NetWits

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. Social Networking Adoption by Non-profits.

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Facebook Fundraising Work Comparison 260

NetWits

JULY 6, 2011

Do you know how many of your supporters use popular social networks like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube? Twitter has more than 16 million users, and 42.3 Twitter is different than Facebook, and Facebook is different than LinkedIn. Here are 13 simple twitter search examples to get you started. Claim your land.

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Social Media Site Social Media 273

NetWits

JULY 10, 2012

1) Stick to 3 Platforms - Blog / Facebook / Twitter. Once your blog is in place you could choose to spend time on Flickr, YouTube, MySpace, LinkedIn, etc, but why waste time on every site out there when you can optimize your time. Stick to Facebook and Twitter. Shorten your URL and share it out via Facebook and Twitter.

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Social Media Media Social Slides 251

NetWits

JANUARY 3, 2011

If you haven’t already, set up a desktop Twitter client such as Hootsuite or Tweetdeck to tweet from multiple accounts including Facebook and LinkedIn. Twitter clients such as these also allow you to tweet from multiple Twitter accounts simultaneously, as well as to run searches across any search term.

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Tools Doc Help Slideshare 128

NetWits

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

It used to be that reaching out to the people you had on speed dial was the way to raise money (prior to that it was your neighbors), but now day’s our reach extends to personal Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn social networks.

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Celebrate Effective Fundraising Social 155

NetWits

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. How does Open Community affect NPTechies? Maddie : Well it’s kind of a shift in thinking. Lindy : And that’s the opportunity.

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Open Community NTC Social Media 159

NetWits

APRIL 4, 2012

They belong to the major social networks—Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn—and are the few that deliver messages to the many. Their posts are widely read and broadly shared. They are capable of influencing not only the people they know, but also people they don’t know.

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Social Media Influence Goal Media 180