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An Offline Social Media Exercise That Improves Online Content

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Nonprofits can use this at a staff meeting or other gathering to help people improve their content creation skills as well as their skills with looking at social media data. Feel free to remix, modify, and share this exercise. John Kenyon is a leading authority on nonprofit technology and communications. More on Social Media.

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Free E-Book: NetworkforGood Giving Day Planning Guide

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After spending a year facilitating a peer learning community of Knight Foundation grantees hosting giving days, one of the most factors for success for local no nonprofits participating is having about 6-9 months timeframe to develop a plan. NetworkforGood to the rescue! Party favors (rewards) can be an unexpected delight.

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A Social Publishing Strategy by John Gautam, Pratham Books

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Note from Beth: During my trip to India in February, I was introduced to a nonprofit children's book publisher in India, Pratham Books. “It was set up to fill a gap in the market for good quality, reasonably priced children’s books in a variety of Indian languages. Source: Pratham Books. See this blog post from Creative Commons ).

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How To Develop a Social Media Plan in Five Easy Steps

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week, we explored questions about how nonprofits go about planning their social media efforts and various resources are summarized here. We created a worksheet with more detailed questions adapted and remixed from CCTV's wiki. In many nonprofit communications plans we call this the messenger. Step 4: Go Offline.

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Target Facebook Challenge: Ten Large Charities Compete for Votes To Divide the $3 Million Pot

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While I was offline today enjoying Mother's Day and the beautiful weather (as much as I could with seasonal allergies), Target launched its version of an online contest. We've seen a number of reiterations, from those that allow anyone nonprofit to enter to those that are for a select group of participants.

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Last Chance to Vote for Nonprofit SXSW Panels: Closes September 4th

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I did a roundup of nonprofit panel proposals a few weeks back and wanted to give you an updated list. The nonprofit presence at SXSW has been growing steadily over the past couple of years. In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. about or by folks who work with nonprofits and voting.

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Fundraising Meets Social Networking

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've seen this question posed in a different ways: What happens when fundraising strategies get remixed with Web2.0? maginfies the offline social networking we used to do before the Internet became a part of culture and lives? " and another good post on this topic from Katya Andresen called Crate and Barrel Nonprofit.