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Eight Common Mistakes Nonprofits Make When They First Join Twitter

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Many of these folks are new to Twitter and thus I get to see the Twitter debut of many nonprofits and there are eight very common mistakes that newbies make that unknowingly diminish their Twitter ROI from day one. 1) Following others without having yet uploaded an avatar. 2) Following others without having entered a bio.

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11 LinkedIn Group Management Best Practices for Nonprofits

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Use a Horizontal Avatar. LinkedIn Groups are the only community discussed in this book that uses a rectangular avatar instead of a square one. If you name your group after your nonprofit, then your horizontal logo is fine for your LinkedIn group’s avatar. It needs to be a strong avatar that makes a solid first impression.

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HOW TO: Get Your Nonprofit Started on Pinterest

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not another site I need to pay attention to.” It will automatically pull in your avatar, apply your Twitter username to your Pinterest account (such as pinterest.com/nonprofitorgs ), and sync your account with Twitter in case you occasionally want to share Pinterest Pins with your Twitter community. e-Newsletter.

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11 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

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Your supporters also want to see what your staff and working space look like – the human beings behind the avatar, if you will. One of the simplest ways to significantly increase your nonprofit’s return on investment (ROI) from using social media is to learn basic HTML. Learn basic HTML. VIDEO: How to Write in Cursive.

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10 Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits

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Facebook has the highest ROI and it is worth investing $100-500 in a test advertising campaign for your monthly giving program. Be sure to embed your avatar or logo and embed hashtag for the campaign on the images and graphics. ” Follow them on social media and pay attention to which posts get the most engagement.

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10 Instagram Best Practices for Nonprofits

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After a supporter follows your nonprofit, your avatar is how they will mentally and visually connect your brand to your Instagram posts. In most cases, your avatar should not include text as it would be too small to read in the Instagram feed on a smartphone. Tangible ROI from Instagram Stories is elusive. Instagram Stories.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Leading A Session from SecondLife

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He was participating via SecondLife as an on-screen avatar. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Funny thing… the #1 presenter at the entire conference, based on evaluations, wasn’t even there! You can read more about it on Barry’s blog.