Jeff Achen, the Interactive Media Strategist for GiveMN, shares his advice on blogging for your nonprofit organization.

Kristina Proctor, the Marketing Communications Coordinator for Augsburg Fortress, talks about a couple of ways to more effectively search through the ocean of tweets.

Kristina Proctor, the Marketing Communications Coordinator for Augsburg Fortress, offers advice on tools and strategies to save your nonprofit time when dealing with social media.

Kristina Proctor, the Marketing Communications Coordinator for Augsburg Fortress, talks about the content and personality of your nonprofit's twitter account.

Kristina Proctor, the Marketing Communications Coordinator for Augsburg Fortress, explains how to build a social media strategy for your nonprofit.

Kristina Proctor, the Marketing Communications Coordinator for Augsburg Fortress, talks about the challenge new employees may have in getting acquainted with their nonprofit's use of social media.

Social Media Consultant Nicole Harrison (@SocialNicole) talks about some common bad practices that she notices in the social media realm.

Nicole Harrison, a social media consultant (@SocialNicole), discusses how important it is for nonprofits to invest in social media now to remain relevant in the future. Social media has changed the way people communicate, gather and share information. Social media can help your nonprofit to find and create online communities of support for your nonprofit organization:

• Social media is not a fad, it has changed the way people communicate
• People now consult conversations and communities on social media when making decisions, such as, which nonprofit programs to support
• Building relationships on social media creates advocates for your nonprofit organization in the community If nonprofits are not present on social media they have no one to advocate for them to counteract negative messages

Steve Braker, from Worthwhile Films, talks about how he uses social media and about the different online groups and lists that he has created online to help nonprofits from MN.

David Erickson, Director of e-Strategy for Tunheim Partners, stresses the importance of catering your nonprofit's Facebook page to a specific audience and offers tips on how to create a successful Facebook home.