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You’ve Got to Read This: January 18, 2011

Reid All About it

Clay Shirky ’s Foreign Affairs article, The Political Power of Social Media (registration required), is a fascinating read that rebuts and shreds Malcolm Gladwell’s view about the power of social media to facilitate change. My pal Jeff Hurt, a prolific writer and brain, explains Why People Join Social Networking Sites.

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Make the Seemingly Impersonal Personal for Your Members

YourMembership

HAL 9000, 2001: A Space Odyssey. And with all of this around the clock connectivity at our fingertips, we struggle, as members based organizations, to make sure our members are engaged. It can be a little stressful to imagine. Look, I can see you’re really upset about this.

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Social Media Roundup: Get Inside Elmore Leonard’s Head

Associations Now

More in today’s Social Media Roundup: The Language of a Legend. ” With the loss of Leonard, it’s a fitting time to look over his advice on writing, which Brain Pickings blogger Maria Popova has gathered from a New York Times article he wrote in 2001. Love this! >> ht @ theexpogroup ).

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We Remember: Organizers Expect 40 Million to Join 9/11 Day of Service

Associations Now

The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act—an extension and expansion of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 —is set to expire in two steps: the health program in October 2015 and the compensation program in October 2016. On Monday, a coalition that included New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Sen.

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Eric Lanke: Issues with Member Engagement

Eric Lanke

How do you use social media to engage members? Some are struggling to find the right combination of social media outposts (Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.) No one want to destroy the organization, but a willingness to experiment and take greater risks is needed to meet future challenges. Principled Innovation.

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Advocating from Afar: Virtual and Remote Grassroots Advocacy

Beekeeper Group

From the Grassroots Professional Network LinkedIn page: COVID-19 suddenly canceled the conference and fly-in plans for advocacy organizations across the country. There are other reasons that supporters, activists and members of various organizations cannot visit DC for a fly-in. Social Media Advocacy Challenge.

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Cat Groups Join Forces to Promote Feline Health

Associations Now

Medical visits for cats have dropped by 30 percent since 2001 , according to the consortium. ” The groups also plan to leverage traditional and social media to keep pet owners engaged, Brunt said. How do we get pet owners engaged?”