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Using Social Media Increases Fundraising by 40% [Study]

NetWits

Twitter users set higher fundraising goals and raised more money. In fact, Twitter users increased their personal fundraising goals by at least three times more and raised nearly 10 times more online than their peers who did not use Twitter. Twitter as a Multiplier. A Holistic Approach.

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Great reads from around the web on June 16th

Amy Sample Ward

I'm checking out this new "Digg for associations" from Wild Apricot. Here's a story from the NYTimes addressing just that. Association Jam | Association Management News :: Submit. It looks like users can find, read or submit stories and vote on them; have discussions; and generally network. " Tags: roundup bookmarks.

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The Scoop on the New and Improved Google Analytics

Care2

This tool enables users to see a "Visitors Flow" and a "Goal Flow.". The Goal Flow, on the other hand, helps you to understand the dynamics of your site. As Google Analytics explains, the Goal Flow visualizer will facilitate a comprehensive plan about: The relative volume of visits to your site by the dimension you choose (e.g.

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Social Media Case Study Slam Panel at NTC 08: Danielle Brigida, NWF - A Case Study on Traffic

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This case study is by Danielle Brigida from the NWF and her experience using Digg and StumbleUpon for generating traffic. Today I'll be talking about using Digg and Stumbleupon specifically. Slide 4: After attending last year's NTEN, two tools stuck out for me that I really wanted to try- Digg and Stumbleupon.

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Generating Buzz: Using Social Media to Drive Website Traffic

NTEN

The tools have changed, but the need for knowing your audience, having an end goal, testing theories, and acting on lessons learned remains the same. Know Your Goals. Good goal: "Increase inbound links by 200%." " Bad goal: "Make things go viral!" Reaching your goals doesn't involve magic.

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WeAreMedia Webinar on September 23rd: Choose Your Own Adventure

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Goal: To understand how to use listening strategically and the tools and techniques required. Goal: To understand how to use blogging and video blogging tools to strategically tell your organization’s story or get others to share the story. Listening/Engaging. Presenter: Beth Kanter. Chat Leader: Wendy Harman. Storytelling.

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Allan Benamer's NpTech Tag Meta Feed Digg Plig Collaborative Search Mashup

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We also discussed the aggregation and publishing side and some initial goals for the NPTech Community site. Many useful observations and questions raised about how to analyze the tagging data we've collected and how to move from a folksonomy to a taxonomy. NpTech Conference Call Notes.

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