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11 Tips for Making Nonprofit Press Releases Social and Shareable

Nonprofit Tech for Good

1) Include your nonprofit’s Twitter username. Print, broadcast and digital media outlets have embraced Twitter, but I’ve yet to see a nonprofit press release that includes a Twitter username in the contact section of a press release. 3) Include a photo on your press release.

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Free Webinar on December 12! Five Social Media Best Practices for NGOs in Asia Pacific

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Even though a large percentage of NGOs in Asia Pacific now regularly use social media in their online fundraising and communications campaigns, few social media practitioners in the NGO sector have been properly trained on how to best utilize sites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr. The Broadcast Web), Web 2.0 (The

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Social Media for Social Good :: Your Nonprofit Tech Checklist

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Web 1.0 :: The Broadcast Web. 2) Twitter. Create a Twitter Profile. Find your Twitter voice. Create Twitter lists. Experiment with Twitter social good apps and portals. Launch a Twitter fundraising campaign, if applicable. Create a Flickr account. Upgrade to Flickr Pro. 1) Website.

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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. You can either broadcast live (think of it as your own radio station) or host the messages on the Cinchcast server for later listening. Creative Commons on Flickr :: flickr.com/creativecommons. Twitter Mosaic :: sxoop.com/twitter.

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HOW TO: Launch a Mobile Photo-Sharing Campaign for Your Nonprofit

Nonprofit Tech for Good

They were on Myspace and organizing via Facebook Groups years before corporate brands, higher education, and broadcast and print media. Download a Twitter app. Most mobile photo-sharing tools are integrated into Twitter, so your first step should be getting familiar with tweeting on the go. Nonprofits pioneered social media.

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Technology Toolbox: Learn from Occupy Wall Street to Occupy YOUR Street

Amy Sample Ward

The revolution may not be televised, but no matter where you are, you can now have a front row seat to the broadcast. Keep people connected to live video (like Livestream or Vimeo ), regular audio updates (like CinchCast or Audioboo ), or live feeds of text from a Twitter hashtag or an open chat like CoverItLive.

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Great reads from around the web on May 20th

Amy Sample Ward

" Flickr Photo Download: Twitter trending topics - Anatomy of a hashtag as trending topic from Meg Pickard on Flickr. Are you on Twitter? Well, #CharityTuesday was started as a way of creating visibility for orgs using Twitter, get them talking to each other instead of just broadcasting information, and more.

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