This week I conducted a free webinar for CharityHowTo with my good friend Kurt Steiner. More than 1,300 people registered and about 700 people showed up. Over 85 percent of the nonprofits that attended were already using Facebook, but more than 75 percent considered their knowledge level beginner or intermediate. Together we spent over an […]
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Using Twitter & LinkedIn to promote your event
Target audience: Nonprofits, cause and community organizations, foundations, NGOs, businesses, brands, government agencies, conference organizers, educators. Second of two parts. See part 1: 5 ways to use social media to build a crowd for your event.
Creating a Facebook Page? Nonprofits face new choices
Facebook now has a new way for nonprofits and businesses to select a category when creating a new Page. This is important because once you make a choice, you can’t go back. You’ll now see a visual guide showing you how your Page will be identified on Facebook. However, the new process also includes a […]
Better book buying: 10 socially conscious online bookstores
Where to find nonprofit, independent & progressive booksellers Most of us in the philanthropic and social good communities face the recurring question: Where should I buy my books — online or in the local community? And: How much more am I willing to pay to buy from an indie publisher or a green publishing house? […]
How to get automatic updates on your Facebook Page
Hyper Alerts, a new free online tool, simplifies managing a Facebook presence There’s no doubt that managing a Facebook Page has become much easier with tools like Hootsuite and Seesmic. But the one thing nonprofit Page administrators still need is an easy way to find out when someone posts, comments or likes content on […]