Eight Secrets of Effective Online Networking

As more and more organizations jump on the social-networking bandwagon, people are seeking ways to make the time spent on these tools as efficient and fruitful as possible. I recently surveyed several nonprofit professionals and social-networking mavens about their social-networking habits. The tips below, taken from their responses, offer suggestions for effectively managing your profiles and contacts on social-networking sites, finding people with relevant interests to your nonprofit or professional goals, working between multiple sites, and getting the most out of social-networking tools even if you’re not a Web designer or techie.