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MAY 18, 2009

Nonprofits hope to find new patrons via Facebook, Twitter - Salt Lake Tribune: "You have to have a strategy and we don't,' said Meadows, one of 14 nonprofit leaders in attendance last week when John Dye and Philip Case of Bountiful's Fluid Studios offered a two-hour introduction to social media, which struggling nonprofits are using to reach more potential (..)

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JUNE 8, 2009

Nonprofits turn to Facebook, MySpace, Twitter to raise money, market themselves - Metro - cleveland.com: "Nonprofit and philanthropic organizations are turning to relatively cheap online social media to raise money and market their organizations as they grapple with recession-battered endowments, fewer grants and, often, less patronage by their customers." (..)

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Through October 3, an alumnus will donate $1 for each new Twitter follower or Facebook “like,” up to $50,000. Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education : But the University of Wisconsin at Madison may be the first college to get a donation for increasing its follower count. The money will be used for student scholarships.

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JULY 2, 2009

Twitter/Facebook: Time Well-Spent for Child/Youth Advocates? Connect for Kids / Child Advocacy 360 / Youth Policy Action Center: "Twitter/Facebook: Time Well-Spent for Child/Youth Advocates?by But one question remained unanswered after hours of talk: Can Twitter.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

In a study on the average gift value of donors directed to JustGiving pages via social media, Twitter prompts came out on top, with an average gift from someone coming from a Twitter link worth 30.26, compared with just 18.33 on Facebook.

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AUGUST 7, 2009

Social Media 2009 Outage Day 2: Everyone's Up Except Twitter: "Yesterday, Twitter, Facebook, LiveJournal, and Google's Blogger were targeted yesterday by a person or persons unknown in a denial-of-service attack (DDOS) which attempted to silence the voice of one individual.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

Facebook faces furor over content rights - CNN.com: "But for advocates of copyright reform and privacy, not to mention photographers and writers who may want the photos they upload or 'notes' they write on Facebook to eventually lead to some kind of profit, the news was alarming.Some prominent Twitterers and bloggers, like New Yorker music critic Sasha (..)

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MAY 11, 2009

Twittering gets charity on the social network - Times Online: "Sometimes it seems like the whole world is busy facebooking, youtubing and tweeting. So it’s no surprise that the not-for-profit sector wants to join in. But can social networking really benefit charities or is it just another fad?"

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OCTOBER 8, 2014

The start-up GoodWorld wants to let Facebook and Twitter users make donations to their favorite charities by simply using a hashtag. If a charity registers with GoodWorld, interested donors can use #donate in a tweet or Facebook post and announce their intent to give money to a favorite cause." ''via Blog this'''

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OCTOBER 25, 2013

The Salvation Army of Austin Advertising and Social Media Guidelines  The Salvation Army of Austin :The Salvation Army will support your third-party fundraising effort by enabling you to link your social media campaign to specified web page(s), our Facebook fundraiser page and retweeting your Twitter campaign. Create a Facebook Group.

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JULY 3, 2012

FB’s Tumblr has between 25,000 and 30,000 (number of Tumblr followers are not made public), compared to 22,000 Facebook fans and 20,000 Twitter followers. We’ve had more success spreading messages on Tumblr than Twitter or Facebook,” said Jeffrey. The virality factor is fairly high.

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APRIL 9, 2014

Organizations'' annual social growth is also booming, with the average number of Facebook fans increasing 37% and Twitter followers increasing 46%. The average one-time donation increased as well, from $60 to $68 ($57 via email only), and overall non-profit website traffic grew 16%. NPOnlineGiving NPonlinegiving trends'

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JULY 27, 2009

Twittering for a cause: Web 2.0

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JANUARY 18, 2012

We have a Facebook page, YouTube channels, blogs and multiple official Twitter feeds. Our staff also participate directly: more than 40 of my colleagues are regular Twitter users and many have contributed blog posts to popular sites within their fields.

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MARCH 21, 2013

How To Rock Social Media In Just 30 Minutes A Day [INFOGRAPHIC] - AllTwitter : Enter Pardot, and their slick infographic below, which provides a workable guide as to how you can rock Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram and Google in just 30 minutes each day.

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AUGUST 21, 2013

Join #SaveWave with Facebook and Twitter and twice a week, throughout the six week campaign, the latest RNLI rescue stories will automatic' SaveWave › About #SaveWave : And that''s where you can help.

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APRIL 11, 2014

And Twitter? Get Social Covered: 13 Lesser Known Social Media Sites for Your NPO : You’ve got social media covered. Please—you were an early adopter. You could do 140 characters or less in your sleep. But you’re just scratching the surface with those two mainstream social media sites.

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DECEMBER 12, 2013

Facebook signed its 1 billionth user, over 400 million tweets are being sent per day on Twitter, LinkedIn boasts over 1.5 7 Tips for Nonprofits to Avoid Social Media Burnout in 2014 : 2013 was undoubtedly the year of social media.

