העצמה חברתית באמצעות כלים שיתופיים באינטרנט

ארכיון פוסטים ששייכים לנושא 'רשתות חברתיות'

מפה ומשם

שני, 24 בספטמבר 2007

מגזין Wired מספר איך קהילות קטנות משמשות ברשתות חברתיות לשנות את מפת הבחירות בארה”ב:

Since its primary takes place on May 20 — well after the agenda-setting Iowa caucuses in January and the crush of Super Tuesday primaries in February, Kentucky isn’t attracting much attention from the presidential candidates.

But in June, Edwards promised to speak in the city that piled up the most demands for him by July 18, through Eventful.

Columbus, with a population of 229, won the contest with 1,870 demands. The town is located on a bend in the Mississippi river in Hickman County, which is home to just under 5,000 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Hickman County residents won over larger metropolitan areas such as Denver, Dallas, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The city with the second-most demands for Edwards was Eureka, California, with a population of about 26,000 people.

ובת’ קנטר משתפת אותנו בלקחיה משימוש בכלי להעצמה חברתית בקמבודיה, כולל מענה לשאלות בנוגע לגיוס כספים:

Non-profits that integrate Web 2.0 tools and techniques effectively into their communications and programming strategies are reaping many benefits. While not necessarily raising larger dollar amounts, organizations are reaching new potential donors - particularly younger ones - and laying important ground work for the next generation of supporters.

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However, when it comes to putting web 2.0 into practice in everyday nonprofit work, many (not all) non-profits face adoption challenges, as a recent report from the Overbrook Foundation indicates.

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As an older baby boomer with Gen Y media habits, for the past few years I’ve been exploring the possibilities - on my blog and in my wiki - of how non-profits can use social media to support their work. And while I’ve explored many facets of Web2.0 use and adoption by non-profits, more recently I’ve been tinkering with how to mix social media with fundraising, as well as experimenting with personal fundraising.