May

10th

2012

Six Favorite Social Event Promotions

May 10th, 2012 by geofflivingston
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I took this photo at an American Red Cross event. There are many great sources of advice for how to use social media to help marketing your event. As time progresses, many of these tactics evolve. I have created many a social media event over the years, so here are my six all-time favorite social…

May

9th

2012

Priorities: When “Shiny Object” Crashes into Bandwidth

May 9th, 2012 by guest
Photo by Coletivo Mambembe

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Sohini Baliga, writer and communications consultant who has produced and written extensively for clients in both for and non-profit sectors. Check out her last post on IG and follow her personal blog. I clearly remember a moment two years ago–an eternity in social media time–when I mentioned…

May

9th

2012

18 Ways to Improve Your Website’s Landing Pages

May 9th, 2012 by johnhaydon
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A landing page is a page on your website where visitors complete a specific transaction, such as donating money or joining an email list. Your goal is to design these pages so that you get the most conversions. Converting visitors is way harder than it sounds. Bad design, uninspiring text, and slow load times are just…

May

8th

2012

Stop the PowerPoint Nonsense!

May 8th, 2012 by joewaters
Photo by tobiastoft

I give a lot of presentations, and I listen to even more. They all share one thing: PowerPoint. I used to encourage people to dump PowerPoint altogether, but I don’t think that’s realistic anymore. The expectation that speakers will use PowerPoint is so great that you just have to use it. Fortunately, that’s not a…

May

7th

2012

The (Mini) Social Media Fundraising Toolbox

May 7th, 2012 by ifdy
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There is a lot of good information in this blog, so I compiled a list of what I think are the most useful ones to get your nonprofit started in online fundraising. Ready? Narrowing Your Online Priorities First, take some time to find out which social media platform will help you promote your nonprofit. This…