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10 Twitter Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Tweets with links have an 86% higher retweet rate and higher engagement overall because people are hesitant to retweet or engage with tweets that do not have a source or a call-to-action. Like breaking news, cause awareness and giving day tweets have a short news cycle in the here and now that Twitter users respond to.

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Dancing: It’s Just Like Social Change

Amy Sample Ward

Bring your heart : Your community will know if you aren’t creating opportunities for action or support that are from the heart of your mission. Stay focused : We all create goals and benchmarks and metrics. You listen, you participate, you join the community instead of watching it or trying to manage it.

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How Do You Celebrate Reaching 10,000 Fans on Facebook?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Why is this cause important to you? You call yourself activist, what are some causes or ideas that you are standing up for? Just recently I’ve joined the MissRepresentation.org social action campaign as a local representative. Know why you’re blogging and be real. The fact that 1 in 4 children in the U.S.

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WomenWhoTech: Social Media ROI Panel

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This panel will discuss realistic metrics and benchmarks any organization can use in their campaigns and ensure that your using the right strategies and tools to listen and engage your audiences on different social networks. It may require internal culture change – actionable listening and experiments.

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9 Ways Social Media Can Help Nonprofits Ignite Supporter-Led Advocacy

Connection Cafe

Today, nonprofits have an opportunity like never before to reignite their partnership with supporters and provide platforms and opportunities for people to use their social networks to organize and advance your cause. To start, begin benchmarking your current social influence by requesting a free social insights report.

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Maximizing Your Data, Minimizing Your Time

NTEN

With all areas working toward a common cause, the group may look like a cohesive team. According to the 2011 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report , nine out of 10 nonprofits have a standard Facebook page. What kind of "likers"/fans are these and what is your call to action for this community? Does it need to be?

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7 Things I learned About Social Media Powered Online Fundraising and A Big Heartfelt Thank You for #OceanLoveEarl

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Set A Realistic Goal Based On Benchmarking. On a tactical level, it is important to brainstorm different calls to action that go from light or easy involvement to heavier or more intensive involvement. On the high end of involvement for #OceanLoveEarl were: Making a donation to Surf Rider Foundation. Fundraising'