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11 Excellent Examples of Nonprofit Avatars

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Every second of every day nonprofits around the world are posting status updates, tweets, and messages on social networks attached to avatars with cropped art work and/or unreadable text. That said, a good nonprofit avatar should: Be simple in design and use strong, eye-catching colors that match the overall online branding of your nonprofit.

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11 Excellent Examples of Nonprofit Avatars

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Every second of every day nonprofits around the world are posting status updates, tweets, and messages on social networks attached to avatars with cropped art work and/or unreadable text. That said, a good nonprofit avatar should: Be simple in design and use strong, eye-catching colors that match the overall online branding of your nonprofit.

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Social Media: Before You Get Started, Get Organized!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Once you’ve set up your new Google account, sign up to receive Google Alerts via e-mail on a daily basis at google.com/alerts. For organizational reasons, you could opt to use the Gmail e-mail account that you created for your nonprofit when setting up your Google account for all social media and mobile technology accounts.

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Social Media for Social Good :: Your Nonprofit Tech Checklist

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Hire a graphic designer to design a square avatar(s). Create an e-mail signature that includes your website, blog, and social networking links. Purchase.org domain name for website and e-mail addresses. Add a website, blog, and social networking pitch to your “Thank You for Subscribing” e-mail. Purchase a digital camera.

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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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11 Nonprofits That Excel at Social Media

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A small selection of that criteria is as follows: Consistent use of a visually compelling square avatar across all social networks. Their blog has an e-mail newsletter subscribe option and a “Donate Now” button. Custom-designed Twitter and YouTube Channel backgrounds.

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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. Be sure to note the checkbox for the email opt-in.

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