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A Mind on Design: Things to Avoid When Building a WordPress Blog

Byte Technology

A frustrated blogger—especially one who is just starting out—could truly go mad trying to get respect in the flooded field when they’re just not sure what’s working and what’s not. So use ample white space (it will help your headlines and any imagery stand out better) and put the less important stuff on a linked-to page.

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10 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Blogger and LinkedIn both launched in 2003. There will be times this year when a thank you email or tweet just isn’t enough to communicate your appreciation. My mind wanders after a couple of paragraphs even when reading New York Times Bestsellers. Good luck. 2) Ask for a social media budget.

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Blog Roundup: Lessons from Kony 2012 Video Campaign

Care2

It’s been close to two weeks since Invisible Children released it’s "Kony 2012" video, which quickly spread across social networks, blogs, and made headlines across major news networks and newspapers like the NYT and the Washington Post. With over 80M views on Youtube, the video is still being shared and talked about.

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10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause

Have Fun - Do Good

A lot of nonprofit blogs have come on the scene in the year between these events and I feel like it is time to revise and update my "10 Ways" post to include not only ways that nonprofits can use blogs, but also engage bloggers to support their cause. 10 Ways Nonprofit Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause 1.

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My dream HTML email editor…does it exist?

Judi Sohn

Contrary to what the bloggers want you to believe, email is not dead. So if you have a line of text and select “bold blue headline&# the software would automatically throw in something like <h2 style=&# font-style:bold;color:blue;&# >Line of text</h2> around the line of text. By a very wide margin.

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5 Tips for Getting Media Pickup for Your Fundraising Campaign

Tech Soup

Journalists are busy people, and they do not have time to read through an essay about how amazing your nonprofit is. " It might sound harsh, but it will challenge you to come up with a click-worthy subject/headline and an introduction that will draw a journalist in. Connect with Neighborhood Bloggers. My favorite tip?

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Blogher Bulding Traffic to Your Blog Via Content and Community and Technology

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Veesees Elise Bauer , a food blogger who writes Simple Recipes. Content: Three most important elements of content - useful, entertaining, or timely. Post frequently but not at the expense of quality, use images and photographs, write well, compelling headlines, shorter posts, keep it real, and use different formats.

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