Twive and Receive is upon us! Wish us good luck to the more than 230 cities competing for $30,000 in prizes and the pride of being one of America’s Most Generous Cities. We’ve been prepping nonprofits with tips and ideas based on our experiences in contests and online marketing. The following nine Facebook and Pinterest […]
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As we gear up for Twive and Receive next week, nonprofits have been asking me for “recipes” on how to build up excitement and engage their community to take action—donating and spreading the word—next Thursday. Here are a few tips on how to start talking to your online community, and building momentum for the
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Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Sohini Baliga, writer and communications consultant who has produced and written extensively for clients in both for and non-profit sectors. Check out her last post on IG and follow her personal blog. I clearly remember a moment two years ago–an eternity in social media time–when I mentioned
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The online community has been full of chatter the past couple days about the latest Pinterest usage report. The numbers show users dropping off this month after a slow growth in March, meanwhile articles and blog posts about Pinterest went up. (I guess this post counts as one of those too, huh?) So the question
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Facebook is the 400-pound social network that every nonprofit needs to tame. Pinterest is the new exotic social network that’s growing gangbusters with cause-loving women and deserves nonprofit love. Fortunately, you don’t have to choose. The key is to bring the two together. That’s what home improvement chain Lowe’s is doing with Facebook and Pinterest.
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By now you’ve heard about Pinterest, the social site that allows people to share images and videos, follow boards and people, and re-pin stuff they find interesting. And you’ve probably read a few articles about how to use Pinterest to promote your cause, raise money, and find new audiences. But have you prepared your organization’s
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We’re happy to have Robin Lane back here to guest post for us! Check out her last post: Facing Your Fear of Social Media. So many choices, so little time. Today’s world has social media platforms a plenty. The problem is for most of us we are one person maneuvering and managing dozens of channels.
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I’m a big fan of iPhone apps that help me be a more productive cause marketer. The apps you use, regardless of which device you own, support your fundraising efforts. I’m curious what they are and which ones you use most during the day, beginning when you wake up in the morning. By way of comparison
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http://youtu.be/7jT0JT3N47g Today’s guest post is by Doug Weinbrenner. Doug is a career-long nonprofit and marketing professional with a passion for doing old things in new ways in order to make wrong things right. He is the Account Supervisor at Premier Studios, an advertising agency that specializes in helping missional brands connect with their audience in
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Photo by halseike Creating or curating content for your Facebook Page can sometimes feel overwhelming. You need to be posting a couple of times per day, make sure the content is about your fans, and make sure that there’s enough content diversity that reaches a broader base on Facebook. One top of that, you might
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