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10 Simple Nonprofit Twitter Tips

TechImpact

Twitter is a powerful tool for any nonprofit. With this powerful contemporary tool, however, comes unknowns. New tools can often time take time to get used to or can be difficult to get to know. Upload an avatar, and fill out a short blurb about your nonprofit in the bio. Image courtesy of The Telegraph. Tweet pictures.

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Eight Common Mistakes Nonprofits Make When They First Join Twitter

Nonprofit Tech for Good

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. Many will also think you’re a spammer and will simply ignore your profile or block you.

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Donor Personas: How to Identify Your Unique Donor Audience

CauseVox

There are so many tools available to us in this day and age to access some really meaningful data about our current donor base. Persona Development Now that you have a lot of really insightful data, it is time to create the avatar of who your ideal donor is. How to Create a Donor Persona So how do you create a donor persona?

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11 Obvious Signs Your Nonprofit Needs Social Media Training

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Social media best practices are constantly in flux as tool sets change and algorithms are modified. ” moments where I realize I have been doing something wrong or misunderstood a functionality or tool set or incorrectly gaged the pulse of the online commons. Unless you study Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest. Google, etc.

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10 Common Mistakes Made by Nonprofits on Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Using a horizontal logo for your avatar. Your nonprofit’s avatar is your visual identity on social-networking sites, and with the exception of LinkedIn Groups, all social-networking sites require a square avatar. I am a big believer that less is more on Facebook. Not following on a 1:1 ratio on Twitter.

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HOW TO: Use Facebook Questions for Your Nonprofit

Nonprofit Tech for Good

On Quora you have to be a person, but Facebook Questions uses your nonprofit’s Page and avatar as your Facebook Questions identity. Then go to facebook.com/questions and select the “Get Questions Now&# button: Once added, the Questions tool is then added to your Official Facebook Page: Step Two :: Ask Your First Question.

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11 LinkedIn Group Management Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In the era of social media, LinkedIn Groups have been one of the most underutilized and overlooked tools available to nonprofits. Use a Horizontal Avatar. LinkedIn Groups are the only community discussed in this book that uses a rectangular avatar instead of a square one. Don’t Use News Feeds. Require Approval to Join.

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