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A Social Media Strategy for Scientific Research or Policy Impact

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Recently, I've been getting a question like that goes something like this, "All this social media stuff is great if you're fund raising or selling something or running a grassroots advocacy campaign, but what if you're focusing on carefully vetted scientific research or want to impact policy? Source: Compete Media Trends for 2008 .

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Advocating Nonprofit Advocacy: The Myth That 501(C)(3)s Can’t Engage in Advocacy

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When I encounter 501(c)(3) organizations that would be suited well to engage in online advocacy but don’t currently have programs set up, I tend to hear the same story, “We don’t want to engage in advocacy because we don’t want to risk losing our 501(c)(3) status.” Often, engaging in advocacy means a connection to public funding.

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How Can My Nonprofit Get Started with Measurable Advocacy?

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In my last post, I answered the age-old questions, “ Can my 501(c)(3) really engage in advocacy? ” With that settled, it’s time to move on to the benefits of advocacy. How can advocacy make a measurable difference for your organization? All this being said, advocacy can be difficult to quantify. New advocates.

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September Cause Awareness: National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

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Edwin Shneidman (left) at his home in Los Angeles, California with Maurizio Pompili, who was the recipient of the 2008 Shneidman Award. It can affect anyone and has a far-reaching impact on those who attempt suicide and the people around them. In October 1998, the first National Suicide Prevention Conference was held in Reno, Nevada.

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5 Good Nonprofit Infographics

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The Truth About Donor Research This comes from the report Money for Good: The US Market Opportunity for Impact Investments and Charitable Gifts from Individual Donor and Investors. Get the latest data on email open rates, social media usage, email churn, and more. A lot of good information about how donors research their giving to nonprofits.

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Open Social Networks

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

cyber world becomes, instead of a bunch of walled gardens where data moves in only very limited ways between them, a fully permeable space where data flows freely, it will be possible for nonprofits to have much greater reach and impact, whether it be for fundraising, advocacy or constituency-building. { 2 admin 11.10.07

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M+R and NTEN CMS, Email, Fundraising Benchmarks Study - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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