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Why Nonprofits Should Sync Their Twitter and MySpace Accounts

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 26, 2010

Thousands of nonprofits haven’t logged into their MySpace profiles in months, or even a year or more. That said, MySpace is not dead. I created the Nonprofit Organizations MySpace in 2006. There are lots of friendly activists and comment fairies on MySpace that do care very much about social causes and nonprofits.

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The Importance of Branding Your Nonprofit on Social Networks Through Graphic Design

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 7, 2013

The were active on Myspace, YouTube, and creating Facebook Groups long before most of the companies that are often praised for being the pioneers of social media. An Avatar :: 200 x 200 pixels. Your avatar should compliment or be extracted from your logo: 2. Facebook Cover :: 815 x 315 pixels.

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10 Common Mistakes Made by Nonprofits on Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 8, 2011

For the past six years I have spent 50 to 60 hours a week utilizing Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, MySpace, LinkedIn, and Foursquare to promote nonprofits. Using a horizontal logo for your avatar. Unfortunately, many nonprofits upload horizontal logos to serve as their avatars, resulting in the obvious cropping of the images.

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The Most Common (Yet Completely Obvious) Mistake Made by Nonprofits on Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Yet everyday on Twitter and (especially) Facebook nonprofits are sending out hundreds of thousands of Tweets and Status Updates with completely wrecked avatars. The visual appeal of your social media avatar is very important to the success of building your online brand. The sooner you start using an square avatar, the better.

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Seeking Feedback: Should “Nonprofit Organizations” Go Through a Rebranding?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 22, 2013

The “Nonprofit Organizations” brand was launched in February 2005 on Myspace. At the core of the brand is the Nonprofit Organizations avatar which has been used consistently since then to build a visual brand across many social networks ( Facebook , Twitter , Pinterest , etc). A graphic, not an image. What do you think?

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Google+ Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 25, 2011

Add a your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your Google Profile picture. Even though Google Profiles must be individuals, you can still help brand your nonprofit by adding your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your profile picture: 5. Add links to your website, blog, and social networking communities to your Google Profile.

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33 Must-Read Updates to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Niche Networks and Early Adoption (Instagram, Tumblr, Ning, Change.org, Care2, Wiser Earth, BlackPlanet, Quepasa, New Myspace): 5-10 Hours Weekly. Chapter 2 :: What About Myspace? A New Myspace has launched. Chapter 5 :: Use the Colors of Your Avatar to Design Your Channel. Flickr and Pinterest: 5 Hours Weekly.

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10 Twitter Apps for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2010

on their Twitter avatars, and then spread them throughout the Twitterverse. After you record a message, you are given a URL for the message that you can post on Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, etc. Favstar.fm : Favstar.fm allows you to see the most favorited tweets across Twitter at any given time.

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11 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

Your supporters also want to see what your staff and working space look like – the human beings behind the avatar, if you will. Make new friends (Google+) and keep the old (Myspace). They move with you from one site to the next and maybe in the case of Myspace, back again. Google+ is growing rapidly and traffic is increasing.

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33 Must-Read Updates to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Niche Networks and Early Adoption (Instagram, Tumblr, Ning, Change.org, Care2, Wiser Earth, BlackPlanet, Quepasa, New Myspace): 5-10 Hours Weekly. Chapter 2 :: What About Myspace? A New Myspace has launched. Chapter 5 :: Use the Colors of Your Avatar to Design Your Channel. Flickr and Pinterest: 5 Hours Weekly.

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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

The 1 st tool was MySpace back in 2007. The tools I am currently using are Facebook, two Twitter accounts (one for National messaging via @PanCAN and one specifically for advocacy efforts via @Advocate4PanCAN), YouTube, LinkedIn, MySpace and Delicious. YouTube: youtube.com/StopPancreaticCancer. LinkedIn: linkedin.com/groups?gid=104492.

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22 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A website that allows you to create an image with a mosaic of your Twitter Followers’ avatars. 4096 Color Wheel :: ficml.org/jemimap/style/color/wheel.html. Addictomatic :: addictomatic.com. Twitter Mosaic :: sxoop.com/twitter.

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Five Reasons Why Your Nonprofit Should Hire a Social Media Manager

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

Blogger, LinkedIn and Myspace launched in 2003, and yet nine years into the Social Web the vast majority of nonprofits have not invested any financial resources at all into graphic design for their social media campaigns. You need a good avatar. On top of that nonprofit’s need to invest in good graphic design.

