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Is the New Facebook “People Talking About” Metric As Meaningless as Number of Likes?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve never run an ad for more fans, or done silly contests or anything else, you know? The next action was an uncontrollable desire to compare my “People Talking About” with my peers, realizing that benchmarking of meaningless data is well, meaningless. Size has never mattered to us.

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7 Practical Tips for Engagement with a Higher Purpose On Social

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

How about Flash Back Friday ? 5. Images, Questions, and Comments Inspire Facebook Engagement. The real question for you to answer which images drive better engagement. That question can form the basis of many Facebook experiments. It does have a Star Wars theme, but he created a fun caption contest.

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34 Clever Summer Fundraising Ideas

Whole Whale

We’re willing to bet $1 that there’s at least one you haven’t thought of — and if that one is #34, we have some questions for you…. Or host a rib, pie, or hot dog eating contest and have your own tip jars for people to support their favorite competitors in the form of donations. Canva is a great tool for designing images.

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Congrats to Mazarine Treyz - The First Wiki Contributor to WeAreMedia Module 5

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The question was : How do you get prepared for an online community? What questions do you need ask as part of your planning? So they have contests. A lot of questions to be asked. s long-term and sustainable instead of another flash in the pan. Rob Cottingham and Alexandra Samuel have an excellent set of questions.

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13 Innovative Online Fundraising Ideas For Nonprofits & Charities

CauseVox

One-Day Email Flash Fundraiser or Social Media Sharing Event. Considerations: have an impartial umpire or judge for the games so that its a fair contest for all. Let people ask questions, share their experiences, or get involved. Email fundraising makes up ? Jackbox is a great option for online games. Live-Streaming.

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Nonprofit Technology News for March 2014

Tech Soup

News flash. Way back in August I posed the somewhat rhetorical question: Will Facebook’s Internet.org Bridge the Global Digital Divide? NPTech Contests and Awards. Digital Inclusion. The Digital Divide Will End in 11 Years – and Will Be Our Ruination. We have another date for the end of the global digital divide!

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