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Using Social Media Increases Fundraising by 40% [Study]

NetWits

Knowing that non-profit supporters around the world have been adopting the use of social networking in their daily lives we set out to figure out if the use of social networks had any impact on personal or peer-to-peer fundraising. So, how does the use of social networks have such a significant impact on fundraising?

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"Book Discovery" and Policy Impact

Forum One

This also applies well to what a lot of our clients who are focused on accomplishing - trying to have their policy analysis content reach the widest possible audiences and have the largest possible impact. with those sorta annoying little icons for "sharing" with Digg, StubbledUpon, etc. with feature for people to comment on the text.

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Great reads from around the web on June 15th

Amy Sample Ward

NTEN – Here's a great run-down from Amy Luckey of the process to use in exploring and evaluating your organization's impact. This time, they had a variety of videos featuring well-known celebrities like Matt Damon, Taye Diggs, and Ana Ortiz. ”" What Are We Accomplishing and How Do We Know?

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Free Webinar Tomorrow: Understanding the ROI of Social Media

Tech Soup

If you are interested in implementing a social media program (Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Digg) but are unsure how to measure the impact or know what success looks like, attend this free TechSoup Talks webinar on Thursday, August 13, 10 a.m. Pacific time. read more.

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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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What's Your Social Media Baseline?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

number of Facebook fans, Twitter followers, Digg links, Delicious bookmarks, and referrals from social media sites, plus existing website traffic). A baseline is a measurement that you can use as a comparison to measure progress against a goal or do before/after comparisons. Make a note of the obvious numb ers.

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How Much Time Does It Take To Do Social Media?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Buzz tools include FriendFeed, Twitter, StumbleUpon, and Digg - and of course you add many others to this category that are found in other categories. Share Your Story: You share the impact of your organization's programs through blogging, podcasting, sharing photos on Flickr, or YouTube or other video sharing site.