Photo by Beth Kanter

I'm here in Brisbane, Australia where I will deliver a keynote presentation at the ConnectingUp Conference which begins tommorrow.  The conference is the premiere event in Australia for nonprofit technology professionals.  

I finally got a chance to meet Priscilla Brice-Weller who is the Online Campaign Coordinator for Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (ANTaR) which is using social media in many creative ways. Her personal blog, Solidariti, covers technology and nonprofit activism. I've been reading her blog for sometime now and always learn something new. One of my favorite blog posts that she wrote talks about the ladder of engagement and Myspace.

We had an opportunity to meet face-to-face today and take a nice stroll in the Brisbane city park, a botanical garden. We talked about nonprofits, social media, the differences and similarities between Australia and US.

I did an interview on QIK asking her for her advice about nonprofits and adoption of social media tools. 

• Be patient - you may not see results for 6 months to a 12 month
• If the environment is not, better to do some small projects under the radar. It's better to apologize than ask permission.
• Communicating the benefits in clear and simple terms helps decision-makers understand.

Beth Kanter, BlogHer CE for Nonprofits and Social Change, writes Beth's Blog.