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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. The Next Big Thing in social media has no tangible ROI.

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From 2005 to 2015: The Radical Effect of Social Media on Nonprofit Web Design

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The average person worldwide has five social media accounts and spends an average of 1 hour and 40 minutes browsing these networks every day. The Internet was primarily a desktop PC or laptop experience and reading news and sending and receiving email accounted for the majority of time spent online. Bold imagery. Large font.

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KAUST Winter Enrichment Program 2013: Beginner’s Guide to Social Media

Amy Sample Ward

Topic : A Beginner’s Guide to Social Media. Description : Social media presents a confusing blur of personal and professional profiles. In a tightly integrated community like ours, social media use requires special consideration. Date : January 23, 2013. Related Links : KAUST. Course listing in Acadox.

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4 Text Marketing Lessons Nonprofits Can Take from Big Brands

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Your organization likely relies on direct mail, emails, social media, and even phone calls to get the word out about your organization’s work and solicit support for your mission. Text messages are another valuable tool you should add to your outbound communications strategy! The same holds true for donations to charity.

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How to Report Live from Nonprofit Events and Conferences

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Tailored for social media managers, this webinar below was presented on October 9 highlighted which skills are necessary for live reporting, which online tools work the best, and outlined a 6-week plan that includes pre-event planning and post-event follow-up. Create social media graphics for your posts/tweets.

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New on SSIR: #4Change Examines Social Media for the Climate Change Movement

Amy Sample Ward

For those that follow the #4Change twitter-based chats, this is a post recapping and highlighting our latest conversation on social media application in the Climate Change movement. Read the post below or visit the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog to comment. Lesson #1: Voice. Lesson #2: Action.

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Mindfulness, Unplugging and Social Media Envy

Have Fun - Do Good

Last weekend, from sundown, March 4th to sundown, March 5th, I turned off my cell phone, laptop, and TV as part of the National Day of Unplugging. Jen uses a timer and sets an intention before using social media. Tara Sophia stays aware that social media can be addictive. It was awesome. My head was clearer.