How To Get People To Your Nonprofit Event Using Facebook

How to Get More People At Your Nonprofit Event Using Facebook

Julia Claire Campbell Events, Facebook, Marketing, Nonprofits, Social Media 9 Comments

Fundraising and cultivation events are a vital piece of the puzzle for many nonprofits, large and small. In-person events are a great way to energize supporters and connect directly with donors and volunteers. The challenge with holding a vibrant and successful event lies in the marketing and promotion of the event. Simply sending out snail mail letters doesn’t cut it …

You Can Now Save Links On Facebook To Read Later – And It’s Awesome

Julia Claire Campbell Facebook, Social Media 24 Comments

Have you ever been browsing Facebook, on mobile or on desktop, and wanted to save something that you saw in your News Feed to read later? I used to take screen shots of the post on mobile and then have to remember to check my photos later to find the information. Now I can save these posts within Facebook, with just …

Facebook is 10 years old!

Happy Birthday Dear Facebook – Facebook Turns 10!

Julia Claire Campbell Facebook, Infographics, Social Media 14 Comments

Love it or hate it, the social network turns 10 years old today! In an open letter on his Facebook profile, Mark Zuckerberg writes: Check out this nifty infographic from marketing agency Keystone Click, detailing some of the major changes from TheFacebook.com in 2004 to Facebook as we know it today. Resources: Facebook Turns 10: What If It Had Never Been …

4 Things to Tell Your Boss When They Ask for more Facebook Fans

4 Things to Tell Your Boss When They Demand More Facebook Fans

Julia Claire Campbell Facebook, Nonprofits, Social Media 31 Comments

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 …

5 Ways Nonprofits Can Use the Newest Facebook Changes to Their Advantage

5 Ways Nonprofits Can Use the New Facebook Changes to Their Advantage

Julia Claire Campbell Facebook, Nonprofits, Social Media 34 Comments

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 …

The Best Facebook Advice of 2013 [Infographic]

12 Great Pieces of Facebook Advice {Infographic}

Julia Claire Campbell Facebook, Infographics, Social Media 40 Comments

I love giving advice, but I also love receiving it. In this great infographic from Shortstack, there are 12 succinct but helpful tips for using Facebook. They compiled 12 of the best tips from their numerous 2013 blog posts and white papers and created a beautiful infographic. Bookmark and save for inspiration! What is your best Facebook tip?

This is What Nonprofits Need More Than a Facebook Donate Button

This is What Nonprofits Need More Than a Facebook Donate Button

Julia Claire Campbell Facebook, Nonprofits, Online Fundraising, Social Media 14 Comments

This week Facebook rolled out the Donate Button for nonprofits. While a nice idea and certainly well-meaning, this new feature has only been made available to a select few national nonprofits (your nonprofit can apply here to get a button). In addition, Facebook has given us no idea when it will be available to all nonprofits, not to mention this …

Facebook Finally Admits That You Do Have to Pay for Ads to Reach Your Fans

Facebook Finally Admits That You Do Have to Pay for Ads to Reach Your Fans

Julia Claire Campbell Facebook, Marketing, Nonprofits 26 Comments

Everything I’ve been preaching about success in Facebook marketing has been a lie. I’ve stuck up for Facebook repeatedly over the years, despite the frustration it has elicited from nonprofit marketers with small budgets. I disputed myths, patiently explained all the changes to the Timeline and News Feed, read countless articles on EdgeRank, and blogged repeatedly about ways to organically …