Social Media Starter Pack for Nonprofits

Network for Good is a great resource for non-profits. I highly recommend checking their site out regularly for new info on how to improve fundraising efforts, online outreach and just plain good ideas. Social media can be somewhat hard to get your head around in terms of effective implementation and knowing what outlet will work [...]

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Sheriff Joe Is At It Again – Solving an Animal Rescue Problem

We’ve been in the process of selling our house and buying something with more land for our pups. So, posts have been a little sporadic. Please hang in there – as things slow down, I’ll start writing more!
In the meantime, here’s part of an email I received from a good friend about the animal welfare [...]

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I HEART My Breasts

This is a great way to call your constituents to action without immediately begging them for money. Kudos to the Breast Cancer Fund for this fantastic campaign. And now introducing…my “hooters”!

I am protecting my hooters because I’m very attached to them. I will save the world one breast at a time by choosing safe cosmetics.

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YouTube – Get Your Act Together!

I sent YouTube support an email on January 3 inquiring as to when we would see our non-profit listed within their Non-Profit Channel. Here is the response that I received today, March 4.
Due to an extremely high volume of applicants, our current estimated waiting period is 2-4 weeks from the time you submitted your [...]

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Facebook.com’s New Non-Profit Dashboard

I received an email the other day prompting me to join Facebook.com as a Non-Profit Partner. Please let me know if anyone out there signs up for this as well. I’d like to get buy-in from others. So far, I’ve submitted my form but haven’t heard anything back.
Here’s the info:
Dear Cause Administrator,
Since you started a [...]

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7 Steps to Beef Up Your Facebook Cause

1. Create a Facebook Group for your cause, where you can post announcements on your Discussion Board as well as a link to your cause.
2. Use Facebook’s “Share” feature on your cause page to share a link to your cause with others in your network. Include a message for them to join and [...]

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