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Social Networking Communities Are Migrant Communities

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Social networking communities are migrant communities. Social media skeptics often say that it’s a waste of time to utilize social networking sites because they are here today, and then gone tomorrow. Social networking communities are migrant communities. Five Lessons Learned.

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Social Network ROI Calculator Update

Care2

A couple of years ago I put together the "social network" calculator as a free resource to assess the opportunity cost of recruiting email subscribers and donors online. And if you're going to spend time on social media, and you aren't leveraging your email list to do so, you're doing things the hard way. let 'er rip.

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WomenWhoTech: Social Media ROI Panel

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Social Media Roi Slidesbk. I’m doing a panel titled “Social Media ROI&# with Lauren Vargas from Radian 6 and moderated by Roz Lemieux from Fission Strategy. Here’s the description: Do you know what kind of an impact social media is having on your brand, mission, or bottom line?

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Four Reasons Why Nonprofits Should Question Facebook’s Integrity, Longevity, and ROI (Return on Investment)

Nonprofit Tech for Good

This very long post has been a long-time coming for so many reasons. At a training last week with a lot of long-time Facebook Admins in the room, I saw much head-nodding and eyes rolling. I think the time has come for nonprofits to examine Facebook a little deeper. It’s time for them to give back.

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11 Obvious Signs Your Nonprofit Needs Social Media Training

Nonprofit Tech for Good

There’s always room for improvement and unfortunately overconfidence in social media skills prevent many nonprofit staff from getting training that could significantly increase their social media ROI (Return on Investment). Social media best practices are constantly in flux as tool sets change and algorithms are modified.

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Free Webinar on February 27: 10 Online Communications and Fundraising Best Practices for NGOs

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Time: 9am (New York City), 2pm (London), 5pm (Nairobi). Packed with practical how-to training, this session will illuminate ten best practices for mastering website and email communications, as well as how to use social media effectively to recruit new supporters and fundraise online. Date: Thursday, February 27, 2014. Cost: Free.

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Facebook ROI: Not Just a Myth

NTEN

Lately, there has been much debate about the value of social media and its so-called "experts". When it comes to nonprofits – and particularly, nonprofits on Facebook – we're all looking for the answer to the question: What's the ROI? The truth is, ROI can be calculated in a variety of ways. How's that for ROI?

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