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10 Blogging Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

2) Advocacy CTA on the Union of Concerned Scientists blog. Embed images and videos that are consistent in size. Reading and seeing (include photos and videos!) Online news outlets and magazines publish these sorts of posts regularly because they generate buzz. 3) Maximize your blog’s sidebar. Bold hyperlinks.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Big Cat Rescue

Nonprofit Tech for Good

We have 325 social media sites that we post to regularly, but in addition to all of the ones that everyone knows about, two of the most effective are Posterous and TrafficGeyser because we can post once to these accounts and they syndicate out to hundreds of article, podcast, blog, video and photo sites at once.

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Scanning for Good: 5 Reasons QR Codes Are a Safe Option for Nonprofits

NetWits

I see them in every magazine, subway station, and store shelf I encounter. In addition to web URLs, QR codes can contain SMS messages, plain text, contact info, event invites, Google Maps locations, YouTube videos, or social content. They are everywhere – and people are scanning them! People are using them!

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14+ Excellent Nonprofit Annual Reports

Whole Whale

A unique element to this report that we don’t see very often: video. org integrated videos throughout the report so readers can get more information about two of their campaigns — Exxon Knew and Break Free — all while keeping the word count down. The annual report from 350.org The grassroots climate justice advocates at 350.org

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Seminar: Online Video for Policy Impact on Oct. 29

Forum One

It's titled "Online Video for Policy Impact." Su Patel of WITNESS, will tell you more about the WITNESS Hub a new advocacy platform for sharing and watching videos about human rights. Ames will offer advice on meeting the challenges of using a video sharing site within a government agency in support of public communication.

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Social Media is Going Mobile, and So Should Your Nonprofit

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Social Media is definitely going mobile, and I have listed below three mobile strategies that your nonprofit can start experimenting with and considering for 2010: 1) Text-messaging for advocacy and fundraising: Services like Mobile Commmons and mGive offer mass text-messaging and Text-to-Give services for nonprofits.

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People Powered Movement Photo Contest

Have Fun - Do Good

The Alliance for Biking and Walking creates, strengthens, and unites state and local bicycle and pedestrian advocacy organizations. The contest will help them build a biking and walking advocacy photo library that will provide free, high quality images of biking and walking to Alliance member organizations.

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