Social media isn’t opt-in
Still wary of the social media bandwagon? Your caution isn’t without reason; for all the success stories there are more failures and people who just don’t get it. However, while it may be an overused...
View ArticleWhy I’ve dumped cross-posting. Again.
RSS Graffiti and I met on someone else’s Facebook Page. It wasn’t love at first sight; I’m not a fan of cross-posting and I was wary about just how useful this Facebook app could be. But – isn’t there...
View ArticleGoogle Plus: Side commentary on obsolete networks
This is a bit off-topic for some of my non-profit readers, but for the geeks in the crowd I’m sure by now it’s been hammered home: It’s Google+ week. (For general info on Google+, see recommended...
View ArticleMaking sense of social media metrics: Forget ROI
Measuring your social media efforts: We all know we should be doing it. It’s just so much easier not to. Or is it? “If you don’t take time to measure, you’re operating blind,” said Adele McAlear,...
View ArticleSocial Media Success for the Unconnected Nonprofit
Image by Wesley Fryer on Flickr (cc) Your nonprofit organization has an event next month, you’re looking for ways to promote it, and suddenly creating a Facebook account seems the most brilliant way to...
View ArticleMCC11 – Nonprofits and Social Media, Next Steps
Did you attend the MyCharityConnects conference? Take a moment to say “Hi”: @AmySept on Twitter or email amy@nimbyist.com. Also, check out my Storify coverage of my conference experience: Update from...
View ArticleSlacktivist to Activist: Motivating People To Get Involved
Impulse actions — a retweet on Twitter, a like on Facebook — can seem small, almost insignificant. But could these same people be among your nonprofit organization’s strongest supporters? I recently...
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