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10 Twitter Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

That said, the best practices below are based on Nonprofit Tech for Good’s experience using Twitter almost daily since 2008. Don’t be a photo tag spammer either! Upload powerful photos and videos. According to Twitter, the optimal photo size for a tweet is 1200 x 1200 pixels or 1200 x 628 pixels.

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Nature Conservancy Instagram Contest and Other Examples

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here’s how it works, according to their recent Facebook and Tumblr posts: The Nature Conservancy has used photo contests to crowdsource photos from its network through social media in the post, as far back as 2008 when it ran a contest on Flickr. There are some obvious benefits: Engaging its network beyond the like on Facebook.

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The New Roadmap For Entrepreneurial Success

Eric Jacobsen Blog

But founders can launch a startup like Instagram without prior experience in photo sharing. Eisenmann : The Lean Startup movement swept out of Silicon Valley starting in 2008 or so and has since been embraced by entrepreneurs around the world. Essentially, they apply the scientific method to their startup by testing hypotheses.

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Twitter As Charitable Giving Spreader: A Meta Analysis

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The last few donations that put this campaign over the top came from Justin Kownack who paid it forward from his own group donation experiment using Twitter as a test of good deeds. January 2008 As the first place winner in the America's Giving Challenge for Global Causes, I use several twitter strategies.

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NTC: Plenary – Dan Heath, Flip the Switch

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This year 2008 people are in attendance, the most ever. He showed a series of photos from the Common Ground campaign for homeless to get homes – before and after photos. He talked about a test using a food drive with two sets of instructions, one complicated and one simple. Make it easy to give.

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Networked Nonprofit in Boston: A Story of Contrasts

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, I was delighted to get an opportunity to test some new icebreaker at the evening event that was intended to get people to know each other in the room and connect online. Next, I asked them to stand and take a photo of someone next to them and to post the photo on their Facebook or Twitter using our hashtag, #netnon.

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NTC Plenary: Dan Heath, Flip the Switch

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This year 2008 people are in attendance, the most ever. He showed a series of photos from the Common Ground campaign for homeless to get homes – before and after photos. He talked about a test using a food drive with two sets of instructions, one complicated and one simple. Also new this year is the online NTC.

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