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10 LinkedIn Best Practices for Nonprofits

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Launched on May 5, 2003, LinkedIn is a social network for professionals. 51% of its users are college-educated , 20% are senior-level professionals, and the average salary for a LinkedIn user is $46,644 USD per year. That changed when LinkedIn was purchased by Microsoft in 2016 for $26.2 LinkedIn Pages.

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11 LinkedIn Group Management Best Practices for Nonprofits

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The best practice listed below are result of spending the last three years maintaining and building the Social Media for Nonprofit Organizations LinkedIn Group. These best practices will also be demonstrated live in the upcoming webinar How Nonprofits Can Successfully Use Twitter and LinkedIn. for Nonprofits. Require Approval to Join.

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The Importance of Branding Your Nonprofit on Social Networks Through Graphic Design

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The were active on Myspace, YouTube, and creating Facebook Groups long before most of the companies that are often praised for being the pioneers of social media. An Avatar :: 200 x 200 pixels. Your avatar should compliment or be extracted from your logo: 2. Facebook Cover :: 815 x 315 pixels.

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10 Signs Your NGO Excels at Social Media

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Your NGO has a visually compelling avatar that is used consistently on all social networks. Donors and followers will associate your NGO with your avatar. Facebook is a must for all NGOs. Your NGO has claimed your LinkedIn Page and you post a minimum of once a week. Your NGO is an early adopter of digital payments.

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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. Posting more than one status update a day on Facebook. I am a big believer that less is more on Facebook.

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Top 5 Social Media Best Practices for #GivingTuesday

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Create social and media graphics in at least two sizes:800 x 800: Best for Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram. 800 x 400: Best for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn. Create an ambassador sign up page and provide sample email text and social media graphics/avatars. Optional: Post on LinkedIn , Google+, Pinterest, and Snapchat.

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Five Nonprofits That Have Found Their Twitter Voice

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They have personality and its obvious that there is a human being behind the avatar. They also do not sync with Facebook and understand that Facebook requires its own voice – distinct from twittering – and has an ebb and flow completely different from that of Twitter. Pancreatic Cancer Action Network :: @ PanCAN.

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