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HOW TO: Custom Design Your Nonprofit’s Facebook Timeline

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Many of you have probably already heard that Facebook Timeline for Pages will automatically go live for all brand pages on March 30. That said, the new Facebook Timeline for Pages design provides us even more opportunities to maximize a strong first impression. As I have said many, many times your avatar a.k.a.

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Four Creative Uses of Facebook Profile Pics by Nonprofits on Facebook Pages

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First impressions are very important online, and the four nonprofits listed below have gone out of their way to make a strong one upon potential new Facebook Fans. The consistent use of a square avatar is necessary for successful online branding on social networking sites. We’ll just have to wait and see.

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HOW TO: Use Facebook Questions for Your Nonprofit

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Unlike the Q&A site Quora, Facebook Questions allows brands to ask and answer questions. On Quora you have to be a person, but Facebook Questions uses your nonprofit’s Page and avatar as your Facebook Questions identity. Step One :: Add Questions to Your Nonprofit’s Facebook Page.

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10 Facebook Best Practices for Nonprofits

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billion monthly active users , Facebook is the largest social network in the world. Without a doubt, your nonprofit’s donors and supporters use Facebook on a regular basis and thus Facebook should be your first priority in your social media strategy. 1) Set up your nonprofit’s Facebook Page to make a good first impression.

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10 Common Mistakes Made by Nonprofits on Social Media

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For the past six years I have spent 50 to 60 hours a week utilizing Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, MySpace, LinkedIn, and Foursquare to promote nonprofits. Using a horizontal logo for your avatar. Unfortunately, many nonprofits upload horizontal logos to serve as their avatars, resulting in the obvious cropping of the images.

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Eight Common Mistakes Nonprofits Make When They First Join Twitter

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1) Following others without having yet uploaded an avatar. A 2009 study study by HubSpot found that not having uploaded an avatar decreases your followers by up to 80% and my guess is that the data from that study still speaks true today. Second Tweet: You can also “Like” us on Facebook! 5) Using all CAPS.

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10 LinkedIn Best Practices for Nonprofits

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For now, LinkedIn Pages outperform Facebook and Twitter in organic reach and engagement. These numbers are based on the performance of Nonprofit Tech for Good, and of course, vary depending upon how your nonprofit uses Facebook and Twitter. And while that may sound low, it is double the rate of Facebook Pages. LinkedIn Pages.

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