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12 Google+ Best Practices for Nonprofits

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Google+ Pages have a vast tool set and Google’s quest to integrate Google+ into their most popular products, such as Search, Gmail, YouTube, Local, and Wallet, is paying off as active monthly users continue to grow. 1 the content posted by others to increase the exposure of your nonprofit’s avatar.

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11 Obvious Signs Your Nonprofit Needs Social Media Training

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Social media is time consuming and if you aren’t doing it right, you’re wasting your time. 1) Your avatar is cropped, shrunk, blurry, or too small to make an impact. 3) Your YouTube Channel is absent of customization and branding. Many nonprofits are neglecting their YouTube Channels. Google, etc.

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Nine Pinterest Best Practices for Nonprofits

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Similar to adding hashtags to tweets, you can also add hashtags to descriptions to increase the likelihood of your nonprofit’s pins showing up in Pinterest searches. Be sure to use common search terms or hashtags and avoid being a hashtag spammer. Add your logo or avatar to your images. One hashtag per pin is enough!

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Social Media: Before You Get Started, Get Organized!

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Whether you’ve been using social media for years, months, or days or you have yet to get started, the information and strategies in this chapter can save you a lot of time and frustration. If your nonprofit is on the right track with social media, then you’ll notice an increase in the metrics from month to month over time.

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How Many Hours Per Week Should Your Nonprofit Invest in Social Media?

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To follow up on Monday’s post about why nonprofits should consider hiring a social media manger , below is an excerpt from Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits that helps further explore the time commitment necessary to create and sustain a comprehensive social media stategy for your nonprofit.

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Google+ Best Practices for Nonprofits

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UPDATED 1/8/12: Thanks to the launch of Google+ Pages for brands, Google+ traffic hit an all time high in December 2011 and it’s likely that the trend will continue in 2012. If your nonprofit has yet to get on Google+, now would be a very good time to start. Add your nonprofit under “Employment.”

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10 Signs Your Small Nonprofit Excels at Social Media

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Twitter requires a time investment that many small nonprofits simply do not have. LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, YouTube, Google+, Vine, Tumblr? Small nonprofits can barely invest the time it takes to manage a Facebook Page and Twitter Profile. Search, claim, set up, and then post a minimum of twice monthly to keep it current.