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5 Steps to a Successful Social Media Strategy

Amy Sample Ward

These 5 Steps are intended to help you create a successful social media strategy, but as you will see, they focus on your organization’s overall strategy! Before sitting down to work on your social media strategy, evaluate what kind of capacity you already have in your network. Goals & Objectives. Then…repeat!

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6 Nonprofit Technology Takeaways and One Killer Find from #12NTC

NetWits

Key Takeaway : Email should be a critical part of every nonprofits communication strategy. Key Takeaway : From websites, to email, to apps to social media, having a mobile strategy that’s executed across all your online channels is a key part of future growth. 4) Strategy, Not Tools (Duh!). Key Takeaway : Strategy first.

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Let’s Connect at the NTC!

Amy Sample Ward

Science Fair: The NTC Exhibit Hall. What : An important part of your social media strategy should be listening for people and organizations who are talking about the issues you want to discuss.How do you know which networks will be most effective to reach your goals? Who : NetSquared and other Community Organizers. When : 10:30 a.m.

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New on SSIR: Learning to Draw, Socializing Fundraising, and More from the Nonprofit Technology Conference #12NTC

Amy Sample Ward

—– The first week of April was like an annual family reunion for the nonprofit technology community as the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) converged on San Francisco. But at this year’s NTC, the conversations about email were much less about its impending departure and more about exploring its evolution.

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NTC: Data Visualization Panel

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NTC 2012: Data Visualizaiton Panel. Are you intrigued by infographics and how they could improve your communication strategy? Are you intrigued by infographics and how they could improve your communication strategy? View more presentations from Beth Kanter. Then this is the session for you! Share your experience in the comments.

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Say What? Build a Social Media Listening Dashboard for Your Nonprofit

NetWits

While listening is critical at an event like NTC, it’s also a key function back in the offices of our nonprofits. At NTC, I delivered a 3-hour learning session on how nonprofits can strategically align their social media activity with organizational goals.

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See You at NTC 2012 in San Francisco Next Week!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The NTC Conference. Are you intrigued by infographics and how they could improve your communication strategy? NTC Conference. Brian Reich, senior vice president – global editor for Edelman and author of Shift & Reset: Strategies for Addressing Serious Issues in a Connected Society (Wiley, 2011).