Thanks so much to all who replied. We are meeting today to discuss
streamlining and updating everything. These lists are a great resource for
me - I'm learning a lot and appreciate the shared wisdom of the group. Have
a wonderful day!
Ginny
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 5:41 PM, Robert Patrick Connolly (rcnnolly) <
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> All,
>
> A fantastic resource on all of this is the book The Networked Nonprofit by
> Beth Kanter. I really like that she lays out for the newbie and experienced
> alike the integration of various social media tools, how they are not the
> same, etc. etc. I did a review on this a while ago:
>
> http://rcnnolly.wordpress.com/2010/07/12/the-networked-nonprofit/
>
> Best,
>
> Robert Connolly
>
>
> Robert P. Connolly, PhD
> Director, C.H. Nash Museum at Chucalissa
> 1987 Indian Village Drive, Memphis, Tennessee 38109
> 901-785-3160, ext. 15
>
> Associate Professor, Anthropology
> The University of Memphis 38152
> 901-678-3331
>
> http://www.memphis.edu/chucalissa/
> http://rcnnolly.wordpress.com/
>
> The mission of the C.H. Nash Museum at Chucalissa, a division of the
> University of Memphis, is to protect and interpret the Chucalissa
> archaeological site’s cultural and natural environments, and to provide the
> University Community and the public with exceptional educational,
> participatory, and research opportunities on the landscape’s past and
> present Native American and traditional cultures.
>
>
> On 1/26/11 3:56 PM, "Robin White Owen" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Hi Ginny,
>
> Echoing what Larry and Joe have written, I'd say consolidation is your best
> strategy. One website and one Facebook page populated with the content and
> events from all your organizations will provide visitors with a better
> experience than requiring them to seek out six locations to find
> information. The site will have more content to offer, your FB page will
> look as if there's a lot more going on, and visitors will appreciate the
> convenience.
>
> With one site and FB page you'll be able to cross-pollinate interest from
> three different audiences too.
>
> They are right when they mention that having clear navigation is the key to
> success for a site that offers access to information for three different but
> related institutions. Each will need it's own distinct visual identity.
> People need to know which historic site section they're in at all times, and
> need to know how to get to any other section with ease.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Robin
>
> Robin White Owen
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> T: 646/472-5145
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>
> On Jan 26, 2011, at 11:20 AM, Virginia Bowman wrote:
>
> Hello, all -
>
> I am a newbie in the field working for a local heritage society that runs
> two historic house museums. Currently we have 3 separate websites and 3
> separate facebook pages. (One for each house and one for the society.)
> Honestly, not much has been done with them and they aren't generating much
> interest.
> So, my first question is, do you think it's better to have multiple sites
> or consolidate to one for the society with pages for each site? ( We own and
> operate one site and just operate the other for a foundation, if that makes
> a difference.)
> Anyone have experience with multiple sites? Any other opinions or advice?
> Thanks,
> Ginny
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