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The Most Common (Yet Completely Obvious) Mistake Made by Nonprofits on Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Yet everyday on Twitter and (especially) Facebook nonprofits are sending out hundreds of thousands of Tweets and Status Updates with completely wrecked avatars. The visual appeal of your social media avatar is very important to the success of building your online brand. The sooner you start using an square avatar, the better.

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10 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Ask for your raise first, and then ask for a budget for graphic design work (avatar, Twitter background, YouTube Channel background, Facebook banners, etc.), One of the biggest downsides for me personally from being connected to the Social Web 50-70 hours a week is that my brain has a hard time reading for extended periods of time.

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4,393 Reasons Why I Like TweetDeck And Other Ways To Drink from the Fire Hydrant

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo by Spike 55151 I read recently that the reason for "senior moments" - you know when you can't quite recall someone's name in an instant - is because the aging brain is simply taking in more data and trying to sift through a clutter of information.     (See above). 

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Guest Post by Amanda Rose: Reflections on Cause Fatigue

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Recently, my best friend Alyson (www.alysonwoloshyn.com) was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. I don’t have a Livestrong band on my Twitter avatar because it is the cool thing to do. I mention this only because my life is now directly impacted by cancer in ways I could not have predicted a few months ago.

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Meet Budley Omegamu/Sombit Mishra

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week, I met an avatar named Budley Omegamu who turned out to be Sombit Mishra who is a Technology Associate at GlobalGiving. If you're curious, skeptical, or trying to wrap your brain around the possibilities of nonprofits in Second Life, put July 18th 6:00 PM PST on your calendar. Details will be available soon!

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Guest Post: A New Role for Science Museums--Playground for Scientists

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Beck is the brain behind the risk-taker/space-maker paradigm I''ve shared here in the past. One of the greatest gifts of my babymoon is the opportunity to share the Museum 2.0 author''s desk with brilliant colleagues who inspire me. as a part of Experimonth: Race.

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The NMC Symposium for the Future: Prepping for Virtual Keynote about Nonprofits in 2020

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In fact, I'll be arriving in a Jetson like transportation and my avatar will probably look a lot like Jane Jetson. . Last year , I heard Jerry Michalski use the metaphor of the global brain in talk about the future. If you'd like to participate, I have 10 FREE PASSES to give away. So, leave a comment and you might one of the passes.

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