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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

Fear that it will take staff time, there will be little return, and the return will not be as easily measurable as, say, a direct mail piece. I brainstormed series of equations or theories that represent best practices that nonprofits are using to implement social media. Fear about letting the public comment back "publicly".

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Using Cartoons To Make Sense of Your Data

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note From Beth: If you’ve picked up a copy of the newly released “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World ” than you no doubt noticed the cartoons, created by Rob Cottingham , that begin each chapter. Try measuring them if you don’t believe me. Finally, keep working at it.

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