Comments on: How to Research a Nonprofit With Social Media http://blog.jgooders.com/index.php/how-to-research-an-organization-with-social-media/ JGooders connects donors and volunteers to Jewish and Israel causes globally Fri, 14 May 2010 04:05:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: How to research an organization with social media | JewPI http://blog.jgooders.com/index.php/how-to-research-an-organization-with-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-711 How to research an organization with social media | JewPI Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:47:11 +0000 http://blog.jgooders.com/?p=855#comment-711 [...] listed on the JGooders donation platform! Some you may know personally, and others seem appealing Read More » Share and Enjoy:Tags: community organizer, donation, guest, JGooders, OrganizerJGooders [...] [...] listed on the JGooders donation platform! Some you may know personally, and others seem appealing Read More » Share and Enjoy:Tags: community organizer, donation, guest, JGooders, OrganizerJGooders [...]

]]> By: Debra Askanase http://blog.jgooders.com/index.php/how-to-research-an-organization-with-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-319 Debra Askanase Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:35:40 +0000 http://blog.jgooders.com/?p=855#comment-319 Tamar- Thanks for adding to the conversation with that comment. Great added fact about journalists using social media for research. If they are doing it, surely donors and nonprofits should be as well! Hugo- Thanks for introducing me to a new feature of what is surely my favorite twitter search tool, Twazzup. I didn't know that you can check out nonprofit profile pages, or about the profile pages. There's a lot of great info on those pages (and much more robust than a twitter.com profile page) that donors can utilize: who influences them, who talks about them the most, etc. I have always signed into Twazzup so that I can save my searches and revisit them when necessary - it's a nice feature. Lastly, thank you for correcting my error - a person must sign in only in order to save a search. Tamar-
Thanks for adding to the conversation with that comment. Great added fact about journalists using social media for research. If they are doing it, surely donors and nonprofits should be as well!

Hugo-
Thanks for introducing me to a new feature of what is surely my favorite twitter search tool, Twazzup. I didn’t know that you can check out nonprofit profile pages, or about the profile pages. There’s a lot of great info on those pages (and much more robust than a twitter.com profile page) that donors can utilize: who influences them, who talks about them the most, etc. I have always signed into Twazzup so that I can save my searches and revisit them when necessary – it’s a nice feature. Lastly, thank you for correcting my error – a person must sign in only in order to save a search.

]]> By: Shuey Fogel http://blog.jgooders.com/index.php/how-to-research-an-organization-with-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-317 Shuey Fogel Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:46:49 +0000 http://blog.jgooders.com/?p=855#comment-317 Debra, thanks for bringing these tools to light (for those of us that are sometimes in the dark), specifically for: 1) Stressing the importance of an organization's uncontrolled message -- what others are saying about it -- which can be all the more revealing 2) The recommendation to check more than one portal/outlet as every social network has it strengths and weaknesses (even Charity Navigator). I would also recommend checking Guidestar (http://guidestar.org) for nonprofit information. You need to sign up to take advantage of the sites features: 1) Ability to see a charity's 990 forms (IRS documents) that can give you some financial background (even salaries) on the organization (especially with the new updated 990 forms). 2) Last year Guidestar upgraded their site to include reviews, financials, mission statements, contact information and even the ability to donate from the site through Network for Good. I noticed that many of these upgraded fields were blank (the nonprofit hadn't filled it in yet) but it could be with time more nonprofits will begin to use these upgraded fields. 3) Search engine that can find every registered nonprofit with that name. Important tool when wanting to check overlap, efficiency, and proper management. Thanks again, Shuey @nonprofitbanker Debra, thanks for bringing these tools to light (for those of us that are sometimes in the dark), specifically for:
1) Stressing the importance of an organization’s uncontrolled message — what others are saying about it — which can be all the more revealing
2) The recommendation to check more than one portal/outlet as every social network has it strengths and weaknesses (even Charity Navigator).

I would also recommend checking Guidestar (http://guidestar.org) for nonprofit information. You need to sign up to take advantage of the sites features:
1) Ability to see a charity’s 990 forms (IRS documents) that can give you some financial background (even salaries) on the organization (especially with the new updated 990 forms).
2) Last year Guidestar upgraded their site to include reviews, financials, mission statements, contact information and even the ability to donate from the site through Network for Good. I noticed that many of these upgraded fields were blank (the nonprofit hadn’t filled it in yet) but it could be with time more nonprofits will begin to use these upgraded fields.
3) Search engine that can find every registered nonprofit with that name. Important tool when wanting to check overlap, efficiency, and proper management.

Thanks again,

Shuey
@nonprofitbanker

]]> By: Hugo http://blog.jgooders.com/index.php/how-to-research-an-organization-with-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-267 Hugo Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:00:44 +0000 http://blog.jgooders.com/?p=855#comment-267 Thanks for the article, I found it useful & informative! A small correction regarding Twazzup: you can search http://twazzup.com without registering - you only need to sign-in to access saved searches. Another Twazzup tip: check out the nonprofit profile page, it gives you a good overview of what the nonprofit's message is along with what people are saying about the non-profit. E.g. http://twazzup.com/hebrewu Thanks for the article, I found it useful & informative!

A small correction regarding Twazzup: you can search http://twazzup.com without registering – you only need to sign-in to access saved searches.

Another Twazzup tip: check out the nonprofit profile page, it gives you a good overview of what the nonprofit’s message is along with what people are saying about the non-profit. E.g. http://twazzup.com/hebrewu

]]> By: tamar http://blog.jgooders.com/index.php/how-to-research-an-organization-with-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-264 tamar Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:37:27 +0000 http://blog.jgooders.com/?p=855#comment-264 Thanks for the great tools, Debra. 70% of journalists are also using social media for their research according to the latest studies http://blog.journalistics.com/2009/70-percent-of-journalists-use-social-networks-to-assist-in-reporting/ Thanks for the great tools, Debra. 70% of journalists are also using social media for their research according to the latest studies http://blog.journalistics.com/2009/70-percent-of-journalists-use-social-networks-to-assist-in-reporting/

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