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The Importance of Branding Your Nonprofit on Social Networks Through Graphic Design

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Nonprofits were the early adopters of social networks. The were active on Myspace, YouTube, and creating Facebook Groups long before most of the companies that are often praised for being the pioneers of social media. One of the reasons was that social networks were free to join and lacked monthly fees.

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Social Networking Communities Are Migrant Communities

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Social networking communities are migrant communities. Social media skeptics often say that it’s a waste of time to utilize social networking sites because they are here today, and then gone tomorrow. Social networking communities are migrant communities. Five Lessons Learned.

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Flixxaid: A New Mobile App for Social Good

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In a world with a multitude of social media platforms already out there on the web, why would the world use one more dedicated to support nonprofits? There’s no denying the power of social media and its ability to harness the power of the internet. The decision to launch a new social network, namely Flixxaid , was obvious.

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HOW TO: Merge Your Nonprofit’s YouTube Channel and Google+ Page

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Google+ can now lay claim to 359 million active monthly users and the title of being the world’s second largest social network. If your nonprofit uses Gmail, Search, YouTube, Maps, etc., Currently in Beta, YouTube just announced the ability to merge your YouTube channel with your nonprofit’s Google+ page.

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Thought Leaders Blaze Trails of Discovery and Engagement

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The YouTubers who manage those channels know how to tell a story and they are experts in their field. My YouTube examples don’t quite fit this lofty definition. Associations are ideally positioned to fill that need in a way that social media and other online activities cannot. For one compelling reason.

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5 Ways to Use Social Media to Raise More Money at Year-end

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By Julia Campbell , a social media and storytelling consultant for nonprofits and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. In addition to overall giving increasing these next two months, the number of your donors giving online and via social media channels is growing. 2) Explore YouTube Giving Tools. .

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11 Obvious Signs Your Nonprofit Needs Social Media Training

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Many nonprofits need social media training - they just don’t know it. There’s always room for improvement and unfortunately overconfidence in social media skills prevent many nonprofit staff from getting training that could significantly increase their social media ROI (Return on Investment). Google, etc.