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ROI: What are the best "I" words for nonprofits to think about Social Media and ROI?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Alfred Sloan used ROI in the 1920's at General Motors Source: Wikipedia I'm in the process of writing about and prepping several workshops for nonprofits about Social Media and ROI, known as "Return on Investment." ROI processes, particularly as part of the budgeting process , are familiar to many nonprofits.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Are you tracking Return on Investment (ROI), and how? Please summarize your ROI. I am tracking the ROI. I track the ROI a few ways. (1) Summary of ROI. When I started at organization in July 2009, the Facebook fan page had about 6,000 fans and now it has over 35,400 fans. . It has close to 400 followers.

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My Goals For 2009

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've had a post in draft for a couple of weeks now about some personal/professional goals or my New Year's resolutions for 2009. I read Chris Brogan's " Your 3 Goals for 2009 " and I loved his process. Think of how you want to be successful in 2009. Workshop Keynote for Legal Services Corporation (1/28) ROI and Technology.

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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The estimates below allow for the time required to research and create content for your social media campaigns, the actual time spent engaging and participating in your nonprofit’s online communities, and the time necessary to monitor and report ROI. All nonprofits should also experiment with Twitter. LinkedIn is a powerhouse in ROI.

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HOW TO: Ensure Your Nonprofit’s Facebook Fans See All Your Posts

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Except for a short test in 2009 , your nonprofit’s Facebook Fans have never seen all your posts and as most of us have by now have realized, the percentage that do has gotten significantly smaller over time. Adding them to an Interest List, in my experience, seemed to significantly decrease their exposure in my main News Feed.

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7 Things Nonprofits Need to Know About the New Facebook Pages

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The new design places focus on where the vast majority of ROI (Return on Investment) for your nonprofit comes from on Facebook… the Status Updates. As long as this new design doesn’t affect the ability of your Status Updates to show up in the News Feed (s), then you shouldn’t notice any difference in your Facebook ROI.

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Charitable Giving in a down economy: Performance strategies for any market

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An expert in her field, Lori has several decades of experience working with some of the largest commercial and nonprofits in the world, but prefers to use analytics for the greater good by helping social good organizations make a bigger impact in the work that they do. Charitable giving in a recession is no different. Follow the Leaders.