Infographic Marketing Results from BlueGlass. Resources for Improving Your Nonprofit Website. How Nonprofits Can Get the Most Out of Foursquare. Location-based social platforms like Foursquare are making good use of the opportunities the social and mobile web offer. Foursquare is continually adding more features to make the world easier to use and explore. Many nonprofits are using these features on Foursquare to amplifying their messaging to new and old audiences alike.
Here are some tactics for making the most of what you have to offer on Foursquare and some of the nonprofits doing just that. Insightful Tips from LIVESTRONG With the creation of Foursquare pages, nonprofits were able to have a place on the web to create Foursquare tips about various locations of interest. These tips live on a branded page on the web, but most importantly appear as tips on different Foursquare venues accessed via the mobile application. LIVESTRONG helped amplify their message of living a healthy lifestyle with users in the Foursquare community by writing 70 tips about popular places throughout the California area.
Fundraising. Gender. No more excuses: Nonprofits give social media a try - Page 2. January 26, 2012 The Humane Society of the United States cared for more than 60,000 animals in 2011. But much of its success lies in its ability to tell the story of just one. Like Honey, a tan pit bull rescued in July from a Gary, Ind., dog fighting operation. A 3-minute video created by the Humane Society shows the dog as rescuers found her -- chained and cowering in a box, part of the left side of her mouth torn away. Posted on the society’s YouTube site, the video garnered more than 61,000 views. “This story broke my heart and made my day,” one supporter wrote. “I am so happy for Honey and so grateful to the HSUS for all their incredible work,” wrote another.
The Humane Society is part of a wave of nonprofit organizations that are harnessing the power of social media. Newer nonprofits like charity: water and MomsRising have always relied on social networking, Kanter said. Expanding reach, energizing fans To what extent does your organization operate with a “fortress mindset”? MomsRising. Start a Non Profit Now | Take Action. Maximize Funding. Start A Non-Profit TODAY. Nonprofits credit social media for success. iStock/Enjoynz January 31, 2012 Want to know what difference social media can make for a nonprofit organization?
Look no further than charity: water and MomsRising. The two are often cited as among the most creative and effective users of social media in the nonprofit world. Created just five years ago, both have accomplished much in a short time. Powered by 500 bloggers and 1.1 million members, MomsRising has racked up a string of policy and legislative victories for families and children.
Both credit social media for a large part of their success. MomsRising Listen to constituents. Charity: water Keep the message simple. Social Media for Nonprofit Organizations Group News.