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9 Must-Know Best Practices for Distributing Your Nonprofit’s Content on Social Networks

Nonprofit Tech for Good

It’s estimated that by late 2014 or early 2015 the majority of adults will get their information from social networks rather than search engines and that social networks will become the primary source of referral traffic to your website and blog. The effective use of social networks is a skill not to be underestimated.

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Mastering Social Networking as a Volunteer

Amy Sample Ward

What you want to be doing with your voice and story via social media will shape the tools and content. Mastering social networking as a volunteer. Or are you trying to promote the organization? Maybe even using these tools to document and share back with the organization all that you’re doing. What do you think?

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11 Tips for Making Nonprofit Press Releases Social and Shareable

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Social media has forever changed how nonprofits and journalists distribute and consume news stories, yet the format of nonprofit press releases has not evolved at all. Almost every communication medium out there has been impacted by the rise of social and mobile media, but not press releases. 9) Increase the font size.

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10 Common Mistakes Made by Nonprofits on Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The brutal but honest — and hopefully well-received — truth is that the majority of nonprofits are making mistakes on social-networking sites that directly undermine their ROI. If your nonprofit is making five or more of the 10 mistakes below, odds are that training and a re-examination of your social-media strategy are required.

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10 e-Newsletter Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Limit stories and calls-to-action to five or less and keep text to a minimum. Focus on 1-5 stories and/or calls-to-action and keep text to a minimum. Integrate a “Donate” button and social networking icons. Enable social sharing. Create “Subscribe” graphics to promote on social networks.

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Free Webinar on June 26: 15 Useful Social Media Tips and Tricks for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Now a decade into the Social Web, mathematicians and social scientists have had ample time to study how, when, and why online individuals engage with brands on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Create visual content to optimize your presence on social networks.

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10 Signs Your NGO Excels at Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Social media is integrated into your website and blog. To grow your following on social networks, ensure that your NGO has prominently featured social network icons on every page of your website and blog. Use a premium social sharing service for web pages and blog posts , such as Social Warfare ($29/yr).

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