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The Most Common (Yet Completely Obvious) Mistake Made by Nonprofits on Social Media

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Would you ever put a cropped logo on your website or in your e-newsletter? Or sign off on a proof for a print newsletter or funding appeal where your logo was cropped or shrunk so small it was made completely unreadable? Facebook :: Needs Improvement. Facebook :: Example of Excellence. Of course not!

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10 Common Mistakes Made by Nonprofits on Social Media

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For the past six years I have spent 50 to 60 hours a week utilizing Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, MySpace, LinkedIn, and Foursquare to promote nonprofits. Using a horizontal logo for your avatar. Posting more than one status update a day on Facebook. I am a big believer that less is more on Facebook.

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10 Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits

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Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. 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.

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Google+ Best Practices for Nonprofits

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e-Newsletter. Add a your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your Google Profile picture. Even though Google Profiles must be individuals, you can still help brand your nonprofit by adding your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your profile picture: 5. e-Newsletter. Make a commitment to diversifying your brand online!

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Five Reasons Why Your Nonprofit Should Hire a Social Media Manager

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Working within the confines of an almost non-existent online communications budget, my primary responsibilities were to maintain our website and publish a twice-monthly e-newsletter, quarterly print newsletter, and numerous print fundraising appeals through out the year. You need a good avatar. It’s not the tools.

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22 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

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A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A directory of quotes by famous people, this websites list thousands of inspirational quotes useful for Tweeting and Facebook Status Updates. This site provides an incredibly useful breakdown of Facebook users by age, gender, and location.

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11 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

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Your supporters also want to see what your staff and working space look like – the human beings behind the avatar, if you will. e-Newsletter. Make new friends (Google+) and keep the old (Myspace). They move with you from one site to the next and maybe in the case of Myspace, back again.