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How Many Hours Per Week Should Your Nonprofit Invest in Social Media?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

To follow up on Monday’s post about why nonprofits should consider hiring a social media manger , below is an excerpt from Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits that helps further explore the time commitment necessary to create and sustain a comprehensive social media stategy for your nonprofit.

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HOW TO: Get Your Nonprofit Started on Pinterest

Nonprofit Tech for Good

” Now, just two weeks into January, I am completely addicted to pinning boards for social good on Pinterest. I haven’t been this hooked on a new social networking site since I first got on Twitter in June 2008, and based on recent data released by comScore and Hitwise, Pinterest traffic is soaring.

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Social Media Roadblock: An Interview with Wendy Harman, Red Cross - Social Media Strategy Case Study

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For the WeAreMedia Module 4: Spreading Awareness and Buzz With Social Media , the community has built an awesome resource - lots of tips, resources, and ideas from people's experience. The Social Media Roadblock. We also encouraged people to change their avatars (see above). They liked it and said go for it.

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Twitter As Charitable Giving Spreader: A Meta Analysis

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last August, I saw the impact of Twitter's velocity first-hand with a fundraising experiment. I'm drawing from my experience using Twitter drawing and those of others. There were a number of social media influentials who reached out to their networks helping to contributing to a community culture of giving on Twitter.

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What's the opportunity cost when a nonprofit blocks employees from using social network sites during work hours?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Wendy Harman, American Red Cross According to Wendy Harman, employees at the Red Cross were blocked from accessing social networking sites, like Facebook, from work. As soon as I heard about it, I tracked down Wendy Harman who is responsible for social media strategies at the American Red Cross to learn more about how she did it.

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Games for Change: Al Gore, Supporting Vets, and Making Civics Fun

Tech Soup

Transmedia : As a funder, MacArthur was less interested in games as a stand alone experience, and more interested in them as part of a other actions and media that people can participate in. Design for Context : You need to understand the context that your game will be played in as you design it. iCivics: Learning How the Government Works.

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NPTech Summary: Happy Holidays!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We'll be back before 2008 with a roundup of 2007. The PeaFund Friday Campaign PeaFund Friday is an amazing example of the power of social media for social change. See the flickr pool of pea avatar photos. What lessons can nonprofits take from this in using social media campaigns for social good?

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