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Social Media and Cute Dogs Go Mobile And Other Cute Animal and Nonprofit Tales

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They came up with “Perky the Turkey,” who was the mascot for their Thanksgiving Turkey Donation Drive. They used Perky across channels to invite people to donate a Turkey for a Thanksgiving meal for Second Harvest to distribute. Perky the Turkey’s popularity continued into December.

Turkey 101
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Getting Insight from Facebook Insight Requires Sense Making Skills

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Let’s dissect an act of sense-making using Facebook Insights. Your Facebook Insights analytics programs is most likely going to give you some “associated metrics.” My result metric is the number of good ideas and saved time getting those ideas that I get for blog posts, curriculum development, and presentations.

Skills 108
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NpTech Tag Summary: Face-to-Face or Mediated Experience, Open Source Software Communities, and Blog Days

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" Holly Ross from NTEN has the final word with a brilliant post sharing all the metrics they track and putting them into context. Social Media Roundup There are places in the world where YouTube has been banned, including Turkey and Thailand. Another option might be to use a shared google calendar. What do you think?