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The Importance of Branding Your Nonprofit on Social Networks Through Graphic Design

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Nonprofits were the early adopters of social networks. The were active on Myspace, YouTube, and creating Facebook Groups long before most of the companies that are often praised for being the pioneers of social media. One of the reasons was that social networks were free to join and lacked monthly fees.

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10 Common Mistakes Made by Nonprofits on Social Media

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For the past six years I have spent 50 to 60 hours a week utilizing Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, MySpace, LinkedIn, and Foursquare to promote nonprofits. The range of nonprofits using social media and their subsequent levels of commitment vary widely — as do their expertise, implementation and, of course, return on investment.

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11 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

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There’s no shortage of year-end-and-beginning blog posts about social media, but I thought I’d throw mine into the mix as well. I took some much-needed time off in December and was able to spend some down time reflecting on the future of social media and mobile technology for the nonprofit sector. Learn basic HTML.

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Google+ Best Practices for Nonprofits

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Finally, Google+ Entity Profiles will launch after the release of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits , so please consider this blog post a supplement to the book. Add a your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your Google Profile picture. e-Newsletter. Sign up for a Google Account. Sign up for Google+.

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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. After you record a message, you are given a URL for the message that you can post on Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, etc. They may not even know the tools exist.

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HOW TO: Get Your Nonprofit Started on Snapchat

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Similar to the early days of Myspace and its users mastering HTML hacks and widgets, Snapchat has an equally dedicated user base of young people that pride themselves on becoming skilled at Lenses, Filters, Stickers, and other Snapchat tips, tricks, and hacks. We have entered a new era of social media marketing.

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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. A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. IconsPedia :: iconspedia.com/pack/social-me-1467.

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