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Nonprofits Require Immediate Communication To Serve Immediate Needs

NonProfit PRO

When you think of hunger, severe weather or abandoned animals, I’d be willing to bet your first thought isn’t “that can wait.” These are all pressing, immediate issues, requiring quick intervention — often from local nonprofits — to save lives.

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Why You Need to Game Your Supporters

NetWits

— Maybe you’re satisfied with your communications strategy.Perhaps your nonprofit was recently featured on TV or saluted in the local newspaper. Maybe you just won a prestigious award and issued a press release. You might be proud of your custom Facebook page and how many people follow you on Twitter.

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Yelp will soon have a scrolling feed of local restaurant pics

The Verge

Yelp says this feature will be showing up on its users’ homepages in almost 150 US metro areas starting today, and that the feed will feature “visual content from local restaurants,” including photos from other Yelpers, posts from restaurant owners, and some popular dishes being served in your area. Image: Yelp.

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New on SSIR: Data for Promotion, Engagement, and Reporting

Amy Sample Ward

Many organizations use selected statistics, data, or other information in press releases and calls to action, but we may not look at those numbers or statistics as stories that compel us to share, respond, and take action. What if the map included information from service providers, schools, and other local organizations?

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How to Get Your Nonprofit’s Story in the News

Get Fully Funded

Even though there aren’t as many people today reading actual newspapers or watching the 6 o’clock news these days, your local media still reaches a large audience of people in your community who need to know about your nonprofit’s work. The key to getting your nonprofit’s story in the news is building relationships with local journalists.

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GivingTuesday 2018 Scales Generosity and Kindness to New Highs

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We know from the early online giving contests that making nonprofits play the hunger games isn’t the best way, buy neither is the big boom of a big match dispersed all at once. The results for this week’s GivingTuesday 2018 have been reported. Why can’t Facebook use AI and algorithms to disperse the money in a equitable way?

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Deconstructing An Angry Crowd: What Can We Learn?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I blogged about it on November 16 as part of a trend of focusing online competitions on regional and local givings. To reinforce the local focus of this program, 501( c)(3) non profits with an operating budget of $10 million or less will be eligible. Many other nonprofit and do good bloggers helped promote the contest.

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