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Social Media for Social Good: 3 Secrets to Raising Big Bucks Online

Care2

According to a study by Blackbaud , NTEN and Common Knowledge, over 92% of nonprofit organizations have a presence on at least one social networking site, but most raise very little money through their social activity. The industry giant, with 89% adoption among nonprofits is Facebook. Social media adoption by budget.

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Using Social Media Internationally: How Not To Get Lost in Translation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by John K. Note from Beth: Social networks allow to connect with people from outside of our community and it is easy to have your conversation get lost in translation. Here’s some good tips when your network is global. How to Approach Social Media Internationally Guest Post By Christian Arno.

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Pulitzer and the Pedestal – Or Why Crowdfunding Needs Influencer Marketing

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by PeterJBellis. According to Blackbaud’s annual State of the Nonprofit Industry Survey , the three fundraising sources cited as the most effective are gifts from major donors, special events and direct mail. New models like social networking and text messaging rank near the bottom. Guest post by Jesse Noyes.

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NetSquared: In the Beginning

Tech Soup

Online social networking was just being born. They originally wanted to organize a conference to convene social innovators and social entrepreneurs on the nonprofit tech cutting edge to see what everyone was doing. The idea was to embed the functions of existing social sites like Meetup , Flickr , and del.icio.us.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: National Wildlife Federation

Nonprofit Tech for Good

While the giants (Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, Flickr and Youtube) are great for outreach and relationship-building, we’ve had surprising successes with StumbleUpon, LinkedIn, Plancast and other sites. We include everything from industry trends to fundraising numbers based on web analytics.

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Eleven Community Management Tips for Nonprofits

NTEN

Where is there room to become viewed as a thought-leader in your industry? Tip(s): Always make sure your online communications materials (such as eNewsletters) can be shared via social media easily. Make sure to cross-post to multiple social networks if you are sending out communications about an important subject.

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What's it Worth? 26 Hours to Help the Nonprofit Community Answer

NTEN

Flickr Photo by cathytx2001 Many nonprofits understand the importance of an online strategy but are unclear on how much to invest in online marketing and fundraising -- and what to expect in return. Blackbaud is conducting a survey as part of their State of the Nonprofit Industry (SONI) series.