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5 Social Media Stats That’ll Help Your Nonprofit Understand Audiences

TechImpact

On when the best time is to post to your social media feeds, check out this inforgraphic for more detailed information about that. While it is still important to market directly through Twitter, it might also be a good idea to run contests, or campaigns more focused around awareness than fundraising.

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Great reads from around the web on January 26th

Amy Sample Ward

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Love of Philanthropy Photo Contest « Vivanista | Living Well. So we need to remember that with social media! Doing Good.

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Great reads from around the web on January 25th

Amy Sample Ward

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). "This contest was the culmination of a two-part "vote for me" cause marketing strategy that started in November and has been rife with controversy.

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Great reads from around the web on August 24th

Amy Sample Ward

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Whether you’re introducing a change in ownership, new staff, policy change, technical update, or something else, community members sometimes resist change.

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Fight Hunger's Click To Feed A Child Campaign Facebook App

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Today I discovered the Fight Hunger's Click to Feed a Child. I'm also curious about a few things: The click to feed application - I tried to add it to my profile, but there was a glitch. Fight Hunger is doing a lot of experimentation with social media - from their viral video contest to their fundraising event in Second Life.

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100+ Fundraising Tasks for Your Nonprofit’s Board

Nonprofit Tech for Good

50 helps us feed one child for a week.”). Many boards have policies requiring the full board (or each member individually) to hit a fundraising goal and this worksheet helps get them organized and on a path to success. Do a raffle, sweepstakes, contest, or giveaway in your community. Cultivation. Canvas door-to-door.

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Social Media Listening: You Don’t To Be Joey Chestnut on the 4th of July!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo by Dietrich of Joey Chestnut, Winner of the 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Contest. Joey Chestnut won the Nathan’s hot dog eating contest in 2008. Networked Nonprofits spell this out in their organization’s social media strategy handbook and policy guidelines and encourage personal exploration and learning.