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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Organization: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Facebook has been a highly effective tool and is the strongest in communicating the message of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, but also allows people to connect and offer support to each other. Organization Size: Medium. Name: Allison Nassour. Title: Social Media Manager.

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Five Nonprofits That Have Found Their Twitter Voice

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They have personality and its obvious that there is a human being behind the avatar. Pancreatic Cancer Action Network :: @ PanCAN. That said, the nonprofits below have discovered a nice balance of tweets, retweets, and mentions. They vary their content – it’s not all just about them. MobileActive.org :: @ MobileActive.

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7 Online Fundraising Tips I Learned By Participating in Movember

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For the past 30 days I have been participating in Movember : a worldwide team fundraising campaign to fight men’s cancer. The mustache becomes the ribbon for men’s health, the means by which awareness and funds are raised for cancers that affect men. was the most effective, and what type of message generated the most giving.

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Twibbon: A Twitter Tool That Puts a Ribbon on Your Profile

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He is using a tool called " Twibbon " that makes it easy for people to change their avatar to incorporate a visual for a particular cause. Remember the sea of green avatars last summer in support of the Iran ? What do you think?

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Leah Jones Is Taking A 3-Day Journey To Fight Breast Cancer and Social Actions Can Help You Find Other Related Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last December, Susan Reynolds , an artist and social media maven, was diagnosed with Breast cancer. She announced on her blog, " I use Twitter to fight Cancer " and without any formal blogger relations campaign, well-known and influential bloggers blogged about her situation and changed their avatars to include peas.

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11 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Your supporters also want to see what your staff and working space look like – the human beings behind the avatar, if you will. However, 2012 is a different story all together: TV: Stand Up To Cancer. Since then very few nonprofits have launched their own stations, so the post may have been a bit before its time.

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Frozen Pea Fund Friday

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Susan Reynolds , an artist and social media maven, was diagnosed with Breast cancer. As she announced on her blog, " I use Twitter to fight Cancer. " Without any formal blogger relations campaign, well-known and influential bloggers blogged about her situation and changed their avatars to include peas.

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