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Blogs of our Grantees: here
to view a list of Grantee Blogs.
If you are a current Foundation Grantee and would
like to update your information, please click here
to email Elizabeth Miller.
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The phrase Web 2.0 is
being used to describe the next generation of wireless and
web-based technologies (or social media) that will continue
to enhance the ability of social change organizations to
engage, educate and mobilize large numbers of people in
support of their causes. The Overbrook Foundation recently
commissioned a consultant, Allison Fine, to assess the extent
to which our human rights grantees were adapting to the
new digital Web 2.0 world. Her findings are based on responses
of the Foundation's U.S. based human rights grantees to
an online survey and from the results of two discussion
groups she held with current grantees. The key findings
of her report include the following:
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• Overall, the grantees are firmly entrenched in the Web
1.0 world, meaning that they use the web largely as a
source of information rather than a tool for interactivity.
• A small handful of grantees, such as WITNESS, the ACLU,
Breakthrough, and WNYC Public Radio, are using social
media in spectacular ways to engage their constituents
in conversations.
• Most grantees are not taking advantage of easy-to-use
social media tools effectively. For instance, only half
of them have blogs, and only half of these groups allow
comments on their blogs.
• Survey respondents and group discussion participants
often felt a “common struggle” in understanding which
tools are critically important to their work and were
at a loss as to where and how to get help for selecting
and using new social media tools.
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The Overbrook Foundation has partnered with Helium, bringing different perspectives and opinions to issues that reflect its mission. The objective of The Overbrook Foundation is to support issues and strategies for advancing human rights and the environment. Helium provides the platform to write and learn about new points of view on the issues. Click on the box to go to Helium to discuss how nonprofits organizations can adopt social web strategies, challenges nonprofits face as they engage in Web 2.0 and what it all means moving forward.
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Click
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to download the suvey template in Word format.
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Results Of The Survey
The Foundation report made use of data generated
from a survey posted on SurveyMonkey.com. We invited selected
groups of Overbrook grantees to participate and the data was used
as a basis for the complete report. A separate report focusing
on the survey results was prepared and can be downloaded.
Click here
to download the survey results report in pdf format.
Templates Of The Survey
The Foundation understands the time element involved in constructing
surveys so we are providing file copies of the survey template
for public use. We want to encourage our website visitors make
use of the survey tool that we developed. We used Survey Monkey
to implement the survey. We encourage you to download, edit, implement
the survey for your own purposes. We'd love to hear any results
that you have as well!
Click here
to download the survey template in pdf format.
General Technical Information and Support for Nonprofit Organizations
Aspiration Tech - Aspiration Tech's mission is to connect
nonprofit organizations with software solutions that help them
better carry out their work, click here.
Helium - Helium is a directory of real-world knowledge,
powered by people like you. Described as "About, Yahoo Answers
and Wikipedia all rolled into one" by Search Engine Journal, Helium
is the leading web 2.0 destination to share what you know, get
recognized and learn new perspectives. The Helium Not for Profit
Partner Program gives organizations an outlet to reach people
online with their issues and a vehicle to gather quality content.
To learn more about Helium, or to become a Not for Profit Partner,
click here.
Idealware - Idealware provides candid Consumer- Reports-style
reviews and articles about software of interest to nonprofits,
centralized into a website, click here.
MobileActive - A global network of activists and campaigners
using mobile phones for civic action and engagement, click here.
The NPower Network - NPower is a national network of local
nonprofit organizations, online resources plus twelve local affiliate.
NPower provides high-quality, unbiased, affordable and appropriate
technology assistance to other organizations, click here.
NetSquared from Tech Soup - NetSquared is responsible adoption
of social web tools by social benefit organizations. There's a
whole new generation of online tools available - tools that make
it easier than ever before to collaborate, share information and
mobilize support. These tools include blogs, wikis, RSS feeds,
podcasting, and more. Some people describe them as "Web 2.0";
we call them the social web, because their power comes from the
relationships they enable, click here.
NTEN - NTEN facilitates the exchange of knowledge and information
within the nonprofit community. They connect their members to each
other, provide professional development opportunities, educate their
constituency on issues of technology use in nonprofits, and spearhead
research, advocacy, and education on technology issues affecting
the entire community, click here.
Participatory Culture Foundation - PCF has a mission to build tools and services that give people more ways to engage in their culture. Miro is their core project: a free open-source desktop video application that is designed to make mass media more open and accesible for everyone, click here.
Tim O'Reily's explanation of Web 2.0 - click here.
You Tube Videos on Web 2.0 - click here.
Great Nonprofit Blogs - General
Beth Kanter's Blog - has a fantastic set of how-to's, click
here.
Have Fun - Do Good - Blog, click here.
Marnie Webb's Blog - click here.
Michael's Stein's Nonprofit Technology Blog - click here.
Great Nonprofit Blogs - Advocacy
Network Centric Advocacy by Martin Kearns of Green Media
Toolshed, click here.
Dr. Len's Cancer Blog on the American Cancer Society website
- click here.
In the future, this page will display a list of Overbrook grantee
blog addresses, case studies relevant to the problems and successes
that our grantees have, and other information and assistance that
can be of help to our grantees.
Help us to help you - tell us what are your needs - what is the
most important issue facing your organization and how can we help
you? What would you like to see here? What tools do you need?
Compose your thoughts and send an email to The Overbrook Foundation.
Click here
to open an email addressed to The Overbrook Foundation.
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