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12 Not-So-Great Realities About Nonprofits and Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

For more than a decade the blogosphere has touted the power and promise of social media (this blog included) , but there is also a downside to using social media for your nonprofit. Nonprofit social media managers are bombarded with depressing content. Nonprofits have to pay full price for advertising on social media.

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#Fakecommute: A Ritual for Work-Life Balance When You #WFH

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A photo of me on my fake commute. But work from home (if we are lucky enough to have a job) will probably continue well into 2021. I also have a winding down ritual – I set the alarm, make my next day to-do list, and put away my laptop and phone. Make it a no screen zone.

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The Year in Review: The Best Tech Stories of 2015

Byte Technology

Whatever your personal penchant in the world of all things tech—the latest in gaming and gadgets, the newest social media must-tries, cutting-edge wireless innovations—everyone can certainly agree that 2015 has been a good year for the industry. Microsoft Takes Over the Laptop/Tablet Hybrid Scene. Google Keeps Intriguing Us.

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3 Top Learning Strategies You Need To Change The World

Bloomerang

When you do, my bet is you’ll see your job is much more about love and impact than it is about money. turn a fundraising appeal letter into an email, text, and/or social media post; write a brief impact report using a storytelling approach to summarize key outcomes). Put a photo of your kid, grandkid or beloved pet on your desk.

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How to Convert Your Nonprofit Website Visitor into a Donor

Get Fully Funded

Something in the photos and the language on the page pulled me in and made me care. A photo accompanied by a concise story or a short video with an attention-grabbing headline should be right there to introduce your visitor to the essence of your organization’s work. Don’t lead with a photo from your latest fundraiser.

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7 Ways to Avoid Fundraising Burnout

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Sam Livingston. From courting potential donors to hours of grant writing, there are very few times a fundraiser’s job feels done. The amount of responsibilities mixed with our desire to help others and do a great job is a recipe for burnout. One man I supervise planned on taking his laptop on his honeymoon.

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$100 Laptop at WSIS 2005

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

WSIS 2005: $100 laptop Originally uploaded by BillT. Here's a photo from WSIS flickr stream. Andy Carvin, who is doing an incredible job of reporting from WSIS, made a 8 minute documentary. Here are some links from various listserv discussions and blog posts when the laptop was announced here in Boston last month.

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