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PUBLIC RELATIONS REVIEW
Volume 35, Issue 1, Pages 66-73Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.pubrev.2008.09.023
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Nonprofit; Online-communication; Internet; Charitable fundraising NPOs; Web 2.0; Relationship building; Dialogical communication
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The Internet and especially the new challenges within Web 2.0 provide organizations with the possibility of encouraging two-way communication and engaging publics in dialogue. Charitable fundraising nonprofit organizations (NPOs) can particularly benefit from the Web's relationship building potential. This study aims to explore the potential of Web sites as an online-communication tool of Swiss NPOs. Via content analysis, the Web sites of 134 Swiss charitable fundraising NPOs were examined in order to point out how those organizations are using the Web to create dialogic relationships with their most important stakeholder groups, which are potential donors and the media. Results indicate that the potential of the Internet for dialogic communication is not used efficiently by most NPOs. Nevertheless, NPOs seem to be acknowledging the importance of engaging publics in dialogue, as most of them replied to information requests from potential donors and the media.(1) (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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