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Five Types of Tweets Nonprofits Should Never Post on Twitter

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Retweets ensure than your nonprofit’s avatar get increased exposure on Twitter which ultimately results in more followers and click-through rates. They want to know there’s a human being behind your avatar. Automated tweets announcing new photos posted on Facebook. Folks on Twitter don’t want to follow robots.

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Five Pinterest Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

They aren’t cluttering Pinterest with boring photos and seemingly endless marketing pitches. Pinterest definitely requires more subtly and creativity to build and maintain a following. Pin your own website and blog content, but only if it pulls up a good photo! Add your logo or avatar to your images. e-Newsletter.

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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In fact, I used them for this blog (see upper-right), but please ignore the silly photo in the Fotolia ad. A free, fun mobile photo-sharing iPhone App that turns your mobile photos instantly in art. Users simply take a photo with their iPhone and add special editing and art effects with one tap. Instagram :: instagr.am.

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22 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In fact, I used them for this blog (see upper-right), but please ignore the silly photo in the Fotolia ad. A free, fun mobile photo-sharing iPhone App that turns your mobile photos instantly in art. Users simply take a photo with their iPhone and add special editing and art effects with one tap. Instagram :: instagr.am.

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11 LinkedIn Group Management Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Use a Horizontal Avatar. LinkedIn Groups are the only community discussed in this book that uses a rectangular avatar instead of a square one. If you name your group after your nonprofit, then your horizontal logo is fine for your LinkedIn group’s avatar. It needs to be a strong avatar that makes a solid first impression.

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How Many Hours Per Week Should Your Nonprofit Invest in Social Media?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Not everyone is a natural-born Twitterer, and it may take time to find the right person at your nonprofit to be the voice(s) behind your Twitter avatar, but it’s worth the investment of resources. Nonprofits that host many events or are related to the arts, animals, nature, or international development should definitely be using Flickr.

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7 Online Fundraising Tips I Learned By Participating in Movember

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Early on, it became clear that photos and videos could make or break a Movember campaign. A heavily commented photo will show up in people’s news feeds (because of all the activity), which can really help promote the message. Sample Communications Really Help. Being a Tease Helps.

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