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

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So thanks for your great advice back then and the fantastic advice you still provide through your awesome blog. I’ve observed this phenomenon on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Myspace, and Foursquare. The larger your communities, the higher your ROI. And today we hit 100,000 likes/fans. And it’s true.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: The Nature Conservancy

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My guess would be either MySpace, YouTube, or Facebook Causes. I would say MySpace has dropped off the most for us. Are you tracking Return on Investment (ROI), and how? Please summarize your ROI. What the best piece of advice you could offer nonprofits about social media, and online communications in general?

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

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The 1 st tool was MySpace back in 2007. The tools I am currently using are Facebook, two Twitter accounts (one for National messaging via @PanCAN and one specifically for advocacy efforts via @Advocate4PanCAN), YouTube, LinkedIn, MySpace and Delicious. Are you tracking Return on Investment (ROI), and how? I am tracking the ROI.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: National Wildlife Federation

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Back in 2006 when I joined the organization we had a MySpace page with 25 friends. While the giants (Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, Flickr and Youtube) are great for outreach and relationship-building, we’ve had surprising successes with StumbleUpon, LinkedIn, Plancast and other sites. Are you tracking Return on Investment (ROI), and how?

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10 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

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Before Myspace then Facebook and then Twitter, I was a voracious reader. If you need to pop in to an Internet cafe to connect every other day or so, please do… but my advice to you as social media manager and a fellow traveler is to leave the gadgets at home. 10) Track the growth and ROI of your online communities.

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10 Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits

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Innovation in online fundraising was driven by the release of new technology, such as email marketing services like MailChimp in 2001, the launch of WordPress ( a content management system now used by 44% of nonprofits worldwide ) in 2003, and social networking websites beginning with Myspace in 2005. 2020 Social Media Size Guide ).

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: The Humane Society of the United States

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MySpace, back when it was cool. Are you tracking Return on Investment (ROI), and how? Please summarize your ROI. In terms of ROI, social media has grown our email file and we’ve raised significant money on social networks. Twitter: @ HumaneSociety , @ cariegrls. YouTube: youtube.com/hsus. Listen first.