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How to use Seesmic Desktop
You’ve started using Twitter to find new supporters. But now you’re having a tough time managing the “stream.” Fortunately, there are many applications (both desktop and web-based) to help you organize your followers and conversations on Twitter. One such tool is Seesmic. Below are three videos I created for folks who want to learn how […]
A user’s guide to mobile activism
Guest post by Jed Alpert Founder, Mobile Commons In this guide, we’ll introduce you to the world of mobile activism and show you how you can take your organization mobile. (You can also download and print out the guide as a 16-page Word doc from Archive.org.) Mobile is a complex ecosystem, and it includes: • […]
How KidsAreHeroes.com uses social media
How KidsAreHeroes Uses Twitter from John Haydon on Vimeo. I had the incredible opportunity to speak with Gabe O’Neill of Kids Are Heroes a couple of weeks ago and was completely blown away by two things: His unwavering sense of mission. He uses only Twitter for social media actions. Kids Are Heroes recently won the […]
How to link your Twitter and Facebook profiles
Managing many social media sites can be a bit challenging for the non-profit that has little time and/or resources. Many social media sites, including Facebook, recognize this fact. They also know that social media is increasingly being used for fundraising. To make managing multiple sites easier, Facebook allows you to post your social media activities on Twitter by […]
