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Four Creative Uses of Facebook Profile Pics by Nonprofits on Facebook Pages

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First impressions are very important online, and the four nonprofits listed below have gone out of their way to make a strong one upon potential new Facebook Fans. The consistent use of a square avatar is necessary for successful online branding on social networking sites. We’ll just have to wait and see.

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Threads for Nonprofits: 5 Tips for the Early Adoption Phase

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Nonprofit Tech for Good launched in 2005 as a Myspace page and in the 18 years since we’ve been through multiple early adoption phases of new social media — first Facebook and Twitter and then on to LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, and Tumblr. 3) Upload your profile pic, add a bio and website, and post a first thread immediately.

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10 LinkedIn Best Practices for Nonprofits

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In the last few years, Microsoft has rebuilt LinkedIn working out many of the kinks and bugs that made it frustrating to use, and has launched a suite of new tools and functionality for LinkedIn Pages , Profiles , and Groups. For now, LinkedIn Pages outperform Facebook and Twitter in organic reach and engagement. LinkedIn Pages.

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5 Reasons Why Social Media is Essential for Small Nonprofits

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Social media is one of the most accessible ways to promote your organization’s purpose because it’s easy to set up a profile and it’s free to get started. While it will require some staff or volunteer time to establish your presence and maintain your profile, it’s still a valuable resource to build into your nonprofit marketing strategy.

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Four Recent Facebook Upgrades That Nonprofits Need to Know About

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Hopefully your nonprofit has grown accustomed to the fact that Facebook is a constant work in progress. Before you fall behind, make sure that your nonprofit is current with these four recent Facebook upgrades: 1) Turn on “Similar Page Suggestions.” 4) Facebook Subscribers are now called “Followers.”

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HOW TO: Custom Design Your Nonprofit’s Facebook Timeline

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Many of you have probably already heard that Facebook Timeline for Pages will automatically go live for all brand pages on March 30. That said, the new Facebook Timeline for Pages design provides us even more opportunities to maximize a strong first impression. 11 Inspiring Nonprofit Facebook Timelines.

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Nine Nonprofits Offering Timeline Covers for Their Facebook Fans

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The new Facebook Timeline design is now available for upgrade to all Facebook users. The design was meant to be rolled out site wide in December 2011, however a lawsuit with Timelines.com is prolonging the mandatory switch – most likely only temporarily. Nonprofit Organizations on Facebook. Best Friends Animal Society.

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