What is Linked In? http://linkedin.com
Linked In is a social media site for professional networking.
Many social media users grapple with personal and professional identities and whether to seperate the two or how to manage combined usage on sites such as twitter and facebook. Linked In provides quite a clear boundary and purpose for professional profiling and liaison. Unlike facebook where many people accumulate as many "friends" as possible whether they are known or not, the emphasis in Linked In is to invite people you know or have done business with.
You can also add your twitter posts so that if you are broadcasting a new blog post or other news about your organisation, you only have to do it once.
If you're more of a listener, Linked In provides a good way to see who knows who and keep up to date with others' news.
There are also "Groups". You can create a group or join existing ones. There is a Directory to browse groups by topic. You can search by "Nonprofit" http://www.linkedin.com/groupsDirectory?results=&sik=1274424184119 Remember this is international. You can select language too.
Some groups you might like to join:
Online Fundraising for Australian Non-profits
Social Media For Nonprofit Organizations
See you on Linked In!
Karen Gryst
What is Linked In? http://linkedin.com
Linked In is a social media site for professional networking.
Many social media users grapple with personal and professional identities and whether to seperate the two or how to manage combined usage on sites such as twitter and facebook. Linked In provides quite a clear boundary and purpose for professional profiling and liaison. Unlike facebook where many people accumulate as many "friends" as possible whether they are known or not, the emphasis in Linked In is to invite people you know or have done business with.
You can also add your twitter posts so that if you are broadcasting a new blog post or other news about your organisation, you only have to do it once.
If you're more of a listener, Linked In provides a good way to see who knows who and keep up to date with others' news.
There are also "Groups". You can create a group or join existing ones. There is a Directory to browse groups by topic. You can search by "Nonprofit" http://www.linkedin.com/groupsDirectory?results=&sik=1274424184119 Remember this is international. You can select language too.
Some groups you might like to join:
Online Fundraising for Australian Non-profits
Social Media For Nonprofit Organizations
See you on Linked In!
Karen Gryst
