Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Yet everyday on Twitter and (especially) Facebook nonprofits are sending out hundreds of thousands of Tweets and Status Updates with completely wrecked avatars. The visual appeal of your social media avatar is very important to the success of building your online brand. The sooner you start using an square avatar, the better.

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OCTOBER 1, 2012

In that case, go to Bing Images and search by color (to match your nonprofit’s avatar ) and you’ll be presented with hundreds of potential header images that could look as good as the eleven chosen by the early adopter nonprofits listed below: 1. Related Links: Webinar: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Use Twitter and Twitter Apps.

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OCTOBER 3, 2015

Step 2: Create avatars and banners for your chapters. On your nonprofit’s website, the head office should offer a downloadable version of your nonprofits primary avatar (250 x 250 pixels). If they do not have the capacity, then the head office must customize the avatar for them. Step 4: Offer training through webinars.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Presented on September 27 via webinar, below are the notes and deck. To register for future free webinars, please see the Nonprofit Tech for Good Webinar Schedule. Create an ambassador sign up page and provide sample email text and social media graphics/avatars. Best Practice #1: Start Promotion by October 28.

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JANUARY 22, 2013

1) Your avatar is cropped, shrunk, blurry, or too small to make an impact. Your nonprofit’s avatar is the brand identity upon which your social media campaigns are built and resources should be allocated to ensure that it’s visually compelling and memorable. Free Webinar: Google+ and Google+ Hangouts for Nonprofits ].

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2011

over being “Heather Mansfield,” but writing and promoting Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits has required that I step out of my comfort zone a bit and put a face and voice to human being behind the “Nonprofit Organizations” avatar. Social Media and Mobile Technology Webinars for Nonprofits.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2012

It’s grunt work which many nonprofit’s do not have the time for or the endurance to maintain, but every time your nonprofit does one of the six actions listed below, your nonprofit’s avatar get increased exposure on the Social Web – and as a result more fans and followers. 3) Favorite and list others on Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Add your logo or avatar to your images. In terms of branding, it’d be wise to add your logo or avatar to some of your photos. You’ll need a photo editing tool to drag and drop your logo or avatar onto your images, but the extra step is worth your time. Here’s an example from Amnesty International : 4.

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MAY 8, 2013

Step 2: Select “Feature your channel” to add your avatar to all your videos. Related Links: Webinar: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Use YouTube and Create Video Content. Choose position and select your display time. View Example: Peta Video [Warning: Graphic Video]. View Example: Anaheim Ballet (Starts at 00:10).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

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. Related Links: Webinar: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Use Twitter and Twitter Apps.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2011

That said, in my upcoming webinar on YouTube and Flickr , I’ll be doing an in-depth click-by-click demonstration of Cosmic Panda, but in the meantime here are five, somewhat random things your nonprofit needs to know about YouTube’s Comic Panda: 1) You can try it out ( here ) and go back to your old design if you’d like.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

Thus, you can not upload an avatar or photos on the desktop version, or browse who’s following you or who you are following. Related Links: Webinar: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Use Pinterest and Utilize Digital Photography for Nonprofit Storytelling. Instagram’s priority is to be a mobile social network.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Related Links: Webinar: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Use Twitter and Twitter Apps. 11 Excellent Examples of Nonprofit Avatars. NonprofitOrgs on an iPad. NonprofitOrgs on an iPhone. 11 Nonprofits Utilizing the New Twitter Profile Design.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 8, 2011

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. Related Links: Social Media and Mobile Technology Webinars for Nonprofits.

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MAY 9, 2011

They have personality and its obvious that there is a human being behind the avatar. Related Links: Webinar: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Use Twitter and LinkedIn. That said, the nonprofits below have discovered a nice balance of tweets, retweets, and mentions. They vary their content – it’s not all just about them.

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AUGUST 9, 2021

This is the eighth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts.

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APRIL 2, 2012

Add your logo or avatar to your images. In terms of branding, it’d be wise to add your logo or avatar to some of your photos. You’ll need a photo editing tool to drag and drop your logo or avatar onto your images, but the extra step is worth your time. One hashtag per pin is enough!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

Some of those Twitterers who are exposed to your avatar and your smart, useful and inspiring content for the first time will then be compelled to “Follow” you. Webinar: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Use Twitter and Twitter Apps. Finally, one last point – there is a time and place for marketing pitches on Twitter.

