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It’s estimated that by late 2014 or early 2015 the majority of adults will get their information from socialnetworks rather than search engines and that socialnetworks will become the primary source of referral traffic to your website and blog. The effective use of socialnetworks is a skill not to be underestimated.
This mini-webinar begins with an introduction the Mobile Web and then moves on to highlight the importance of utilizing mobile socialnetworking tools to empower your nonprofit’s social media practitioners to report live, on-location from anywhere at any time.
Followers tend to grow the fastest during the early adoption phase and being one of the first nonprofits to have a presence on a new socialnetwork tends to solidify their popularity on the socialnetwork over time. Pheed: The Next SocialNetwork for Teens? Pheed :: pheed.com :: pheed.com/nonprofitorgs.
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Large photo and “Enter Now” button in the email header. Socialnetwork sharing functionality. - “Donate Now” and charity rating buttons in the email footer. Large photo and “Enter Now” button on the contest entry page. Socialnetwork icons on the contest entry confirmation landing page.
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then as your numbers grow on socialnetworks so will your e-newsletter and mobile lists which in turn significantly increases your fundraising success. There is also a science to social and mobile media. SocialNetwork Followers. This is especially true for small to medium-sized nonprofits.
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