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HOW TO: Get Your Nonprofit Started on Pinterest

Nonprofit Tech for Good

” Now, just two weeks into January, I am completely addicted to pinning boards for social good on Pinterest. I haven’t been this hooked on a new social networking site since I first got on Twitter in June 2008, and based on recent data released by comScore and Hitwise, Pinterest traffic is soaring.

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10 Tips for Managing Social Media Burnout

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Six months ago I came pretty close to complete social media burnout. I was running over 20 social networking profiles, logging in seven days a week, and at minimum pulling 60-hour work weeks. I am now down to 7 profiles, 5 days a week, and a 45-50 hour work week. Here’s a few tips on how to deal with it: 1.

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What's Your Twitter Influence? Social Network Analysis of Your Twitter Network

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

twInfluence uses social network analysis techniques to analyze your Twitter followers.   I'm particularly interested in the social capital measure. the different "neighborhoods" in a network. primary node (shown in red); its first-order neighbors (shown in green). In social network analysis, a.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Free Ranger Rick, Green Geekery, and Blog Day is Next Week!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They need your help to bring back Ranger Rick's profile that was recently taken down by Facebook Staff. Help bring back Ranger Rick's profile Email: appeals-comment@facebook.com and ask them to let Ranger Rick exist on Facebook! Read more about it from Green Miles blog and a summary of reactions from other nonprofits here.

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Fashion and Passion for Your Cause: Wear it on Your Blog or Profile!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I recently read an article about fundraising on social networking sites. This month's fashion statement is gray and green to match the colors of Creative Commons logo. two came to mind and rhyme: Fashion and Passion. Last month, I turned my blog pink in support of Breast Cancer and in September, I put on a red t-shirt.

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Can Social Media Create and Spread Revolution?

Care2

Similar discussions surfaced last year during Iran’s Green Revolution, when many people on social media overlaid a green shade to their avatars and profile pictures to show their solidarity with the people of Iran. Yet due to old fashion organizing on the ground, the protests have escalated.

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Building your Donor base on Facebook - The Nature Conservancy's experience.

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

There's been a lot of excitement in the last year about social networking in general, and about Facebook in particular. And a lot of talk about the value of social networking for non-profits. Six months later the (lil) Green Patch application is one of the most popular on Facebook, with of 6 million users!