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10 Signs Your NGO Excels at Social Media

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Social media is integrated into your website and blog. To grow your following on social networks, ensure that your NGO has prominently featured social network icons on every page of your website and blog. Use a premium social sharing service for web pages and blog posts , such as Social Warfare ($29/yr).

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11 Obvious Signs Your Nonprofit Needs Social Media Training

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Please be open to the idea that you may need social media training. 1) Your avatar is cropped, shrunk, blurry, or too small to make an impact. The vast majority of logos are horizontal and when uploaded to social networks they either get cropped or shrunk so small that they are visually illegible.

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10 Common Mistakes Made by Nonprofits on Social Media

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The brutal but honest — and hopefully well-received — truth is that the majority of nonprofits are making mistakes on social-networking sites that directly undermine their ROI. If your nonprofit is making five or more of the 10 mistakes below, odds are that training and a re-examination of your social-media strategy are required.

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Social Media for Social Good :: Your Nonprofit Tech Checklist

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Write social media and mobile technology policies. Hire a graphic designer to design a square avatar(s). Create an e-mail signature that includes your website, blog, and social networking links. Add “Donate Now” button to your home page. Add social networking icons. Select a donate now vendor.

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10 Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits

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The first “Donate Now” button was released in 1999 by a project of the Tides Foundation called Groundspring (acquired by Network for Good in 2005) and for the next two decades, nonprofit professionals have embraced the study of inspiring people to give online to good causes. 1) Implement Donation Page Best Practices.

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11 Nonprofits That Excel at Social Media

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A small selection of that criteria is as follows: Consistent use of a visually compelling square avatar across all social networks. Their website, e-newsletter, and blog all include links to their social networks. Their blog has an e-mail newsletter subscribe option and a “Donate Now” button.

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HOW TO: Tap into the Power of Cause Awareness Days

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You can also participate in the annual #GivingTuesday ( givingtuesday.org ) campaign which now raises an average of 50 percent more in total donations each year for participating nonprofits. This page should also prominently feature a donate button, an e-newsletter, mobile alert opt-in forms, and social network icons.

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