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ATTN Nonprofits: Instagram Has Launched New Profiles for Desktop

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Mashable wrote up thorough post on Instagram’s new profile pages for Desktop last week, but I wanted to emphasize four points useful for nonprofits: 1) The photos in banner across the top of the new profiles are automatically generated from the photos you have uploaded using Instagram’s mobile apps.

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

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Beyond the obvious graphic design work, what’s exceptionally clever is that they have created long vertical profile pics that when cropped in Status Updates produce a solid, square avatar that’s seen by their Fans in their News Feeds.

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10 LinkedIn Best Practices for Nonprofits

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Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. Launched on May 5, 2003, LinkedIn is a social network for professionals. Their use of the social network is mostly inconsistent and without strategy – the 10 best practices below are meant to change that. LinkedIn Pages.

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HOW TO: Custom Design Your Nonprofit’s Facebook Timeline

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To upload a Timeline Cover to your nonprofit’s Facebook Page, simply hover your mouse over the area at the top of your page where cover photos are featured and an “Add a Cover or Change Cover” pop-down menu will appear that will allow you upload a cover photo: 2) Upload a Profile Picture :: 180 Pixels X 180 Pixels.

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Seeking Feedback: Should “Nonprofit Organizations” Go Through a Rebranding?

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At the core of the brand is the Nonprofit Organizations avatar which has been used consistently since then to build a visual brand across many social networks ( Facebook , Twitter , Pinterest , etc). but rather as the profile/person/two hands cradling earth account that promotes nonprofits and provides nonprofit tech advice.

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11 Obvious Signs Your Nonprofit Needs Social Media Training

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Please be open to the idea that you may need social media training. 1) Your avatar is cropped, shrunk, blurry, or too small to make an impact. The vast majority of logos are horizontal and when uploaded to social networks they either get cropped or shrunk so small that they are visually illegible.

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Social Media for Social Good :: Your Nonprofit Tech Checklist

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Write social media and mobile technology policies. Hire a graphic designer to design a square avatar(s). Create an e-mail signature that includes your website, blog, and social networking links. Add social networking icons. Add e-newsletter subscribe functionality to your social networking communities.