North Park University Class on Aug. 12

Filed: August 14, 2009 at 5:31 pm |

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Hi class! Thanks for being such a great group, willing to spend three + hours indoors on a gorgeous summer morning.

Here are the class handouts. The first document is a new addition containing links to sites and services we discussed (the presentation minus the Powerpoint formatting). We didn’t spend much time on online fundraising, but here you’ll find case studies and articles about using Twitter and Facebook to raise money for your cause.

I also added resources on social media ROI and, in response to the question of how to keep up with changing tools and issues, I included five sites you may want to subscribe to (by RSS or email) that will help keep you informed.

Finally, below you’ll find three screenshots of my iGoogle page you’re welcome to use for reference. As mentioned, please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any additional questions. Good luck!

• Class Links & Resources (*new)
• Social Media Glossary
• Better Blogging Tips
• Blogging Toolkit
• Why Blog
• Google Alerts and iGoogle

Plus: Tracey at the Axelson Center sent a note about an upcoming program on Chicago Access Network Television – this Sunday at 10 a.m., John Bracken, of the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, joins a discussion hosted by Community Media Workshop on the promise and peril of new media and its impact on nonprofit groups. I don’t have the channel, but let me know if you watch and have any pointers to share.

5 comments so far

1. Comment by Raeann Jackson
   14 August 2009

   Christine,

   NorthPark class on social media was great. Although my head was spinning when I left :) I didn’t take notes because you said we would receive a PDF of the material covered. Looks as though you’ve given us links to other sites, which is great. However, I was hoping to have the 5 W’s, what makes an e-campaign successful and all the other topics you walked us through. Samples of successful campaigns would be most helpful to those of us who raise money for a living.

   Thanks. Raeann

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2. Comment by Christine C.
   14 August 2009

   Ah, you bet! I’ll post those on Saturday and email you when it’s up. Thanks, Raeann!

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3. Comment by Theresa
   2 September 2009

   Thanks, again, for the great class!

   Unfortunately, I have had problems trying to access Better Blogging Tips & Google Alerts and iGoogle. We are using Google Chrome, which, ironically, completely froze. Then I switched over to Firefox, which gave me an immediate error report (but didn’t freeze). Also, Blogging Toolkit froze Chrome, but opened in Firefox.

   Has anyone else had difficulty?

   Theresa

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4. Comment by Christine C.
   2 September 2009

   Hi Theresa,

   Thanks for the kind words! These are all PDF docs, so I’m guessing the problem might have to do with Adobe. Make sure you have the latest version downloaded. I can convert these into Word docs and email them to you if that’s easier. Just let me know.

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5. Comment by Theresa
   3 September 2009

   If you could e-mail them, I would greatly appreciate it!! I updated Adobe, but they still did not work (we actually are having some other technology issues right now).

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