Research+Questions

=Research Questions =

=How do we answer these questions? =
 * Do Social Networking technologies work for Non-Profit Organizations?
 * Do they increase funding, awareness and participation, and in what ways?
 * What are other NPOs doing?
 * What social networking technologies should be used in this sort of project?
 * What convinces users to join causes? To donate? Or simply because their friends are joining?
 * Who uses social networking sites and how?
 * What strategies should be implemented on the chosen sites?
 * How do we focus attention and participation on local matters as opposed to global ones?
 * How will we get and keep the attention of 20-30 year-olds?
 * How will we promote our social networking media?
 * Is there a link between volunteer time and donations?
 * Young people may not be able to give money, but are they willing to give their time?
 * In what way does online communication influence participation levels?
 * How does structural features of computer mediated communication influence interaction?
 * In what way does text analysis assist with the construction of social networks?
 * Survey
 * Text
 * Comparing what has been done
 * Articles