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Lame spams of the day: Support Center

Robert Weiner

This batch of spams looks like Facebook messages -- same colors, fonts, and formatting, and they have a "Go To Profile" button. But they don't mention Facebook. Jordan Compton [support@opduin.nl]. Does the familiar look and feel dupe people into clicking before they read? According to this post , they're selling meds online.

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Five Social Media Best Practices for Small NGOs in Developing Countries

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Finding refuge just across the border in Hartha, Jordan, the family now lives in a meager one-room shelter. 2) Schedule Facebook Updates and tweets for other time zones. If your NGO is hoping to increase awareness of your cause and fundraising results on a global scale, then you must schedule Facebook Updates and tweets in advance.

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How Nonprofits Can Raise Money Using YouTube

Nonprofit Tech for Good

It’s also the top platform for 18 to 24-year-olds, with 85% of this age group on the platform (compared to just 51% for Facebook). . Fundraisers will look a lot like Facebook Fundraisers, with a Donate button and am embedded fundraising campaign page right next to a video or live stream. The site just reached 1.8 Campaign matching.

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Great reads from around the web on March 17th

Amy Sample Ward

10 Questions for Camfed — Camfed International – Jordan Ridge and Kristy Green will be traveling to northern Zambia this week to meet students, filmakers, and young entrepreneurs in the communities where Camfed works – and you can go with them! Facebook protest isn't enough. . Submit today!

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E-Mediat: Social Media Capacity Building for NGOs in the Arab World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The project is training 300 NGOs in Jordan , Lebanon , Tunisia , Morocco , and other Arab countries to become networked ngos and use social media for civil society goals. A true public/private partnership, the funding partners include Microsoft and craiglist Charitable Fund. I’ll be Jordan and Morocco in March, 2011).

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New Study: Investing in Facebook is a Waste of Time

Care2

For the past few years, nonprofits have spent a lot of resources on building their Facebook page presence. Many social media strategists and the media told nonprofits and businesses that email was dying and that FREE social networks like Facebook would be king of communications. So is Facebook still worth it?

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The Real Housewives of Social Media: Measurement Tips

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I had a lot of fun doing a panel with colleagues Jordan Viator, Carie Lewis, and David Neff called " The Real Housewives of Social Media." Our task was to present practical and tactical information about social media using metaphors that related to housewives. I shared a few points about how I use A/B testing with my Facebook Fan Page.