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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A website that allows you to create an image with a mosaic of your Twitter Followers’ avatars. Based in the U.K., 2d Code is a must read for the early adopters. 4096 Color Wheel :: ficml.org/jemimap/style/color/wheel.html.

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10 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Ask for your raise first, and then ask for a budget for graphic design work (avatar, Twitter background, YouTube Channel background, Facebook banners, etc.), Before Myspace then Facebook and then Twitter, I was a voracious reader. It is clearly not a fad, and yet the vast majority of nonprofits have zero budgets for social media.

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50 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A website that allows you to create an image with a mosaic of your Twitter Followers’ avatars. This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. Addictomatic :: addictomatic.com.

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10 Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Innovation in online fundraising was driven by the release of new technology, such as email marketing services like MailChimp in 2001, the launch of WordPress ( a content management system now used by 44% of nonprofits worldwide ) in 2003, and social networking websites beginning with Myspace in 2005.

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22 Must-Read Updates to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Niche Networks and Early Adoption (Instagram, Tumblr, Ning, Change.org, Care2, Wiser Earth, BlackPlanet, Quepasa, New Myspace): 5-10 Hours Weekly. It increases your generosity score and the exposure of your avatar in the Twitterverse and in the “Interactions” module and thus results in more new followers.

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60 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A website that allows you to create an image with a mosaic of your Twitter Followers’ avatars. This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. Addictomatic :: addictomatic.com.

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70 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A website that allows you to create an image with a mosaic of your Twitter Followers’ avatars. This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. Addictomatic :: addictomatic.com.

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85 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A website that allows you to create an image with a mosaic of your Twitter Followers’ avatars. This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. Addictomatic :: addictomatic.com.

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HOW TO: Get Your Nonprofit Started on Snapchat

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 11, 2016

Similar to the early days of Myspace and its users mastering HTML hacks and widgets, Snapchat has an equally dedicated user base of young people that pride themselves on becoming skilled at Lenses, Filters, Stickers, and other Snapchat tips, tricks, and hacks.

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Nonprofits and NGOs Celebrate International Women's Day

Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2009

The organization is asking supporters to change their Twitter, MySpace, and Facebook avatars at 1:10 on Friday, March 6th to the "oneten" avatar. Post a Women for Women International digital badge on Facebook, MySpace, your blog, or your website. For more information, go to www.oneten.org.uk. Host your own event.

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People of the Year: US

Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 18, 2006

The you that writes blogs, creates podcasts, shares open source applications, creates entries on Wikipedia, posts videos on YouTube, meets friends on MySpace and chats with avatars on Second Life. By now you've probably seen the announcement that TIME has named "you" the person of the year.

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NPTechTag Roundup: Election Debriefs and Wikis in Your Kitchen!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

An interesting point about using MySpace: "It can definitely be used for recruitment and as a mass communications tool, particularly for younger voters who tend to use email less. The key is to move MySpace friends onto normal advocacy lists as soon as possible.

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The One-Look Virus and Immersive Environments for Teaching and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2006

If Danah is so deeply rooted in social spaces, like MySpace and others, it???s Six worlds, avatars, lots of chat and even then screens receiving video for. web geeks and cardboard cutout avatars. There is an egalitarian equalizing effect when your avatar IMs with another ??? s no wonder she does not see SL as a next step.

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60 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A website that allows you to create an image with a mosaic of your Twitter Followers’ avatars. This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. Addictomatic :: addictomatic.com.

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The Birth of a Field: Digital Media and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

That's my avatar, I'm live blogging from Second Life. From my office in the Boston, I teleported myself into the Virtual World of Second Life and headed straight for the New Media Consortium virtual campus where I joined about 65 other avatars representing educators from all over the world (even Austrailia where it was 3:00 a.m.

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Why Nonprofits Should Sync Their Twitter and MySpace Accounts

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Seeking Feedback: Should “Nonprofit Organizations” Go Through a Rebranding?

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33 Must-Read Updates to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits

10 Twitter Apps for Nonprofits

11 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

33 Must-Read Updates to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits

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

22 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Five Reasons Why Your Nonprofit Should Hire a Social Media Manager

33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

10 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

50 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

10 Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits

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60 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

70 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

85 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

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