, we’re definitely using Twitter (@SmartNonprofits).

One of my favorite examples of good solid nonprofit use of social media is the Minneapolis-based organization the Nonprofits Assistance Fund – http://www.nonprofitsassistancefund.org/. They’ve got two blogs that rock the house down. The first is Balancing the Mission Checkbook, about nonprofit financial management and another one aggregating/digitally curating resources for nonprofits called the Nonprofit Harvest. I think the Harvest is amazing: http://www.nonprofitsassistancefund.org/blog_harvest/.

NAF does a lot of training with my organization, and we’re close allies, but I don’t have a stake in promoting them other than really liking their work. Check ‘em out!

]]> By: Sean http://www.netfornonprofits.org/2009/01/19/examples-of-non-profits-who-rock-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-413 Sean Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:09:05 +0000 http://www.netfornonprofits.org/?p=347#comment-413 Thanks, Danielle. I'll admit that NWF hadn't been on my radar - but what you've done is pretty impressive! Thanks, Danielle. I’ll admit that NWF hadn’t been on my radar – but what you’ve done is pretty impressive!

]]> By: Danielle http://www.netfornonprofits.org/2009/01/19/examples-of-non-profits-who-rock-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Danielle Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:09:58 +0000 http://www.netfornonprofits.org/?p=347#comment-380 I know I'm a bit biased (since I have been trying to push my own organization, the National Wildlife Federation, onto the social media scene for a while), but I feel that NWF has come a long way in using social media to engage people with our mission. We use social bookmarking sites like StumbleUpon, Digg and Mixx. We have also expanded our blogs and are now experimenting with outreach through Twitter. We've seen really wonderful results coming from our engagement online. It is our mission to inspire people to protect wildlife for our children's future, and the web offers up ample opportunities to do this. We now have a growing list of staff who use social media to share interesting information and hold conversations. I know I’m a bit biased (since I have been trying to push my own organization, the National Wildlife Federation, onto the social media scene for a while), but I feel that NWF has come a long way in using social media to engage people with our mission. We use social bookmarking sites like StumbleUpon, Digg and Mixx. We have also expanded our blogs and are now experimenting with outreach through Twitter. We’ve seen really wonderful results coming from our engagement online. It is our mission to inspire people to protect wildlife for our children’s future, and the web offers up ample opportunities to do this. We now have a growing list of staff who use social media to share interesting information and hold conversations.

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