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Book Review: Mindful Social Marketing by @jfouts

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The holiday break is a great time to read books, both for work and just plan fun. Earlier this week, I read the recently published “ Mindful Social Marketing ” by colleague Janet Fouts. If you are doing social media for a nonprofit, this book is a must read. It is filled with great wisdom. Invest in your team.

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Social Networking IRL (In Real Life) at the NTC

NTEN

To make it easier for you connect at the NTC, we’ve introduced a new event track comprised completely of Birds of a Feather sessions: meetings of like-minded folk about a specific interest or topic. These session will focus on social networking without a formal agenda, presentation, or takeaways. NTC Social.

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The 6 Hidden Benefits Of Volunteering

TechImpact

With those staggering, and frankly disheartening, statistics in mind, it’s clear nonprofits need to put a greater emphasis on retaining the volunteers they already have. 15% Social / Networking events. 24% Proof of work’s impact. 23% Professional development. 12% Discounts to local businesses. Source ).

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10 LinkedIn Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. Launched on May 5, 2003, LinkedIn is a social network for professionals. Their use of the social network is mostly inconsistent and without strategy – the 10 best practices below are meant to change that. LinkedIn Pages.

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4 practical tips for building relationships with nonprofit funders 

Candid

To find decision makers—or those close in proximity to them—keep your eyes peeled for the following titles: Grant manager Development manager Development officer Development coordinator Grant reviewer Grant administrator Grant coordinator Keep in mind that this is not an exhaustive list, and titles may contain a combination of these words.

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Social Media Best Practices: 12 Tips for Making the Best of Any Social Site

NetWits

Do you know how many of your supporters use popular social networks like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube? Google recently made a big social medial play by introducing Google+. With usage stats like that it’s probably safe to assume that a large portion of your followers use at least one social network, right?

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Recommendations for nonprofits to leverage technology

ASU Lodestar Center

Primarily, those that donate via digital platforms do so because they are influenced by their social network, not by what an organization accomplishes. Lastly, the social network effect will impact success in a positive way. Build relationships with donors over social media.