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11 Obvious Signs Your Nonprofit Needs Social Media Training

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1) Your avatar is cropped, shrunk, blurry, or too small to make an impact. Your nonprofit’s avatar is the brand identity upon which your social media campaigns are built and resources should be allocated to ensure that it’s visually compelling and memorable. 2) You are rarely retweeted on Twitter.

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HOW TO: Launch an iPhone App for Your Nonprofit for $25 a Month

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Over time, design and functionality will likely improve significantly, but if you want to be a very early adopter and wow the world with your cutting edge adoption of the Mobile Web, then Sweb Apps is for you. . so early adoption is the key to getting the most downloads. Third , don’t add any buttons yet.

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10 Twitter Apps for Nonprofits

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While some nonprofits have been early adopters of Twitter Apps, the vast majority are not. on their Twitter avatars, and then spread them throughout the Twitterverse. Trottr : Trottr allows you to record brief audio messages with your cell phone that are then hosted on the Trottr website. They may not even know the tools exist.

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

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Not everyone is a natural-born Twitterer, and it may take time to find the right person at your nonprofit to be the voice(s) behind your Twitter avatar, but it’s worth the investment of resources. Nonprofits that host many events or are related to the arts, animals, nature, or international development should definitely be using Flickr.

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11 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

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Your supporters also want to see what your staff and working space look like – the human beings behind the avatar, if you will. Subscribe to receive text alerts from the early adopters in the nonprofit sector. In terms of mobile fundraising, my bet is on mobile wallets hosted on the Cloud. WWF Mobile. WWF Desktop.

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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

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2d Code is a must read for the early adopters. You can either broadcast live (think of it as your own radio station) or host the messages on the Cinchcast server for later listening. A website that allows you to create an image with a mosaic of your Twitter Followers’ avatars. Based in the U.K., Addictomatic :: addictomatic.com.

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10 Instagram Best Practices for Nonprofits

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After a supporter follows your nonprofit, your avatar is how they will mentally and visually connect your brand to your Instagram posts. In most cases, your avatar should not include text as it would be too small to read in the Instagram feed on a smartphone. Kudos to Conservation International ! 10) Study Facebook Business Suite.

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