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Can Small Nonprofits Reap Success With Social Media? (Giving away a copy of Twitter for Dummies)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Take for example Big Warm Up , a campaign by Lands End to encourage people to donate winter coats to homeless people. This cause-related campaign has a big fancy web site and nonprofit partners. Some will launch sooner, while others have already swung into action. Whenever I get this question, I wonder myself.

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Fundraising Lessons from the Father of Advertising | Ogilvy on Fundraising

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Key Takeaway #2: Spotlight Your Mission as the ‘Hero’ In the book, Ogilvy realized in a flash of insight that taste was irrelevant for whiskey – it was brand image alone that motivated purchases. A charity combating homelessness should feature stories of providing shelter, not just cute mascots.

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3 Mobile Trends on the Horizon for Nonprofits

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For nonprofits, this could mean higher rankings for local mobile searches on homeless shelters, animal adoption or volunteer opportunities. It’s often tough enough for nonprofits to make sense of web analytics. Or having unplayable videos on mobile devices, such as ones that require Adobe Flash. Mobile Analytics.

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Guest Post by Michaela Hackner: Community Matters Even At SXSW

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: Every now and then, I get asked when did you first discover the power of the social web? At this year's SXSW, I was invited to participate on a flash panel about women and technology conferences which ended up being about mentoring. to help promote awareness of homelessness in America.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The social web makes it easy for your find people with exactly the same passion. A nonprofit organization that provides support for homeless in Northern, CA found references to homeless people on restaurant blogs and used what they learn for a fundraising campaign. Business Opportunities Web Blog Network. Hiring people.

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