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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. According to Facebook Help: When you create a list, you’ll see the best posts from that list in your main News Feed.

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Looking forward to 2009

Judi Sohn

2009 is going to be an interesting year. Do you want to feed the homeless or cure cancer? Social Actions Blog. Why it matters that there’s federal colorectal cancer screening legislation. Why it matters that the patient voice is heard by the medical community. That treatments don’t magically spring out of research alone.

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Three Ways Social Media Has Negatively Affected the Nonprofit Sector (and What We Can Do About It)

Nonprofit Tech for Good

As the agents for social good, nonprofits are in a unique position to help reverse this trend of extreme negativity in the online collective consciousness. If your nonprofit assists the poor, share a story of someone who finally secured employment or got a raise and can now feed their family and buy their kids new shoes for the school year.

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Social Actions API, Semantic Web, and Linked Open Data: An Interview with Peter Deitz

Amy Sample Ward

I’ve followed and supported the work of Peter Deitz and Social Actions ever since hearing about his passion and ideas a few years ago. Let’s start at the beginning: What is Social Actions and where does the API come in? The Social Actions project began in 2006. Earlier this week, I got ahold of Peter to get the full scoop!

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The Complete Guide to Facebook Ads for Nonprofits

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Social media has changed the marketing world, and Facebook Ads for nonprofits are an easy tool to increase your organization’s presence online. Since 2009, Facebook has provided the option to create featured ads on their platform to help businesses and organizations reach others’ newsfeeds. Use high-quality images for ads.

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Know Your Volunteers To Drive Better Volunteers

TechImpact

of of Americans over the age of 16 volunteered in some capacity between 2009, and 2013. Now that you know exactly which volunteers you’re trying to attract to your nonprofit, target the call-to-action copy on your email blasts, website copy, and social media feeds that will appeal to that demographic.

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7 Things Nonprofits Need to Know About the New Facebook Pages

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In December 2009, Facebook announced that Boxes would be removed, Tabs would shrink in size to 520 pixels, and Status Updates showing up in the News Feed(s) would no longer be guaranteed (the more Comments and Thumbs Up your Status Updates receive, the more News Feed exposure you get). Social Media for Nonprofits Book.

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