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The Buddy System: Going Social with Your WordPress Site

Byte Technology

The best WordPress bloggers, site owners and administrators know that one of the keys to having a fantastic and wildly successful web page is to integrate everything you post and promote with some sort of social media component. But before you run out and grab a social media plugin, first check out BuddyPress, a sister program to WordPress.

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Google+ Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

UPDATED 1/8/12: Thanks to the launch of Google+ Pages for brands, Google+ traffic hit an all time high in December 2011 and it’s likely that the trend will continue in 2012. If your nonprofit has yet to get on Google+, now would be a very good time to start. Set up your Google/Gmail Account and personal Google+ Profile. .

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Google+ Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Also, since the Google+ Pages launched after the release of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits , please consider this blog post a supplement to the book. Finally, I will be offering a Google+ and Google Products Webinar for Nonprofits on February 28, 2012. Now, onto setting up your personal profile.

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Google+ Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Now that Google+ is open to everyone, all nonprofit staff can start experimenting and familiarizing themselves with Google+ before the brand pages, also known as Google+ Business Profiles , are launched later this month. Finally, I will be offering a Google+ and Google Products Webinar for Nonprofits on February 28, 2012.

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Six Simple Ways Nonprofits Can Increase Their Exposure on Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

It’s grunt work which many nonprofit’s do not have the time for or the endurance to maintain, but every time your nonprofit does one of the six actions listed below, your nonprofit’s avatar get increased exposure on the Social Web – and as a result more fans and followers. 6) Like and comment on blog posts on WordPress.

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Social Media: Before You Get Started, Get Organized!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Create a Google Account and Set Up Google Alerts. The need to have a Google account will come up many times in your social media and mobile technology campaigns. Once you’ve set up your new Google account, sign up to receive Google Alerts via e-mail on a daily basis at google.com/alerts. Learn Basic HTML.

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8 Essential Nonprofit Tools to Get You off the Ground

NonProfit Hub

Some helpful features are: Plugins – Serving platforms like Wix, WordPress, Weebly, and Squarespace. Payment options – Google and Apple Pay and in numerous currencies. Some features are: Versatile logos – (Great for avatars, email subject lines, business profiles listings, and website headers). Donor management systems.

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