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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 18, 2010
Note from Beth: There has been a variety of criticism of contests. Nonprofit consultant Hildy Gottlieb has been a vocal skeptic and is deeply philosophically opposed to online contests as a method of change in the social sector. Earlier this month, I sent out a few tweets asking for the counterpoint to Hildy's view.
Amy Sample Ward
MARCH 30, 2011
You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. But if you subscribed us to your organization's bulk email list without our permission, then you are sending us spam." Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of March 30th).
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The Next Web
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
Avoid stuffing your emails with hyperlinks to avoid getting junked into the spam folder. There are also times when it isn’t an either/or situation: you can share information on an e-mailer and then use social media channels to amplify the reach as well as look for feedback/comments on what you’ve shared.”.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 24, 2008
This means that we see a lot of value in commenting, linking, tagging, and the like; sometimes more so than just an empty visit to our site. s an example of a comment that I feel really illustrates this point. Even though this comment was made on digg.com and not on our nature.org web site, I???d Our Flickr photo contest.
See3
OCTOBER 29, 2007
In this way, no one would mistake their opt-in for spam. Share and Enjoy: One Comment comment youtube » YouTube For Nonprofits, continued [.] Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? We can thank Google for giving nonprofits access to Google Checkout.
Have Fun - Do Good
OCTOBER 10, 2009
Facilitate commenting Allow commenting. Moderate your comments if you are concerned about inappropriate remarks, or spam. If they are civil, allow comments that are critical of your organization. If you receive a comment, acknowledge it, even if your reply is brief. Respond to comments.
Museum 2.0
NOVEMBER 14, 2007
They just finished a YouTube video contest. Did you find that people who had been to the exhibition were commenting on the Flickr page? They would comment on the photos we'd taken and add notes with links to their own profiles. Spam, obscenity--they just aren't an issue at all. A place that makes it all pretty darn cool.
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