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MARCH 22, 2010

Randi works on a number of initiatives for Facebook – one of those being focused on Facebooks involvement in helping nonprofits. All the while she acts as the unofficial Facebook correspondent for CNN. I spent some time with Randi Zuckerberg while at South by South West Interactive 2010.

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APRIL 10, 2011

Heading in to 2011 most nonprofits (92%), regardless of organization size are using at least one social network like Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn and close to nine out of ten nonprofits (89%) have a presence on Facebook – up from 74% in 2009. of non-profits were able to raise over 10k through Facebook in 2010.

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JUNE 8, 2010

You might have read about the recent changes Facebook made. Of all the things Facebook did, nonprofits should pay most attention to Facebook for Web Sites - a new platform that enables you to use Facebooks social plugins to enhance your organizations website.

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JULY 11, 2012

Our focus was Facebook. With over 900 Million users Facebook is the top social media site on the planet. It’s the place to be for most nonprofits. That said, simply creating a Facebook page will not cut it. One of the most proven ways to get people liking your Facebook page it to give them something really enticing.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

According to All Facebook Jeff Widman of BrandGlue did some A/B testing. As you explore, start looking at ways to make the tool work for you and check out how others (non-profits and for-profits) are getting creative with the capabilities Facebook gives them. What should I put on my custom Facebook landing tab?

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AUGUST 27, 2012

You want to learn everything you can about marketing your nonprofit via Facebook.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Over the past few months you’ve probably noticed the Facebook like button on at least a few of the websites you frequent. Is your nonprofit using the Facebook Like button ? To date, over 1 million sites use the Facebook Like button. It helps you harnesses the power of Facebook –. A few interesting facts.

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APRIL 3, 2012

Blackbaud, NTEN and Common Knowledge just released the fourth annual 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report. We learned a lot of things, but one prevailing theme stood out — despite limited budgets and staffing, nonprofits continue to find great value in their fast-growing social networks. Tweet It!]. Tweet It!].

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JUNE 23, 2010

My college sorority and millions of others definitively did not participate in Quit Facebook Day ! I received an email that stated they would be shutting down their online community that resides within their main site and moving their online community to Facebook. They actually took the opposite approach.

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APRIL 4, 2012

The 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report was released at 12NTC yesterday and it’s already stirring up discussions about how nonprofits are leveraging social networks as part of their fundraising and communications strategy. Top 12 Social Media Insights for Nonprofits in 2012. Nonprofits Own an Average of 2.1

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

With over 300 million users and over fifty percent of those users logging in daily Facebook is a platform that’s proven to be effective. Some nonprofits are even figuring out how to connect with their supporters, donors, volunteers and advocates in new and unique ways. How ever you slice it Facebook has potential.

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JULY 1, 2009

I tend to hear this question a lot these days - nonprofits are looking for ways to effectively utilize Facebook (If this sounds familiar, be sure to check out Raheel Gauba’s piece on getting started with Facebook ). And why not?

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Hopefully your nonprofit is pretty far down the social media strategy rabbit hole at this point. We created these presentations for Blackbaud’s Conference for Nonprofits , and they were inspired by the amazing work we see organizations doing everyday. Below you’ll find 100 social media tactics for your nonprofit.

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MAY 24, 2009

Facebook is an ever growing force in the internet space and it looks like it will be for a while. Facebook is also a great tool for nonprofits. Facebook also gives others the ability to share their affinity to you with their friends, family and co-workers. With 200 Million users (and growing) it’s hard to ague otherwise.

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MARCH 25, 2013

by Beth Kanter, Social Media Expert and Author of Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. 6 Specific Challenges Online Fundraisers Should Consider When Using Facebook. by John Haydon, Author of Facebook Marketing for Dummies and blogger at www.johnhaydon.com. Nonprofits + Internet = People Inspiring People.

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DECEMBER 3, 2009

I attended Blackbaud’s Conference for Nonprofits two weeks ago and talked to so many people about the importance of the Internet. The recurring theme was “How can I use my Facebook Fan Page more effectively?” Staff share the responsibility of updating Facebook as they don’t have a full time employee dedicated to social media.

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JUNE 8, 2012

It’s official; we launched our new full service creative agency for nonprofits this week – GUIDE Creative – Where we LOVE web design and making effective nonprofit website(s)! — Creating an effective nonprofit website isn’t easy. On to the last three tips for creating an effective nonprofit website.

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JULY 27, 2012

If you have a link to your Facebook and Twitter at the top of your homepage and your listserve at the bottom, it implies that you prefer to interact with your audience on your social media sites. Add it to your Facebook Apps. Long Island Children’s Museum has “Join Our Email List” at the top of their website.

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MARCH 3, 2010

This is Part I of my guide to creating a Facebook fanpage for nonprofits. We’re going to use a fan page that I recently set up as an example of how to set up a page. So stage one – Register and make it clear what you are about.

