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MARCH 10, 2017

It’s not uncommon to hear a friend say that they are going to take a “detox break” from Twitter or Facebook, or that they are going to declare email bankruptcy. They created and published a whiteboard video on Facebook that explains what climate change is and why people should care. The Facebook whiteboard video reached over 3.3

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APRIL 27, 2010

If you’ve been paying attention to the news in the past week , you’ve most likely heard about the new changes making their way into Facebook to make sharing interests across the web easier. And the nonprofit community is an exceptional example of a group that thrives from people.

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JANUARY 29, 2014

Connect your Facebook to your Twitter if you want IFTTT to change your Twitter profile picture every time you change your Facebook profile picture. Connect your Twitter to ESPN to show your support for the Texas Rangers every time a game starts. These recipes cover a broad range from simplicity to complexity.

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JUNE 13, 2017

At the same time, our follower growth on Twitter was becoming stagnant, and we decided to see what kind of results we could get for the Foundation by paying more attention to Instagram as a distribution channel for content and campaigns. For comparison, during that same time we gained half as many new Twitter followers.

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MAY 10, 2017

You know that Facebook and Twitter are still major drivers of traffic to your website, but your love affair with Facebook is somewhat diminishing because hardly anyone even sees your posts if you haven’t boosted them (i.e. You need as strong a strategy for Instagram as you do for Facebook and Twitter.

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JUNE 7, 2011

This example uses an app from the Salesforce AppExchange, called “Salesforce for Facebook and Twitter.” ” To make things just a tad confusing, this is also called “Salesforce for Social Media” and “Salesforce for Twitter.” It’s all done via OAuth, which is cool.

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AUGUST 29, 2017

This may signal an opportunity for your organization to adapt your email acquisition efforts and expand the use of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other platforms. Human Rights Watch identified Facebook in particular as a prime acquisition source. “We Diverse Content. Need a little help with your email acquisition strategies?

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MAY 7, 2020

Using the right hashtags and engaging with the right accounts and communities over Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook are key to your International Museum Day success. Similarly, you can find the Blackbaud Arts & Cultural Solutions team on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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JULY 12, 2011

Early on in my Facebook history, I decided that I would accept any friend request that came from actual people I know. I'm quite the Facebook woman of ill repute - I'll friend anybody. office and being Facebook friends with my coworkers in D.C. I was a Twitter user about two years ago, and I still have an account.

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JUNE 5, 2017

How people respond to a campaign or organization’s posts on its own Facebook page and Twitter channels is certainly useful information, but if you want to understand what people think—what lenses they use to look at the world, how they prioritize issues and why—you need to start by looking at what they are saying unprompted by your messages.

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JUNE 19, 2018

One of email’s strengths is its flexibility: you can use it to deliver a wide variety of “asks” and to link to content such as videos, tweets, Facebook posts and photo galleries. Many organizations have jumpstarted their engagement rates on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram by sending emails asking supporters to share a specific post.

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MARCH 24, 2014

We’ve found that the most popular social media sites for nonprofit audiences are Facebook and Twitter — make sure your presence is strong on those networks. If 5pm is the time you find the highest engagement from your audience on Facebook then make sure you stick to this time. First step: figure out your voice.

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AUGUST 20, 2013

We shouldn’t see the same post each day on our Facebook timeline or Twitter feed. It is important to have a visual focus when it comes to marketing your event, especially on Facebook. Provide your fundraisers best practices for fundraising on Facebook by reading Nancy Palo’s post on The Real ROI on Fundraising with Social Media.

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AUGUST 23, 2013

Dozer got his own Facebook page. Create a “surround sound” effect with Facebook and Twitter. Facebook: If a journalist checks Facebook for additional information, will they find facts, stories and other valuable information about your event? The calls and requests for interviews started pouring in.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Everyone from engineers to sales representatives to our CEO Mike Gianoni got in on the fun, posting their favorite memories from arts and cultural organizations on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, using #showyourculture in their post so we could all follow along. Go search #showyourculture on Twitter and Facebook and check them out.

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AUGUST 21, 2014

And if ice buckets, tagging friends on facebook, and our “look at me” culture helped bring light to fatal disease then so be it. Facebook finally pays off. Many often wonder how can we raise money from Facebook. My thought has always been that you don’t raise money through Facebook. Don’t hate, appreciate.

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JULY 12, 2013

Each time a participant uses online tools to send an email, post a link to their Facebook page or update their fundraising page, your organization has an opportunity to connect with them about their efforts, your mission and the impact they are making. Ease-of-use plays an important role in participants raising more online as well.

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AUGUST 2, 2016

Facebook), Campaign Medium (e.g. Facebook+Share), Campaign Term (e.g. Finally, you need to build a separate link for each social network you plan to build a link for, e.g. one for Facebook, one for Twitter, and one for email. Action+Alert), Campaign Content (e.g. Protect+Seals), and Campaign Name (Stop+the+Seal+Hunt).

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AUGUST 7, 2012

67% have interacted with a nonprofit through Facebook. If you are on Facebook, Twitter, sending an email or speaking at an event, remember that your message carries the generation, not the technology. The 2012 Millennial Impact Report shows. 65% prefer to learn about nonprofits through their website.

