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Social Media: Before You Get Started, Get Organized!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Use a Square Version of Your Organization’s Logo as Your Avatar on Social Media Sites. It’s very important that you invest the time and resources needed to designing a visually distinct, square avatar that matches the overall branding of your nonprofit. Learn Basic HTML. Get Buy-in from Executive Staff.

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Can Social Media Create and Spread Revolution?

Care2

Similar discussions surfaced last year during Iran’s Green Revolution, when many people on social media overlaid a green shade to their avatars and profile pictures to show their solidarity with the people of Iran. Yet due to old fashion organizing on the ground, the protests have escalated.

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Five Reasons Why Your Nonprofit Should Hire a Social Media Manager

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Bless the volunteers and interns, but unless they have experience or training in writing web conent, publishing e-newsletters, and launching and maintaining online fundraising campaigns, then they are not going to understand the bigger picture of the strategy behind utilizing social media. You need a good avatar.

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Has Your Organization Thought Through its Social Media Policy?

NTEN

In their excitement to share what they did, they posted pictures. Unfortunately, they did not have releases for the children's pictures. Should you have a dress and behavior code for staff and others who become "friends", including their avatars? On one site, she clicks on an employee.

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Interview with Jonathon Colman: Social Media Secrets from a Green Geek

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Jonathon Coleman's Twitter Avatar. I routinely bookmark and comment on environmental news, green blogs, and stories about sustainability and alternative energy technology. All this traffic came to our brand-spanking new Everyday Environmentalist feature, which helps people learn simple ways that they can be more green.

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[VIDEO] The Board’s Role in Fundraising & Resource Development

Bloomerang

Each board member had a give of 500, a give of 5,000 and if it was in the green for that quarter, that meant they were on track. That should be one of the expectations of the board members because that is going to give them a true picture of what it means to serve the clients in the community. So they’re not getting off easy.

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Live Blog: Is Technology Really Good for Human Rights

Amy Sample Ward

In Iran the regime hasn’t yet shown itself to be as savvy as the green movement. I think underlying slacktivism isn’t enough – you can’t just turn your profile green. Like Sri Lanka where pictures weren’t getting out. It can be broad but shallow.

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