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To the Small Nonprofits on the Social Web: 5,000 is the Magic Number

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The larger your communities, the higher your ROI. There is absolutely a math to social media and once you hit that 5,000 mark, you’ll begin experience a faster pace of growth. We worked so hard to get to 5,000 and then we took off! Some will say that the number of likes or followers that you have doesn’t matter, but it does.

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How Many Hours Per Week Should Your Nonprofit Invest in Social Media?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The estimates below allow for the time required to research and create content for your social media campaigns, the actual time spent engaging and participating in your nonprofit’s online communities, and the time necessary to monitor and report ROI. All nonprofits should also experiment with Twitter. LinkedIn is a powerhouse in ROI.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Women for Women International

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Following that, Women for Women International moved on WordPress, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter throughout 2008-2010. Are you tracking Return on Investment (ROI), and how? Please summarize your ROI. The first social networking tool the organization utilized was MySpace is 2007. Related Links: Book Research & Interviews. ?

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Charitable Giving in a down economy: Performance strategies for any market

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An expert in her field, Lori has several decades of experience working with some of the largest commercial and nonprofits in the world, but prefers to use analytics for the greater good by helping social good organizations make a bigger impact in the work that they do. Charitable giving in a recession is no different. Follow the Leaders.

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Social Media and Grantmaking Session at Council on Foundation’s Conference

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Council on Foundations ROI Panel. I participated on a panel called Face, Tweet, Link – Socia Media, Grantmaking & A True Social ROI. Next, colleague, Kathy Reich, Packard Foundation, talked about their how the foundation has embraced social media as a true experiment. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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Great reads from around the web on February 23rd

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Social Media Today | ROI: How to Measure Return on Investment in Social Media – A great post from Brian Solis on Social Media Today discussing the ROI of social media. "Over the years, Social Media experts attempted to redefine ROI for a new era of influence. " Check it out!

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

2008 SXSW Panel: Pimp Your Nonprofit Cause photo by Ed Schipul. For the past four years, I’ve designed and facilitated panels on social media and nonprofit topics that were fun learning experiences and well documented. In 2008, we wore funny hats to go with the theme of our panel. Social Media for the Non-Sexy Cause.

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