Internet Technologies for ISA Sections and Nonprofits

How local ISA Sections (or Divisions, Departments, etc…) can leverage the latest Internet technologies for (mostly) free and (relatively) easy solutions to web site management, collaboration, and outreach. Presented at 2009 Spring Leaders Meeting.

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Resources and Links

Web Content Management Systems:
These open source Content Management Systems (CMS) provide powerful features for building sophisticated web sites at no cost.
DotNetNuke
WordPress
Drupal
Joomla!
Google Sites

Collaboration:
Google Applications allow you to utilize several shared applications like email, calendar, contacts, sites, and documents at no cost.
Google Applications

Newsletters:
Vertical Response is an electronic newsletter service that provides free emails for non-profits.
Vertical Response

Networking:
These services provide different forms of social networking. LinkedIn has become the de facto site for professional networking. There are already several ISA Groups active on LinkedIn. Facebook is a more personal experience, but recent changes to the site and terms of service make it easy to create “Fan Pages” to connect with a wider audience (think college students). Finally, Twitter is called a “micro blogging” service and is not all that easy to explain. It is essentially an open ended conversation among people who “follow” one another. If you’re interested, check out “How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media.”
LinkedIn
Facebook
Twitter

Blogging:
Blogs are emerging as one of the most important marketing and communication tools in the world today. To learn more about this topic, you can check out “How to Combine SEO, Blogging, and Social Media For Results” from HubSpot.
WordPress
TypePad
Blogger

Sharing and Publishing:
These miscellaneous social media sites provide various means for publishing and sharing different types of content.
YouTube
Slide Share
Delicious
Flickr
FriendFeed

Examples and Tips
Boston Section web site (DotNetNuke)
Jon DiPietro’s Domesticating IT blog (WordPress)
ISA Group on LinkedIn
ControlGlobal’s Facebook group
Delta V‘s YouTube channel

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