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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

During Blackbaud's 2009 Conference for Nonprofits , Melanie Mathos and I lead a two-part social media workshop. Part I of this pairing was a new session we developed called 50 Social Media Tactics Nonprofits Use to Meet Their Mission.

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JUNE 17, 2009

12for12k is a unique campaign that is driven primarily by social media. Their goal is to raise funds and awareness for 12 different charities during 2009. So far they are doing an incredible job, so I thought it would be beneficial to have them share a bit about their social media strategy with us.

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MAY 31, 2009

According to the 2009 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study released by NTEN , Email is still the “killer app” we all thought it was when it came out! That said, we know that Social Media sites like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and others are growing at astonishing rates. Twitter grew by 1382% in February of 2009 according to Nielsen.

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OCTOBER 2, 2009

Friday, October 2, 2009, is LIVE STRONG Day. While their efforts are focused on encouraging local participation in the physical sense they’ve also made it possible for people to participate online through social media using sites like Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and YouTube. Let’s have a look.

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MAY 17, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Fundraising Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. Social media sites? Download the report now! . Looking to help your organization get better at raising money online?

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APRIL 10, 2011

This week ReadWriteWeb shed some light on the ineffectiveness of social networks to aid in customer acquisition (see graph below). “Of the 24 companies interviewed (in Forrester study ), only 7% cited social networking as one of their most effective sources for customer acquisition. Social Networking Adoption by Non-profits.

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AUGUST 2, 2011

million or 1.74% from 2009 levels”. 3) Engage Through Social Media. Social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube (and even Google+) are growing like crazy. According to the Run Walk Ride fundraising council “The top thirty “thon” or event fundraising programs generated $1.65 Simple as that!

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