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Using Social Media Increases Fundraising by 40% [Study]

NetWits

Supporters who achieve the strongest fundraising success combine multiple social media tools (along with email and in person connections) in their communication efforts. Give your event participants an idea of how to use social media more effectively and throw in some out-of-the-box ideas to help them get started. A Holistic Approach.

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eMetrics Panel Slides, Notes, and Blog Posts: ROI of Blogging, Twitter, and Digg for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

World Resources Institute - two of the most savvy and smart nonprofit social media practitioners who are also metrics geeks.     Our session is on the social media metrics track and one of a few that are geared for nonprofit folks. And once you jump into social media, how do you track and measure success?

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Should there be A Nonprofit and Social Change Category on Digg?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I got a message from one of my readers, Ashley Messick, on Facebook about a recent post about Social Actions Twitter for Good Facebook Group and TwitterFeed Mashup I wanted to Digg post about Save the World with Twitter and wasn't quite sure how to categorize it when submitting. Wouldn't it be nice to have a place in Digg for nonprofit news?

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Social Media Monitoring in 30 Minutes or Less

NetWits

Most people will tell you that learning how to effectively monitor (or listen to) what’s being said on the web is the beginning of social media success. The increasing popularity of social networking, blogs and social media on the web validates this point nicely – People are talking about you, but is your nonprofit listening to them?

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Online Discussion on June 23: Using Social Networks to Promote Good Causes

Robert Weiner

This Tuesday The Chronicle of Philanthropy will host another free online discussion about how nonprofits can use social media. Wendy Harman , the social-media manager at the American Red Cross, in Washington, DC.

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Three Cheap Tools to Measure Blogs and Social Media

Care2

One of the big questions I often get asked by nonprofit campaigners is “how do I know if our blog and social media are succeeding and resonating with people?&# The very first thing that nonprofits should do is setup a tracking system to measure their blogs and social media. Great question.

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Generating Buzz: Using Social Media to Drive Website Traffic

NTEN

As social media grows in popularity, one fact cannot be ignored: if used well, it can generate impressive amounts of traffic and increase engagement around your cause or organization. These overall strategies aren't anything new in the marketing world: social media is just a new way to do old business. Know Your Goals. Everyone wins!