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JUNE 2009 ENEWSLETTER

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PIPER STAFF NOTE
Jane Ferguson

Jane Ferguson, Director, Communications & External Relations
Now is the time for smarter, targeted communication. This issue of Piper Bulletin shares how Web 2.0 and social media can work for your organization. Look for tools and resources to take advantage of this new communication. Communicating and encouraging dialogue through technology can engage and inspire more supporters.

WEB 2.0

Charting a Course into the World of Social Media:
Four Points of Entry

Has your organization taken the plunge into social media waters? Or, are you standing ashore for the right moment to dip in a toe?
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GRANTEE NEWS
Childsplay Uses Blabbermouth to Tell All
Childsplay recently experimented with merging online and offline communications during pre-production of Getting Near to Baby through their Friends and Family Sneak Peek. [Read more…]
NONPROFIT RESOURCES

Web 2.0 Communications Tools
Review a collection of social media communications tools and resources for nonprofits. [Read more…]

PIPER NEWS



Piper Trust Promotes, Welcomes New Staff
Piper Trust promotes Gary Romero and Jenna Diaz-Gonzalez while welcoming Roberta Lind and Jennifer Stevens.
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Upcoming Piper Academies:
Real Estate and Social Enterprise

Piper Trust will present two Piper Academies in June and September 2009 focused on making the most of real estate decisions and identifying new sources of earned income.
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IN THE MEDIA
Donors' e-Payments Becoming Communication Tool
The NonProfit Times, June 4, 2009
A website's "donate now" button or shopping cart has to be more than a payment-processing center.
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Jobless Professionals Yearn to Do Good
The Wall Street Journal, June 9, 2009
The recession is proving a boon for volunteer programs and social-enterprise groups, which are swamped with midcareer applicants [Read more…]

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