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Crowdfunding platforms such as Kickstarter raised $2.7 billion in 2012 to fund more than one million individual campaigns globally. The industry, which is revolutionizing fundraising and investing is projected to grow to over $5 billion in the next year. These campaigns have the potential to raise huge sums of money in a short period of time. This morning I gave …
Google+ is by far the most underestimated social network out there. Despite being directly connected to search behemoth Google as well as YouTube, the third largest social network, nonprofits have been slow to jump on the Google+ bandwagon. However, with the recent changes in the Facebook algorithm drastically affecting Facebook Pages, many nonprofits are looking to diversify their social online …
Twitter remains the second most important social media tool for nonprofits. However, a serious lack of time, resources and strategic planning for social media and communication seems to put a hamper on many nonprofits’ participation on the second most popular social network. Does this sound like you? I don’t get Twitter. I don’t know where to start. I don’t know …
By far the most frequent question that I get from nonprofits is: How do we get more fans on our Facebook page? What this really means is – how do we get new people to look at our Page and enjoy it enough to click like? I often explain that the sheer number of fans is not what is important …
What should you tell your boss when they ask why your Facebook fans are not increasing as quickly as they would like? Let’s start with: “Shove it!” (No, no, no. Just kidding.) First things first. I have written a lot about getting more engagement on Facebook and the recent changes that have driven down organic reach for Facebook pages across …
There have been more changes at Facebook that have serious implications for your nonprofit’s Facebook strategy. As a busy nonprofit professional, you may be getting discouraged. If you are like many Facebook Admins, your Page has seen a serious decrease in organic reach (people seeing your Page posts) since December, and you may be wondering why. I know that it’s …
I am excited to announce my first e-book, the first in an upcoming series of Ultimate Nonprofit Guides, all related to social media. In this free guide, I will show you: The 6 things that make a great nonprofit visual; Examples from nonprofits; Free or low-cost tools that do not require any technical knowledge to use! Just sign up by …
I was fortunate this morning to give a workshop with the Foundation for MetroWest on “Multichannel Marketing for the Small Nonprofit“. There were many requests for the slides, so here they are! Please do not hesitate to contact me with questions. Multichannel Marketing for the Small Nonprofit from Julia Campbell @JuliaCSocial Description: Social and Web 2.0 technologies have changed not just how …
With over 10.6 million (yes, million) Twitter followers, The New York Times is one of the most respected and reputable Twitter accounts out there. So what have they learned from a year of tweets? Michael Roston, the Social Media Staff Editor at the Times, wrote a great article for Neiman Journalism Lab about the top lessons his team learned from …