Social media and grantmaking: resources
I'm building a list for philanthropic foundations - please add your recommendations in the comments. Thanks.
Social Media Resources for Grantmakers
ReportsAlliance for Justice, Influencing Public Policy in the Digital Age: The Law of Online Lobbying and Election-related Activities, pdfCommunications Network, “Come on in, the water’s fine: An exploration of Web 2.0 technology and its emerging impact on foundation communications”http://www.comnetwork.org/report-urges-foundations-to-make-more-use-of-new-media/Mapping Digital Media Project, Open Society Institutehttp://www.soros.org/initiatives/media/listing?subject=Mapping%20Digital%20Media
Institute for Philanthropy, Philanthropy and Social Media
http://www.instituteforphilanthropy.org/content/Think+Philanthropy+Papers BooksTwitter4Good, Claire Diaz Ortiz, http://twitter4good.com/ The Networked Nonprofit, Beth Kanter and Allison Fine, Jossey Bass, 2010The Dragonfly Effect, Jennifer Aaker, http://www.dragonflyeffect.com/blog/ArticlesTechnology Review, October 2011 (also includes audio and videos)http://www.technologyreview.com/article/38343/http://www.technologyreview.com/web/38379/Claire Diaz Ortiz, “Harness Twitter, Change the World” Washington Post, September 6, 1011http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-innovations/harness-twitter-change-the-world/2011/09/05/gIQANzKL4J_story.htmlBlogsPhilanthropy2173 “Why would a foundation tweet”http://philanthropy.blogspot.com/2011/02/why-would-foundation-tweet.htmlhttp://philanthropy.blogspot.com/2011/08/why-would-foundation-tweet-6-month.htmlBeth’s Blog on Nonprofits and Technology www.kanter.orgGlobal Voices Online http://globalvoicesonline.org/
Glasspockets, http://glasspockets.org/ What foundations are doing vis-a-vis transparency Videos and slide decksThree tips to use social media to democratize your grantmaking http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erfiqD-_OFs
Social Media for Grantmakers
http://www.slideshare.net/shaicoggins/social-media-for-grantmakers
Box Hill Institute's video on social media stats & facts, including Australia: