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Resources and News for NonprofitsFive Ways to Get More Value From LinkedIn
In case you missed it, when we launched our website we provided a guide to help your organization set up and maintain a presence on LinkedIn in our Resources section on our website. Only an estimated 30% of nonprofit organizations maintain a presence on LinkedIn. If...
Social Change Consulting and Tumblr
We at Social Change Consulting are, surprisingly enough, not people who are afraid of change. And in looking at the current blog related market, we thought it was time for one. Tumblr is one of the fastest growing social media sites on the internet right now - with...
Cause Fatigue
In 2011, Ogilvy PR and Georgetown University’s Center for Social Impact Communication developed a study analyzing and evaluating the role of a variety of activities fostering engagement in cause involvement. Included in this study were white papers breaking down...
Weekly Roundup for August 24
Another busy week around the web - check out some of our favorite stories on our Scoop.it or see below. Very detailed overview of how America, and individual states, give to charities. Tired of the same old webinars on social media? So are we. As we prepare to have...
Small Nonprofits vs. Big Nonprofits
According to the most recent NTEN Social Media Benchmark study, nonprofits average 8,317 likes on Facebook. We have seen this statistic circulated widely showing the success that nonprofits are having in the social media space. But buried at the bottom of the report...
Weekly Roundup for August 17
Lots of great content this week in our Weekly Roundup. Check out our Scoop.it or see below. Online and mobile gaming gargantuan Zynga is now using their games for good - check out a recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle describing their efforts. Can you...
When is it Time to Walk Away?
A difficult experience oftentimes faced in the nonprofit community is the decision to walk away - from a fundraising model, from an outreach approach, or from a volunteer. When is it the right time to change directions?Catch phrases such as “return on investment,”...
Weekly Roundup for August 10
Happy Friday! What better way to end the week than with our round-up of some of the most interesting links on the web. Check out our Scoop.it or see below. An out of the box idea to people management - two leaders instead of one. Can paired managers work in the...
Social Media ROI
A common question we have been fielding in recent meetings with nonprofits regarding social media has been pretty simple, but also extremely important. What they want to know, is so what? These are organizations that recognize the value in communicating in these...
Weekly Roundup for August 3
It's Weekly Roundup time - check-out our Scoop.it to catch all of our insights in one place. KIVA, the popular micro-loan provider, has now started its charitable program in certain US cities. We’ve posted similar pieces to our blog in the past, but the Stanford...