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OCTOBER 10, 2011

1) Each new “Follow” results in more exposure for your nonprofit’s avatar, and thus likely more followers of your nonprofit. Every time you follow a new Twitterer that is one more time that your nonprofit’s avatar is seeded throughout the Twitterverse. As of today that number is 82,250.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2011

These best practices will also be demonstrated live in the upcoming webinar How Nonprofits Can Successfully Use Twitter and LinkedIn. Use a Horizontal Avatar. LinkedIn Groups are the only community discussed in this book that uses a rectangular avatar instead of a square one. 11 LinkedIn Group Management Best Practices.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Enter your nonprofit’s tagline and upload your square avatar. Related Links: Webinar: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Use Google+ and Google Products. Add an “Introduction” and upload at least five photos. After you complete step three above, your new page is created but not yet completed. e-Newsletter.

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JUNE 3, 2012

The audits can be presented via a three-hour webinar or in person. Heather will like, follow, and subscribe to all your communities and analyze the quality of content being posted and the “voice” behind your nonprofit’s avatar, as well as the design and utilization of the tool set of each site.

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JUNE 3, 2012

The audits can be presented via a three-hour webinar or in person. Heather will like, follow, and subscribe to all your communities and analyze the quality of content being posted and the “voice” behind your nonprofit’s avatar, as well as the design and utilization of the tool set of each site.

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JULY 30, 2012

A small selection of that criteria is as follows: Consistent use of a visually compelling square avatar across all social networks. Related Links: Social Media and Mobile Technology Webinar for Nonprofits. Custom-designed Twitter and YouTube Channel backgrounds. Consistent publication of fresh content to a blog or website.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2013

Step 2: Select “Feature your channel” to add your avatar to all your videos. Related Links: Webinar: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Use YouTube and Create Video Content. Choose position and select your display time. View Example: Peta Video [Warning: Graphic Video]. View Example: Anaheim Ballet (Starts at 00:10).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

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. Social Media and Mobile Technology Webinars for Nonprofits.

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JUNE 15, 2020

Plan to include webinars, live demos, and Q&As. Some things you should consider when elevating your virtual trade show experience: Custom Avatars: Allow attendees to build their own avatar that can be used to navigate the virtual environment. Offer Customizable Exhibitor Booths.

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APRIL 4, 2011

On Quora you have to be a person, but Facebook Questions uses your nonprofit’s Page and avatar as your Facebook Questions identity. Unlike the Q&A site Quora, Facebook Questions allows brands to ask and answer questions. Subscribe :: Nonprofit Tech 2.0 e-Newsletter :: Social Media and Mobile Technology for Nonprofits.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2017

To help your nonprofit prepare and launch a successful cause awareness day and/or giving day online campaign, this webinar was presented on November 14 to more than one thousand nonprofit staff. Provide sample email text and social media graphics and avatars to your ambassadors. The Trend of Cause Awareness and Giving Days.

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AUGUST 22, 2011

2) Title your Page and upload your nonprofit’s avatar, a page banner, and write a sidebar title and page description. They want to know there is a real person behind the avatar. Related Link: Webinar: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Utilize Mobile Social Networking and Location-Based Communities.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Finally, I will be offering a Google+ and Google Products Webinar for Nonprofits on February 28, 2012. Add your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your Google+ Profile picture. Upload your nonprofit’s avatar as one (or all five) of your featured profile photos. Add your nonprofit under “Employment.”

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JUNE 16, 2021

Attendee Tracking To Build Customer Avatars. Because all-in-one event platforms come with analytics, they allow your brand to tap into targeted customer avatars or buyer personas. From these tracking metrics, build customer avatars and then implement these avatars as unique marketing streams in your email marketing software.

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JANUARY 8, 2012

Finally, I will be offering a Google+ and Google Products Webinar for Nonprofits on February 28, 2012. Add your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your Google+ Profile picture. Upload your nonprofit’s avatar as one (or all five) of your featured profile photos. Add your nonprofit under “Employment.”

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NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Finally, I will be offering a Google+ and Google Products Webinar for Nonprofits on February 28, 2012. Add a your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your Google Profile picture. Sign up for a Google Account. A Google Account is different from a Google Profile. Add Google’s +1 button to your desktop and mobile websites and blog.

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JUNE 3, 2012

The audits can be presented via a three-hour webinar or in person. Heather will like, follow, and subscribe to all your communities and analyze the quality of content being posted and the “voice” behind your nonprofit’s avatar, as well as the design and utilization of the tool set of each site.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Hire a graphic designer to design a square avatar(s). Create a 6- × 6-inch hard copy of your nonprofit’s avatar for photo check ins, if applicable. Social Media and Mobile Technology Webinars for Nonprofits. Create a Google account. Sign up for Google Alerts. Experiment with social media dashboards. Purchase a digital camera.

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APRIL 2, 2012

Add your logo or avatar to your images. In terms of branding, it’d be wise to add your logo or avatar to some of your photos. You’ll need a photo editing tool to drag and drop your logo or avatar onto your images, but the extra step is worth your time. One hashtag per pin is enough!

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