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11 Obvious Signs Your Nonprofit Needs Social Media Training

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1) Your avatar is cropped, shrunk, blurry, or too small to make an impact. Your nonprofit’s avatar is the brand identity upon which your social media campaigns are built and resources should be allocated to ensure that it’s visually compelling and memorable. 3) Your YouTube Channel is absent of customization and branding.

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12 Google+ Best Practices for Nonprofits

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Google+ Pages have a vast tool set and Google’s quest to integrate Google+ into their most popular products, such as Search, Gmail, YouTube, Local, and Wallet, is paying off as active monthly users continue to grow. 1 the content posted by others to increase the exposure of your nonprofit’s avatar.

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Social Media: Before You Get Started, Get Organized!

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Also, as you’ll see in Chapter 5, you will need a Google account to set up a YouTube Channel properly. Ideally, your social media vanity URLs should match your website URL, but if your website URL is not available on the big three (Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube), then you may need to get creative. Learn Basic HTML.

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Google+ Best Practices for Nonprofits

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Set up your Google/Gmail Account and personal Google+ Profile. . The process to get your nonprofit started on Google+ depends upon whether you already have a Google/Gmail account for yourself or your nonprofit. When signing up for Google/Gmail, be sure to use a real first and last name.

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Google+ Best Practices for Nonprofits

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Set up your Google/Gmail Account and personal Google+ Profile. . The process to get your nonprofit started on Google+ depends upon whether you already have a Google/Gmail account for yourself or your nonprofit. When signing up for Google/Gmail, be sure to use a real first and last name.

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Google+ Best Practices for Nonprofits

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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. Add links to your website, blog, and social networking communities to your Google Profile.

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10 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

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Ask for your raise first, and then ask for a budget for graphic design work (avatar, Twitter background, YouTube Channel background, Facebook banners, etc.), Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. 8) Do not use a Gmail, Yahoo, or Hotmail email address for your professional communications. 3) Send hand-written thank you notes.