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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Are they paid, full-time, part-time? I am full-time and paid, though, like everyone else in the non-profit world, my time/resources are limited, so I don’t get to do social media strategy/long-term planning all day long. Never underestimate how much time you will put into social media! That would be me!

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Nature Conservancy Instagram Contest and Other Examples

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This is one way to bring people in your network past the lower engagement activities such as liking a photo – and may encourage higher levels of participation with the organization. There is also other value: How much time or expense did this save staff? Encourages social content creation from network.

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Do What You Can: National Week of Action for Darfur April 6-13

Have Fun - Do Good

April 8 Watch the HBO special, The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo. Check out Dave Eggers' recent Op -Ed in the New York Times , "Dropping the Torch" about the event. activism Darfur genocide human rights April 9 Attend a protest along the Olympic Torch relay route in San Francisco. What can you do?

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Mobilizing Donors and Activists in an Overwhelmed World

Have Fun - Do Good

Anyone could call in and hear an update about developments on the ground in Darfur and Congo, and upcoming legislation, events and campaigns. After the call I started wondering, "How do you activate more people to contribute to the solution of a problem that is so horrific it paralyzes people into inaction?"

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The Move On Model: Inciting Visitor Social Action

Museum 2.0

Sometimes, the desired visitor actions were hazy, represented by a general principle like “diversity;” other times, the actions were specific extensions of advocacy or policy espoused by the institution. The Congo Gorilla Forest , is a special exhibition produced by the Wildlife Conservation Society at the Bronx Zoo.

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Online Fundraising Site: How To Create A High-Performing Fundraising Website

CauseVox

Our brains are wired for visual information; people process images 60,000 times faster than words. Source: Casa Congo, School for Conservation). Donors not only give 15% more to branded fundraising pages, but they give 38% more over time! The best weapon against apathy is a compelling story. Consider this. Need some inspiration?

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An Amazing NpTech Social Media Link Buffet: Take Your Pick!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Brian talks about how those of us active in the real-time Web experience an evaporation of attention span and our ability to digest and respond to everything that moves us. It's called Why Congo Matters. A few examples - TwestivalDC , BostonTwestival , SFTwestival , and so many more. blog here and here.

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