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Raise Money on Facebook: Four Strategies You Need to Know About

NTEN

With 300 million active users, Facebook is a natural starting place. As of September 2009, scores of Facebook applications have been developed to support the nonprofit sector in one way. As of September 2009, scores of Facebook applications have been developed to support the nonprofit sector in one way.

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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Some of the opinions I express below I have had for a while and speak to them in my webinars and trainings, but some are so recent that I am still in the stage of “Seriously Facebook? That said, people love Facebook. The vast of majority of nonprofits love Facebook too. on Facebook. Alright… thanks Facebook.

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My Goals For 2009

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've had a post in draft for a couple of weeks now about some personal/professional goals or my New Year's resolutions for 2009. I read Chris Brogan's " Your 3 Goals for 2009 " and I loved his process. Think of how you want to be successful in 2009. What are your goals for 2009? Then, try to think in even broader terms.

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Philanthropy and Social Media: New Whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy

Amy Sample Ward

In 2009, for example, two trapped girls in Australia chose to post to facebook for help rather than dialing emergency numbers directly. There have to be other criteria for defining and evaluating innovation. It could be checking in with people on a location-based social network. But what does all this mean for philanthropy?

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Using Social Media to Share Research

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: Last Spring, Allison Fine and I did an evaluation report for the Case Foundation on the America’s Giving Challenge 2009. If you’d like to discuss it, chip in over at Facebook , or via Twitter using the hashtag #tiptheculture. It’s downloadable as an ePub or as a PDF. By Patricia Martin, 2010.

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How @GoodwillIntl is Celebrating Labor Day with Twitter Campaign #150jobs AND Measures Success

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Since 2009, we’ve posted a weekly first-person success story and podcast on our My Story blog. Because of the project’s scale, we opted to use Twitter as our communications channel instead of Facebook. .” # 150jobs – ow.ly/dm4V4. Goodwill Industries(@GoodwillIntl) September 3, 2012. How are you defining success?

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Convio Open – Why the Convio Facebook Application blows away Causes

See3

I will write more about the API later, but everyone is really there to see the Facebook opportunity. Convio has built a Facebook application builder as part of their Open initiative. For organizations on the Convio platform, the Facebook application is a no-brainer and a HUGE improvement from Causes. Day 1. [.]

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