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“Social Media for Nonprofit Organizations” LinkedIn Group Reaches 40,000 Members

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The Social Media for Nonprofit Organizations LinkedIn Group reached 40,000 members today – a benchmark that took three years, 323 days, and countless clicks of “Flag as Promotion” and “Block & Delete” to keep the group as spam free as possible and on its trajectory of growth.

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Tech Tools Working Together: How Text-To-Donate Paves the Way for Text Message Communication

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Today, statistics show that one in five consumers has more than 1,000 unread emails in their personal inbox. Spamming is illegal, and often goes straight to a junk mail folder. In contrast, text message spam is almost always viewed, making it more annoying to donors. So how can you legally and easily build your list?

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Missing the Mark: Why Legitimate Emails Head Right for the Spam Folder

Byte Technology

Upon further examination the recipient discovers it got automatically dropped into their spam folder. Another type of automatic email sifting is called Bayesian Filtering, which utilizes statistical analysis to “learn” what spam looks like. To begin, follow some simple steps. To begin, follow some simple steps.

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[DATA] 11 Must-Know Stats About How Nonprofits Use Email for Digital Marketing and Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Odds are your emails are going to spam folders and are in violation of email compliance laws that require opt-out information and a mailing address to be prominently featured in all email campaigns. Increasingly, emails are being filtered to the Promotions Tab in Gmail or to spam folders in Outlook.

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Has Your Nonprofit Considered Race and Class in Your Social Media Strategy?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

These groups now claim about 30% of the site’s user base, according to third-party statistics website Quantcast.com. Then late in 2007 and throughout 2008, the spam on Myspace started to become overwhelming, while at the same time the naysayers and fearmongers were growing larger and louder.

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Lame spams of the day: More people sending me money

Robert Weiner

Transaction Volume Statistics for Settlement Batch dated 14-Aug-2012. Subject: Successful Credit Card Settlement Report. Text: Dear Customer, The following is your Credit Card settlement report for Tuesday, August 14, 2012. Batch ID: 320541579. Business Day: 14-Aug-2012. Net Batch Total: 8172.92 (USD). Number of Charge Transactions: 1.

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How To Use Negative Feedback on Facebook To Improve Your Content Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Hiding content is like deleting an email without reading it or hitting the spam button. Report spam: user thinks your page is spam. Fans are more likely to report a post as spam than to unlike the page. Facebook recently made a change to the EdgeRank Algorithm that increased the importance of Negative Feedback.

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