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DECEMBER 1, 2017

Whether it’s Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook or Instagram, if there’s a social media channel available, someone is on it. On Twitter, you can add a tweet with your CTA to the top of your profile that remains static. On Facebook you can replace your main image with one that has a CTA. Social media.

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JANUARY 27, 2017

Ask Ambassadors to Live Stream on Facebook and Twitter. million viewers watched the inauguration on Twitter’s live stream, signaling the growth of live streaming video. Today, everyday advocates are also using live streaming on Facebook and Twitter to share historic events. This year, 6.8 Video Petitions.

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MARCH 25, 2011

websites from The Huffington Post to commerical sites have been offering me to sign in using my Facebook , Gmail , Twitter , or other account. And I do that pretty often - mostly because I am less likely to forget my Gmail or Facebook password. I've certainly seen a lot of this all over the internet lately -.

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OCTOBER 16, 2014

billion users on Facebook each month. There are 232 million people on Twitter, 150 million on Instagram, 259 million on LinkedIn and 25 million on Pinterest. Utilize online analytic services like Klout or Facebook Insights to monitor just how impactful your social influence is. There are 1.23 Recognition goes a long way.

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DECEMBER 15, 2017

Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter are for social networking. Facebook, for example, has Facebook Groups and Messenger which allows you to communicate more directly with your supporters. Facebook is considering moving all organic page content to a new, segregated feed. Use the tools provided.

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OCTOBER 10, 2017

Leverage social advertising and ambassadors: Posting on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram doesn’t take you as far as it used to. In fact, 90% of your Facebook fans don’t see your Facebook posts–especially when there is so much noise throughout end-of-year. Our next tip is to leverage social ambassadors.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Microblogging with Twitter. Twitter in Plain English. Twitter Search In Plain English. Twitter for Beginners: 5 Steps for Better Tweeting. The Twitter Guide for Small Non-Profits. 14 Advanced Twitter Tips. An Introduction to Twitter Hashtags. Social Networking with Facebook. Causes on Facebook.

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JULY 13, 2016

Research from Pew , for example, shows that 82 percent of adult internet users aged 18-29 have a Facebook account, compared to 79 percent and 64 percent of adults aged 30-49 and 50-64, respectively. Twitter ranked second for social issue engagement on social media (56%), followed by Instagram (49%) and YouTube (41%).

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AUGUST 26, 2014

For those who have yet to support you or have shown very little support, start by having them take a simple action like signing up to be on your email list or liking your organization on Facebook. Ask that they tell their Facebook friends about their passion for your organization’s work. After that, go for a small $5 donation.

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JULY 20, 2011

I was a freshman at BU and my boyfriend at the time was a freshman at Harvard , birthplace of Facebook. Tangent: Did you know: the “original” Facebook was a physical Harvard directory of incoming students. If only Facebook as we know it today had existed then!). I didn’t get it but darn it, I had an account.

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JANUARY 30, 2012

Google Analytics, custom Facebook landing pages, updated Twitter and YouTube backgrounds and a social media management tool can all contribute to your success and ability to measure that success. Tools : Just like direct mail requires paper and postage, good social marketing has its own requirements.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Add a guide to share sample Facebook and Twitter messages, along with easily downloadable pictures, giving day logos, and other artifacts for them to use for their social media posts. It is fine to track how many times your page has been shared but do the people sharing it know what to say? Do they know what hashtag to use?

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NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Tell me, does this sound familiar: You're staring at your organization's Facebook page and the writer's block is more like a writer's mountain. You have absolutely no idea what you are going to post to Facebook, let alone the (seemingly) 500 tweets you need to come up with. Author: Cheryl Black. Writing two sentences (or even just one!)

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APRIL 19, 2012

It was right in front of their building with a familiar giant "F" in a blue box painted in the parking spot and a sign that read "Facebook Fan Parking." They also take advantage of the information that 60% of Facebook fans and 79% of Twitter followers are more likely to recommend their business/product SINCE becoming a fan/follower.

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JUNE 15, 2015

Reddit, Instagram, and Snapchat may someday have their day in the sun, but as far as Congress is concerned, Facebook is king and Twitter is the crown prince. Don’t get dazzled by the 127 different social media platforms.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Include easy ways for donors to share that they donated on Facebook or Twitter and invite them to explore something new on your website. Check out the form on Easter Seals site that rotates between a few different images upon refresh. Don’t forget your thank you page! Finally, don’t forget to revisit your thank you page.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

They are active on one or more social networks (who isn’t, right?) – and may use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, email, or something else. When the campaign began, ambassadors were sent sample Facebook posts, tweets, and other messages to share. In other words, they made it easy and engaging to be an ambassador.

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JULY 7, 2016

Facebook was started to connect friends in college and grew to connect families and friends. Twitter began as a way to connect with influencers. Considering Brene is active on Twitter (@BreneBrown), I know she’d agree her quote applies to social media too! Want more nonprofit marketing and fundraising ideas?

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