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10 Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

For example, Alley Cat Allies’ Cat-alyst Society – Monthly Giving Program : This page should have a URL that can be easily promoted in print newsletters and postcard campaigns, such as alleycat.org/givemonthly. It’s also worth sending a postcard campaign to your one-time donors asking them to become monthly donors.

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10 Instagram Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

After a supporter follows your nonprofit, your avatar is how they will mentally and visually connect your brand to your Instagram posts. In most cases, your avatar should not include text as it would be too small to read in the Instagram feed on a smartphone. Second, write a compelling Instagram bio. Emojis can be hashtags).

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NPTechTag Roundup: Election Debriefs and Wikis in Your Kitchen!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Election Day Debriefs What we can learn about online politics from the 2006 Campaigns from e-politics offers some lessons and takeaways about social networking and other traditional technology tools deployed for political campaigns. Found via the NpTech Tag at blip.tv. Meanwhile, library geeks are talking about tagging.

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Social Media Glossary: 34 Terms to Know

Whole Whale

Maybe you’re setting up a Facebook campaign for the first time, or maybe you just can’t remember the difference between a meme and a GIF. Bookmark this handy glossary and have no fear. Testing one idea against another amongst split audiences, learning, and implementing the best one into your regular campaign strategy.

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111 Low-Cost or Free OnlineTools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Using Wordle, nonprofits could generate word clouds that add some color and creativity to their online fundraising and outreach campaigns. If your nonprofit uses a particular hashtag in your Twitter campaigns on a regular basis, then signing up and registering that hashtag (before anyone else does) is highly recommended. Present.me.

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100 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Annual Calendar of Social Good and Cause Campaigns :: nonprofitorgs.wordpress.com/annualcalendar. A must-bookmark list of special days that acknowledge social good events and cause campaigns. Clipix makes bookmarking a.k.a. If your nonprofit engages in advocacy, it’s worth experimenting with. Clipix :: clipix.com.

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Interview with Jonathon Colman: Social Media Secrets from a Green Geek

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Jonathon Coleman's Twitter Avatar. ve laid the foundation, we can get a huge response from these networks for our campaigns. Tell me about some of the strategies you've used to integrate social media into your communications campaigns -- and tell me how you measure success? Who is that doggy in your twitter avatar?