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Social Media Resources

	Listen Social Good Podcast The Chronicle of Philanthropy and Allison Fine host discussions on how charities and foundations can more effectively use social-media tools to spread their messages and raise money. NTEN Podcast The Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) is a membership organization of nonprofit technology professionals. Our members share the common goal of helping nonprofits use all aspects of technology more effectively. Big Duck Podcast Big Duck works exclusively with nonprofit organizations to transform the way they communicate. They publish a podcast series, The Nonprofit Jungle: Big Duck’s guide to smart communications, every few weeks.
	Read *Articles* The Five P’s of Social Media – Where do You Get Started? — FastCompany.com Why Business Needs to Get Social — Forbes.com Four Ways Social Media is Changing the Nonprofit World — Mashable.com *Blogs* Big Duck Blog — social media best practices Read Farra Trompeter's blog on her presentation at the Chicago Social Media Symposium. TechSoup Blog Offers news, tips, and highlights from around the Web to help your nonprofit get the most out of technology. Nonprofit Blog Exchange News about the Nonprofit Blog Exchange, Nonprofit Blogging, Blogging, and Nonprofit Technology Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media A place to capture and share ideas, experiment with and exchange links and resources about the adoption challenges, strategy, and ROI of nonprofits and social media.
	Watch Social Media in Plain English Social Networking in Plain English Blogs in Plain English from the Symposium! Community Engagement 2.0 from the Symposium! Overseeing Your Organization's Social Media Strategy Watch videos by Common Craft, shared under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial license
	Learn Shiny Door ShinyDoor specializes in social media training and consulting for small and medium businesses, non-profits, and government agencies. Tech Soup TechSoup's new blog offers news, tips, and highlights from around the Web to help your nonprofit get the most out of technology. NTEN - Nonprofit Technology Network NTEN aspires to a world where all nonprofit organizations skillfully and confidently use technology to meet community needs and fulfill their missions. from the Symposium! Blogging for Nonprofits Workshop Take a look at the Social Media Glossary from the Corporation for National Service Resource Center Check out the Nonprofit Tech Webinars and events hosted by NTEN and other organizations.
	Participate Join the conversation on Leaders for Communities and discuss community development issues with your peers. Learn the basics of Facebook from techsoup and boost your presence with these Best Practices from DIOSA Communications. Listen to what people are saying about your organization and your community by setting up a simple Google Alert. Develop your own social media action plan with this helpful worksheet (with sample) Check out these other great social media uses for community revitalization: MoveSmart.org from the Symposium! Resource Guide

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