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Have Online Social Networks Become Boring?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

When I first got started with social media training (2004-2007), I often rain into a lot of raised eyebrows, crossed arms, and skeptics suggesting that “Social media is a fad.” There were slightly less crossed-legs and arms and more curiosity and questions like, “What are the best practices?

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10 Nonprofit Books from 2010

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

During 2010, I been able to read, blurb, write reviews, do blog giveaways, or author guest posts and interviews for a lot of terrific books that would be useful to nonprofit professionals in the social media, marketing, and ICT areas. More about the book here. I read the manuscript this summer and provided blurb.

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Nonprofit Social Media Benchmarks: How Does Your Org Compare?

NTEN

It turns out that nonprofits of all sizes are able to scale their fundraising efforts on social networks. The 2011 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report found that 30% of Master Fundraisers – those that brought in more than $100,000 – were small organizations and a further 8% were medium-sized.

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How Nonprofits can Better Engage Millennials & Gen Z

Saleforce Nonprofit

You’ll reach them on social media platforms or in their text messages. Be sure to tailor your messages to each medium — don’t cross-post the same photo and slogan to every social network. About the Author. In addition, she founded her own consulting practice in 2010. Make your message shareable. Sterrin Bird.

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Win A Free Ticket To WomenWhoTech Annual Telesummit on 9/15

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The summit provides a supportive network for the vibrant and thriving community of women in technology professions by giving women an open platform to share their talents, experiences, and insights. Johnson of the Advertising Research Foundation and Tara Hunt, author of the Whuffie Factor. Here’s the list of panels.

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Will Celebrity Endorsed Campaigns Increase Activism?

Care2

“Credible authority can take many forms — friends you trust, colleagues, experts at nonprofits and yes, sometimes celebrities. Activists and donors rely more on their personal and social networks today, not celebrity endorsements. Campaigns Can Go Viral In Smaller Networks.

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Will Facebook Authenticate “Nonprofit Organizations” or Shut It Down?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Add an email address to your account or another administrator to your Page who has an email address that is officially affiliated with your company or a company authorized to manage your brand (e.g. This is the risk of building communities on social networking sites over which we have no control over.

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