It's a good question. To that I would ask what social demographic to which social demographic do you expect to reach? If your purpose is fund raising, would that demographic be one you would expect to donate? I'm not sure they necessarily match up, so I'd be curious to see what are your thoughts and/or experiences on the matter.

For the record, I don't RSS feed, Twitter, Second Life, Facebook, MySpace, etc. It's more than I have time for given my other responsibilities, and I'm more of the age and probable demographic that might be in a better position to donate than someone with a young family to raise.

From: Cindy Boyer <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Twittering at your museum?

I recently read an interesting transcript from a live chat sponsored by the Chronicle of Philanthropy about using social networks (Facebook, blogs, Twitter) to raise funds.

The Landmark Society has a blog and a Facebook page, but we don┤ Twitter. Yet.

I▃ like to know how many of your organizations Twitter, and for what purpose. Is it fund raising, friend raising, pr? Who or what division is responsible for Twittering? And, how┬ it working for you?

If you┴e interested in the transcript, the link is http://philanthropy.com/live/2008/11/social_networking/

Cindy Boyer

Director of Museums and Education

The Landmark Society of Western New York

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Rochester NY 14608

(585) 546-7029 ext. 12

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