Facilitate, share — and enlist your members for help This is a guest post I wrote for the Online Community Report. Ilove my community. Whether I’m talking about my role at NetSquared, my blog, or my network of friends, I am inspired every day and find value in, and rewards for, my participation. Regardless […]
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How to make Twitter campaigns more effective
The secret: Moving up the Ladder of Engagement Whole Foods is among those sponsoring a Mother’s Day fundraising campaign on Twitter. Whole Foods is donating a $1 for each retweet of this tweet to support The National Domestic Violence Hotline. I call this type of fundraising campaign the sponsored Tweet approach, where potential donors […]
Create a heartspace, help students in Tanzania
ToMamaWithLove.org: Give your mom the gift of giving back According to the LA Times, this year Americans alone will spend $14.6 billion on Mother’s Day. Imagine if the gifts we gave made the world a better place for children and mamas everywhere. By now, hopefully your calendar, a Twitter post or all the Mother’s […]
15 social tools for local impact
From volunteer openings to monitoring your member of Congress By Vivian Ramirez Socialbrite staff We often think of social media tools and apps as a way to connect the global village. But they’re also a great way to interact with supporters, volunteers and donors at the community level. Social media tools are particularly useful […]
6 tips for shooting effective Web video
Target audience: Cause organizations, nonprofits, educators, NGOs, journalists, general public. This is part of our ongoing series designed to help nonprofits and other organizations learn how to use and create media. Here’s a 4-minute video with Jessica Kizorek of Two Parrot Productions, a video production company that works with nonprofits and the foundations that support […]











