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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Nonprofits were the early adopters of social networks. 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. One of the reasons was that social networks were free to join and lacked monthly fees.

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10 Signs Your NGO Excels at Social Media

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Social media changes so frequently that unless your NGO has a full-time social media manager who has the time to consistently research and adopt emerging trends, odds are your NGO is using social media in ways that are no longer effective. It was the final presentation of the social media excellence webinar.

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11 LinkedIn Group Management Best Practices for Nonprofits

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11 LinkedIn Group Management Best Practices. There are many perks to being the manager of a successful LinkedIn Group, and it is worth the effort to grow and nurture your group. To jump-start your group, you will need to promote it on your website, in your e-newsletter, and in your social networking profiles.

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Five Reasons Why Your Nonprofit Should Hire a Social Media Manager

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It was also my duty to organize four fundraising events each year and manage an average six volunteers in any given week. Adding social media to that already packed job description just would not have been possible. The successful use of social media requires a significant time investment. Social media is not free!

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11 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

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The truth is I think it has only just begun and that we’re on the cusp of a radical transformation in how we use the Internet in our personal and work lives as well as how we use it to foster social good. Your supporters also want to see what your staff and working space look like – the human beings behind the avatar, if you will.

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How Multi-Chapter Nonprofits Can Create a Consistent Brand on Social Media

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It’s common for the chapters to resent the head office’s sudden intervention and they don’t want to lose their creative freedom and control over their social network communities. Step 2: Create avatars and banners for your chapters. If they do not have the capacity, then the head office must customize the avatar for them.

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10 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

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Even if it is only a small raise, this is the year that all nonprofit social media managers (female and male) should ask for a raise. Despite popular memes that social media is “Free!” It is clearly not a fad, and yet the vast majority of nonprofits have zero budgets for social media. 4) Read more books.