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MARCH 11, 2015

For kidney’s sake, take to drinking (water) | Inquirer Lifestyle : "To mark World Kidney Day (WKD) on March 12, the Philippine Society of Nephrology (PSN) is encouraging netizens to take up the challenge, which would require them to take their photos while drinking a glass of water and posting the pictures on Facebook, Twitter or other social media (..)

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OCTOBER 10, 2013

Social Media Gets Word Out, Rumors Still Fly | The NonProfit Times : When Hurricane Katrina hot New Orleans and ravaged the Gulf Coast in 2005, Twitter was still a few months from being born and Facebook was still a crawling infant. There were smartphones but they too were not yet real mobile devices.

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APRIL 19, 2012

After all, if Facebook users constituted a country, it would be the world’s third largest, behind China and India. Executives can even claim to know what makes social media so potent: its ability to amplify word-of-mouth effects. Yet the vast majority of executives have no idea how to harness social media’s power.

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JANUARY 15, 2014

Perhaps now more than ever, it’s actually more difficult to carve out a little corner of the social web and plant a flag because there’s simply so much stuff being produced en masse each and every day. Every status update and blog post adds to the p'

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FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Tech Billionaires Champion Nonprofit for Young Programmers - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : Tech Billionaires Champion Nonprofit for Young Programmers February 27, 2013, 10:57 am Bill Gates, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter, appear (..)

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Nicknamed the “Facebook of Business,” it has evolved into a highly productive tool for both for-profit business and social-profit philanthropy. The net worth of the average user is more than that of Facebook and Twitter combined. LinkedIn has over 175 million members in 200 countries.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

While there are few truly firm rules about using Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google , or any of the other myriad of platforms out there, there are some things that bug donors. 21 Social Media Tips for Nonprofits | NTEN : love nonprofits. And I love social media. But nonprofits don''t always "get" social media.

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JULY 19, 2013

The government uses social media tools like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to connect with people and communicate official information, so it’s important to know if a social media account is really managed by the federal government. This tool lets you verify if a social media account is managed by the U.S. federal government.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2014

As more people add their Twitter or Facebook profile photo to the mosaic it will reveal a larger image representing the inclusion of people with disabilities.'

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MARCH 8, 2012

While most non-profits realize the benefits of Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, far fewer organizations fully realize the inherent power of LinkedIn. Are You Effectively Using LinkedIn at Your Non-Profit?

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NOVEMBER 14, 2013

In addition, email is the preferred way to engage with nonprofits on their smartphones over Facebook, Twitter, text, video and many other mediums. More than 65% of Millennials receive email communication from nonprofits. So, what’s the problem? It seems like we should just send more and more emails then, right? And here’s why.'

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DECEMBER 11, 2013

And so is your Facebook Page. Twitter isn’t much better.' Or you wrote something you wish you hadn’t. People are taking to your digital properties with pitchforks and lit torches. Comments section is filled with vile.

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JULY 1, 2011

I tell myself that I didn't get on Twitter in its first year and ignore that I did join Twitter shortly after the 12 month anniversary. I tell myself I'm not that into Facebook and ignore the fact that when I signed up I still needed a college email to join." Pitman, of FundraisingCoach.com, who jumped on Google immediately.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Social Media Power #GivingTuesday Holiday Giving Effort - Prospecting - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : While it is too early to tally how many charities are participating and how much money has been raised, it’s not too soon to monitor the considerable social-media buzz for #GivingTuesday, (..)

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JANUARY 4, 2013

I jumped on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Pinterest, etc., 6 direct marketing methods to gain social media influencers : Page 1 of 2 : Target Marketing : 'm a big fan of social media. but it didn't occur to me until recently that social media could help direct marketers by leveraging influencers.

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MARCH 15, 2012

Building Better Nonprofit Blogs - Social Good - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : When nonprofits develop ideas for using social media, they tend to focus on networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.

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MAY 30, 2012

My big five are Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google , and Pinterest. 3 Ways to Become a Better Nonprofit Pro This Summer : Learn how to use one new social network. I'm pretty fluent in two of these and working on the others. Just pick one and spiff up your knowledge and skills. Here are some resources (mostly books):

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JANUARY 17, 2012

A Practical Approach to Online Fundraising | Connecting Up Australia : Fundraising is not all about Facebook, Twitter, blogs and websites. Fundraising is about things like storytelling, engaging, asking and thanking.

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DECEMBER 22, 2011

They run Internet auctions for causes, use Twitter and Facebook to spur giving, and find pro bono help for Massachusetts nonprofits and social enterprises. With the reach and ease of the Web, anyone in the world can potentially fund a playground project in Roxbury or instantly donate to the American Red Cross when a disaster hits.

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