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10 Twitter Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Write tweets in clear, concise language. Embrace a writing style known as plain language which is becoming an increasingly important skill for social media managers. It’s a good practice to occasionally tag important partners and sponsors in image tweets, but doing so often will only annoy them.

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“Don’t be evil”: Using Google Ad Grants to tackle societal problems

Candid

Google Ads are the sponsored links that appear within many Google searches. In the language of Google Ads, donations are one of the most valuable conversions an organization can measure. The Greater New York chapter of Volunteers of America used its grant to increase its monthly giving program to more than 25 donors.

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What Lessons Will Pepsi Learn About Crowdsourcing for Social Good from Chase Bank Contest Fail?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here's what Stephanie Strom, New York Times reported: JPMorgan Chase & Company is coming under fire for the way it conducted an online contest to award millions of dollars to 100 charities. Open or Closed Set of Participants: Contest sponsors need to decide ahead of time how open to be in terms of who can participate.

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Carrie Karnos, recipient of the 2006 James H. Veale Humanitarian Award.

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Here's the letter from the editor of Matilda Ziegler Magazine, which explains why Carrie was deserving of this award: A Letter from the Editor New York City Dec. I found Bookshare's interesting history on its Web site's About Us section: "Benetech, a new kind of nonprofit enterprise, is sponsoring the Bookshare initiative.

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15+ Giving Tuesday Campaign Ideas (and Expert Tips) for 2021

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Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 at the 92nd Street Y’s Belfer Center for Innovation and Social Impact in New York City. Pro tip: Get as many of your sponsors involved as possible, whether that means donating items or providing a venue for the day of. This is also a great time to acquire sponsors and seek auction items.

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Where Do You Learn Best? My Personal Learning Journey from Conferences to Trainings

Museum 2.0

I experienced a 2-day training with a group of fellow grantees sponsored by the Irvine Foundation. It was like learning another language. Outside the training room, I had a great time with my friend Nick, who came from New York to join in on the learning. It was incredible. There was a workbook full of useful content.

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Drive Attention and Gain Donations on Facebook with Video Storytelling

NonProfit Hub

Sponsored by Animoto. Video should be a language with which you become very fluent if Facebook is an important platform for you. Whether you use Facebook for ads in Ad Manager or to provide updates and news to your followers with posts on your page, you will amplify your message when you deliver it with video.