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MARCH 11, 2012

Yesterday we talked about the importance of content marketing for nonprofits. Knowing that it can be tough to execute on we thought we’d give you a few examples of nonprofits effectively using content marketing as a key part of their online strategy. Here are 5 nonprofit content marketing examples. Hopefully you caught it.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

I doubt that anyone had Facebook, Google, Twitter or YouTube on their mind when the early internet was being formed. Internet Topics for Nonprofits. So what’s all this have to do with Internet Topics for Nonprofits? Crazy to think that the first web browser came out less than 20 years ago.

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JULY 10, 2012

Facebook has it’s roots in education. Once Facebook conquered colleges the now web-giant with more than 900 million active monthly users moved on to support high schools. Naturally, Facebook’s appeal reaches down into the earlier years of education because kids love connecting with friends. Master them first.

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MARCH 23, 2012

We recently released the most comprehensive analysis of online giving trends in the nonprofit sector. Every nonprofit sector has seen double-digit online fundraising growth since 2009. >> Understanding the data and where the nonprofit industry is headed can be useful, but without action it’s purely academic.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

We’ve been so focused on our own platforms and tools that I think at times we’ve dismissed sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter as afterthoughts. – because we know there are several large nonprofits who are out in front of this stuff, and we want to hear their stories and talk to the vendors who are making it work.

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JULY 6, 2011

Do you know how many of your supporters use popular social networks like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube? percent of the entire American population is on Facebook. This way others know you’re a real nonprofit doing real things. Twitter is different than Facebook, and Facebook is different than LinkedIn.

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MAY 23, 2012

It’s also spreading around the fundraising and nonprofit world. Scanning for Good: 5 Reasons QR Codes Are a Safe Option for Nonprofits. Scanning for Good: How One Nonprofit Used QR Codes to Raise Awareness. The trophies can be downloaded and shared through Facebook and on the athlete’s fundraising page. Disclaimer.

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DECEMBER 6, 2010

Did you notice something toony about Facebook last weekend? In an effort to raise awareness for child abuse, thousands of Facebook users changed their profile photos to one of their favorite childhood cartoon characters (full disclosure: mine was Underdog.) Stimpy, Smurfette, Foghorn Leghorn, Betty Boop – they’re all there!

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MARCH 22, 2011

I just got back from the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , where listening was top of mind: Listening to the amazing speakers, listening to the #nptech community , and listening to all the great ideas floating around the halls of the Washington Hilton. Create Your Social Media Listening Dashboard.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Chris Brogan Talks Nonprofits and Trust Agents. Chris Noble on Check in for Charity, Pepsi Refresh and Social Media for Nonprofits. Facebook for Nonprofits by Randi Zuckerberg. Tags: Blackbaud #nptech CauseShift Non-Profit Nonprofit Confrences sxsw. Stacey Monk talks Epic Change, Tweetsgiving and more ….

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

— Maybe you’re satisfied with your communications strategy.Perhaps your nonprofit was recently featured on TV or saluted in the local newspaper. You might be proud of your custom Facebook page and how many people follow you on Twitter. And I’m not saying some nonprofits aren’t already embracing the medium.

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JUNE 29, 2012

Download the Nonprofit Social Media Influencer Whitepaper for recommendations on how to best connect with, empower, and involve your social media supporters. The answer to the question lies in understanding your nonprofit social media supporters and identifying which ones are the most well-connected, influential, and, in a word, social.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Share what you do and ask for enewsletter subscriptions on social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, etc). Most social networking sites allow you to do some level of branding – whether it’s a a custom background on Twitter or a logo designed to work on your Facebook page you can make your brand presence known.

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JUNE 6, 2011

Think about the websites you most visit: Facebook , Google’s Gmail , Calendars and Docs , Yahoo , Netflix , NYTimes , Friendster –what, you don’t use Friendster anymore? Well, my point is that all of these sites have user logins.

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JANUARY 27, 2011

What’s the Nonprofit Social Networking Survey? Here’s a few highlights from last years report: Nonprofits have increased use of commercial social networks (e.g. Facebook, Twitter); average community size in Twitter rose 627% to 1,792. How can I get the 2011 Social Networking Benchmark Report for Non-profits?

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JUNE 20, 2012

Facebook has 901 million active users; 500 million people use Twitter; 8 years worth of content is uploaded to YouTube every day; Pinterest has 4 million unique views daily. Bok Tower Gardens have almost 15,000 likes on Facebook and over 9000 Foursquare check ins. They have 1500 Twitter followers and tweet daily.

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JANUARY 11, 2011

Ten years ago there was no Facebook, Twitter or YouTube. But now over 300 million people log-in to Facebook daily, Twitter supports over 50 million tweets per day, and 2 billion videos are watched every day on YouTube. It’s amazing to watch technology evolve. Think about it for a second. Amazing stuff. 2) Causes – [link].

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JUNE 26, 2012

We don’t want to miss out on opportunities that help us reach our goals so we watch the industry, what other nonprofits are doing, and even the for profit world to get new and fresh ideas. It’s not surprising that one of the questions I get asked most from the nonprofits I work with is “ what’s next in fundraising ?”

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