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5 Tips for Creating Shareable Content Your Audience Will Love

Media Cause

Most are drawn to colors, design, and graphic elements before they know what a post, blog, or resource is about. Don’t waste important opportunities for awareness and connection because you have lost touch with current design trends or are trying to copy a trend that is long past popular.

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How Much Time Does It Take To Do Social Media?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Time Chart - See Flickr Discussion on Version 1 Wanna Remix it? Here's a question I get all the time: How much time and resources does it take to implement social media? " I've been thinking about remixing that slide so it matches the framework I set up for WeAreMedia tactical modules. Download it here. In A Museum?

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Vote for the First Anti-Genocide Hotline on Reddit

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So in that case, we got a two-for-one -- both raising awareness of the issue and flooding a decisionmaker with an important column. My colleague, Francesco Santini, who remixed the games a fundraising game, but in Italian had included "Segnalo" which is an Italian Digg. Thanks Ivan.

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How Can We Make Charitable Giving A Year-Round Habit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Certainly, giving from individuals won't be enough to fix the economy and provide the resources that charities need to deliver important services in hard economic times. But donating money to a charity, even a small amount (or in-kind items ) can certainly help with part of the need and raise awareness in others. And, yes they did !

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How To Think Like A Nonprofit Social Marketing Genius: What's Your Brilliant Thought?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The key to crossing the chasm to adoption is education, awareness, and discussion internally. This is a nonprofit remix of some of Chris Brogan's ideas and 50 ways to use social media organized by Groundswell objectives from Jeremiah Owyang. Especially in this economy. and what you can achieve.

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Optimizing Event Outcomes

Connection Cafe

Try to understand what went wrong: a conflict with another event, a lack of awareness…or something more concerning? Throwing in the Towel. If you have disappointing results from an event, don’t despair! The more the merrier. Events take a lot of time, money, effort and organizational overhead. Technology'

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Creating Your Organization's Social Media Strategy Map

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've come up with synthesis - a worksheet, how-to points, and resources that would guide an organization to think strategically about social media. Build Relationships and Issues Awareness: You’re interacting with key audiences on the social media channel in order to build awareness for your organization's brand. by Beth Kanter.