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Nonprofit Communications Plan: How to Pick the Best Platform for Your Message

Bloomerang

There are many communication channels to choose from when delivering your nonprofit message: Social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) . Studies show most audiences respond better to content when there is a visual component such as a photo or a video. A few strong, communicative photos can go a long way! Social media.

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Social Media Strategy Is Everywhere in the Organization and More Cute Dog Theory Evidence from the Indianapolis Museum of Art

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Indianapolis Museum of Art has done an amazing job of integrating a social media strategy into its communications strategy. Whether it is managing their Facebook presence or encouraging conversation on their blog with art lovers, their social media strategy is a team effort. Here's the photo shoot he did recently with Calder.

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Does Your Organizational Already Have a Policy for Professional Conduct?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My YMCA colleague posed for this photo on purpose to illustrate a point about professional conduct and social media policies. I just returned from doing Networked Nonprofit and Social Media workshops at the National Summer Learning Association’s Conference in Indianapolis. As I discovered when I did an online [.].

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More Cute Dog Theory Evidence: Meet Teddy, Brooklyn Museum Staffer Shelley Bernstein's Dog

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo by Aur2899. IMA Staffer Facebook Profile. While hunting through Facebook for examples, I connected with the Rob Stein from Indianapolis Art Museum - another arts organization using social media effectively. She responded: I would say start simply, check often and don't stress too much.

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4-Part Anatomy of an Ideal Nonprofit Volunteer Experience

NonProfit Hub

The Bloomerang team recently spent a half-day volunteering at Gleaners Food Bank, a nonprofit based in Indianapolis. An employee floated around taking photos of all of the volunteers. They even posted our group picture on their Facebook page to publicly acknowledge the support. Back to work for the rest of the shift.

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4-Part Anatomy of an Ideal Nonprofit Volunteer Experience

NonProfit Hub

The Bloomerang team recently spent a half-day volunteering at Gleaners Food Bank, a nonprofit based in Indianapolis. An employee floated around taking photos of all of the volunteers. They even posted our group picture on their Facebook page to publicly acknowledge the support. Back to work for the rest of the shift.

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Arts 2.0: Examples of Arts Organizations Social Media Strategies

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, thought I'd take an opportunity to query my network via Twitter and Facebook and see what's new. I was particularly interested in examples using blogs, Twitter, Flickr, Youtube, and Facebook. o is Transparency - and the best example of that is what the Indianapolis Art Museum has done with its pubic metrics on its web site.

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