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Google+ Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

UPDATED 1/8/12: Thanks to the launch of Google+ Pages for brands, Google+ traffic hit an all time high in December 2011 and it’s likely that the trend will continue in 2012. If your nonprofit has yet to get on Google+, now would be a very good time to start. Set up your Google/Gmail Account and personal Google+ Profile. .

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Google+ Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Also, since the Google+ Pages launched after the release of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits , please consider this blog post a supplement to the book. Finally, I will be offering a Google+ and Google Products Webinar for Nonprofits on February 28, 2012. Now, onto setting up your personal profile.

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Five Steps to Finding ROI

Amy Sample Ward

Many organizations struggle with the idea of ROI and metrics when it comes to social media because so much of it feels, well, untouchable. Given the answers to 1-4 of our example, some of the metrics we could use to measure our success and ROI include: volunteer participation, online “chatter,&# and program growth.

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10 Best Blogging Practices for Nonprofit Organizations

NonProfit Hub

For example, WordPress offers plenty of free and premium plugins for extending your blog’s functionality. Google Ads. Google Ads are the paid advertisements that appear at the top of Google search results. Focus more of your attention on your top-performing platforms to drive a higher ROI for your blogging strategy.

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Social Media: Before You Get Started, Get Organized!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

are already using social media, many have not yet taken all of the steps below to ensure that their social media campaigns are built on a solid foundation meant to produce ROI (Return on Investment). Define Your Metrics and Create a Social Media ROI Spreadsheet. Create a Google Account and Set Up Google Alerts.

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10 Blog Content Ideas for Nonprofit Organizations

Nonprofit Tech for Good

80% of my ROI (Return on Investment = webinar registrations, new clients, speaking engagements) comes from my e-Newsletter, and thanks to blogging my e-Newsletter list has jumped from 3,000 subscribers (which took 4 years to build) to almost 8,000 in 10 months! Related Links: Blogging on WordPress Best Practices for Nonprofit Organizations.

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8 Essential Nonprofit Tools to Get You off the Ground

NonProfit Hub

Some helpful features are: Plugins – Serving platforms like Wix, WordPress, Weebly, and Squarespace. Payment options – Google and Apple Pay and in numerous currencies. Then track your web traffic using Google Analytics. It’s fast to set up and easy to use. Attractive and clean donation forms. Live traffic overviews.

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