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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Who maintains your social media campaigns? I am a full-time employee of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, and as the Social Media Manager I manage all the social networking efforts for the organization. 1) Using Google Analytics to track referrals to www.pancan.org from social networking outlets. (2)

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Women for Women International

Nonprofit Tech for Good

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? The first social networking tool the organization utilized was MySpace is 2007. Following that, Women for Women International moved on WordPress, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter throughout 2008-2010.

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Facebook is Great, but Does it Really Work for Fundraising?

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That got me thinking more about how we, in the non-profit space, should look to learn from examples, trends and best practices found outside of our sector. This week ReadWriteWeb shed some light on the ineffectiveness of social networks to aid in customer acquisition (see graph below). Social Networking Adoption by Non-profits.

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Tips and Tricks for Microsoft Outlook 2010

Tech Soup

Continuing a series of posts on tips and tricks for Microsoft Office, this month we're tackling Outlook 2010. If you've just upgraded to Office 2010, check out this post for a roundup of new features to the suite as a whole. Looking for tips and tricks on other Office 2010 products? Creating Folders.

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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. Open Community by Lindy Dreyer and Maddie Grant.

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What Are Gaming Fundraisers and How Can They Raise Donations for Your Nonprofit?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

For example, there’s Games Done Quick , a gaming fundraiser hosted by the speedrunning community — a group of hobbyists who play games as quickly as possible, competing for world records for fastest completion. The first event, held in 2010, raised $10,000 for the humanitarian organization CARE. Ways to Get Involved.

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Relationships Matter Most (The Big Finding from the 2010 Online Giving Study from Network for Good and TrueSense Marketing)

NTEN

Our analysis [ from the 2010 Online Giving Study ] showed the following: Fundraising is still about relationships. For example, the loyalty factor for donors acquired through generic giving pages is 66.7% Those who used social giving opportunities gave the least initially and added little afterward. Declutter your site.