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Groups: A Review of Five Platforms to Build Community

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Some nonprofits like the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation are using platforms like the new Facebook Groups to foster ongoing discussions with their members. Here’s a list of the different types of popular platforms that offer group functionality that your nonprofit should consider if you’re thinking of going down this route.

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Are Memes Really Just Slacktivism?

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At the very least, breast cancer nonprofits could have quickly jumped in and leveraged this opportunity. Some nonprofits may look at the Komen data and say "Wow, we should do a meme too, so it can go viral and we can get over 100K FB likes." .” Online Advocacy Online Fundraising Online Marketing' ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.

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Guest Post by Allyson Kapin: Top 8 Social Media Tracking Tools

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WOMM (word of mouth marketing) and earned media should be key components of any communications plan to market your nonprofit’s website. Check out these 10 tools and strategies to market your nonprofit on the web, connect with your members and reach new supporters. YouTube Nonprofit Program: YouTube. Moderate* 7.

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More Facebook and Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Nonprofits can use groups). The resulting discussion thread on the progressive exchange listserv prompted some reflections on how nonprofits can effectively use Facebook. Pierpont, Online Advocacy Manager, National Wildlife Federation, doing some agitating on Facebook to Free Ranger Rick.

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Case Study: How Human Rights Watch Leverages Employee Personal Brands on Twitter

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I asked colleagues what nonprofits had good employee champion programs and Chris Tuttle pointed me to Human Rights Watch. In addition, they have an internal listserv for support where staff share suggested tweets for new reports or new features or techniques on Twitter. pic.twitter.com/s4COgBXzcK.

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Nonprofit Blogging and Social Networking Policies: Examples?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Now, I swear I remember seeing something from Easter Seals or another nonprofit on a listserv that mentioned either social networking policy or blogging policy. Do any nonprofits have a formal blogging policy? It wasn't in my wiki and so I just added. So, here's my plea for examples and pointers. What kind of polices are there?

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Social Networks for Social Change: Ivan Boothe Knows What He Is Talking About!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

tags: fundraising advocacy ) I was lucky enough to meet Ivan Boothe at the first (or maybe second) Netsquared Conference back in 2005 and have been following his work for years. So he cautioned me that some of the information might not be entirely up to date that he shared on listserv including a pointer to his awesome slide show with audio.