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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: The Humane Society of the United States

Nonprofit Tech for Good

I identified a trend forming with social networking, and set up our very first profile. What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Who maintains your social media campaigns? Every full time staffer we have on the Emerging Media team has been paid for by raising money on social networks.

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HOW TO: Ensure Your Nonprofit’s Facebook Fans See All Your Posts

Nonprofit Tech for Good

on the Social Web must come to an end – that until we start paying for premium services ( and staff time ), nonprofits will continue to be at the mercy of for-profit revenue models and non-existent customer service, but that’s another blog post. Once or twice, but not urgently(!!).

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10 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Even if it is only a small raise, this is the year that all nonprofit social media managers (female and male) should ask for a raise. Despite popular memes that social media is “Free!” 10) Track the growth and ROI of your online communities. 10 Tips for Managing Social Media Burnout.

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Things We Like (October 2010)

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Do you realize it's the second-biggest browser-based social-networking-centered farming game in the WORLD?" Can we all collectively promise to let that meme drop? Social Media ROI: " If you're spending more time counting than you are doing, has your ROI focus run amok? "Farmville is so huge!

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Best of Beth's Blog 2008: Finding The Top Ten Posts In Less Than Five MInutes!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Once a year in June, I do an overall benchmarking and ROI analysis of my blog using particular metrics. The Intangible Benefits of Social Media. Reports of the Death of Social Networking for Nonprofits Are Not True! Social Media ROI: Compare With Paper. Success Metrics for Your Social Fundraising Plan.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Chimp Personality, Convio Open API, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Nonprofit Social Media ROI and Adoption Issues The meme of the last week continues with a look at specific metrics like engagement. Stephen Downes describes the difficulty of measuring ROI of E-Learning with the best quote yet, "Measuring learning is still like measuring friendship. I wholeheartedly agree !

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10 Facebook Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. billion monthly active users , Facebook is the largest social network in the world. Without a doubt, your nonprofit’s donors and supporters use Facebook on a regular basis and thus Facebook should be your first priority in your social media strategy.

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