http://www.commonsensenms.com Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:00:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It’s the return of CRUSH! After taking a short summer hiatus, we’re back in action, crushing the week’s social media news into a juicy 3 minutes or less. And this week we’re even giving you a special behind-the-scenes look into Crush Studios, so don’t forget to join us on Facebook ... http://www.commonsensenms.com/2010/07/19/crush-facebook-nation/ Online giving increased last year despite the economic downturn, according to a recently published report by relationship management software company Convio. Donors are still opening up their wallets to give to non-profits, but it is becoming more competitive and gifts are becoming smaller according to the report. How does your organization ... http://www.commonsensenms.com/2010/07/14/non-profits-utilizing-digital-media-in-a-tough-economy/ As a political activist, it can be very disheartening to see what qualifies as 'political debate' in our country. The rise of highly partisan news organization, the personalization of the attacks in politics and the continued use of false facts make it very hard to be optimistic about where we ... http://www.commonsensenms.com/2010/07/12/live-free-or-die-alliance-new-hampshire-leads-the-nation-again/ Facebook went from 200 million users to 500 million on a blink of an eye. And now, it's aiming for 1 billion users with the most interesting thing being, no one doubts they will get there. In our experiences, people are really starting to use Facebook as 'the web' connecting ... http://www.commonsensenms.com/2010/07/08/a-billion-people-on-facebook/ One of our most interesting clients is the Marion Institute which is involved in a series of remarkable projects literally all around the world. Each fall, in New Bedford, Mass, they hold an amazing conference called "Connecting For Change" and this year, Greg Mortensen, of "Three Cups Of Tea" fame ... http://www.commonsensenms.com/2010/07/02/greg-mortensen-to-speak-at-marion-institute-conference-in-october/ Social Media Director Cody Damon sat on a panel of local experts last night at the first annual Social Media Day (invented by Mashable), hosted by Boston Tweetup. The event brought together social media leaders from across the spectrum from government to dating. Cody focused his message on the importantance of ... http://www.commonsensenms.com/2010/07/01/cody-damon-speaking-at-social-media-day-boston/ Cody Damon, our recently-married Social Media Director, is speaking tonight on the current state of the new media world and how non-profits are operating in it. More details here. http://www.commonsensenms.com/2010/06/30/bostons-mashable-social-media-day-with-cody-damon/ Knee surgery made Common Sense NMS Founder James Boyce ponder the impact of having friends all around the country and the world who just can't be there when you need them. A recent week long stay in the hospital got me thinking about connections, our five best friends and how vast ... http://www.commonsensenms.com/2010/06/29/the-distant-neighborhood/ I love Virgin America. It's simply a great airline with great people. I'm not sure I qualify as a "Twitter Influencer" but if the reward is a free flight on VA with no strings attached, I can promise you one thing. I am going to try. http://www.commonsensenms.com/2010/06/22/are-you-a-twitter-influencer/ We are lucky to work with a number of the top progressive organizations and companies in the country and the world. Some mornings when we fire up our Macs, we look around and realize how fortunate we are to be involved with these groups and their remarkable missions. So this ... http://www.commonsensenms.com/2010/06/22/client-shout-outs-tuesday-june-23rd-edition/