Causes, with 140 million+ users, takes it to the next level Guest post by Joe Green Co-founder, Causes On Thursday Facebook announced two of the biggest product changes in its history. First, Facebook is making it easier for people to share the action they take on Causes and get their friends involved in real […]
Facebook for nonprofits
6 tips for creating effective custom Facebook tabs
Custom Facebook tabs are not about technology. (Note: We still call them tabs even though they’re now simply links in the left sidebar of your organization’s Facebook Page.) They’re not about having the ability to display content once a fan likes your Page. They’re not about widgets or animated mouse-over things, either. If it doesn’t […]
How to get the most from Facebook Like buttons
Target audience: Nonprofits, NGOs, foundations, social enterprises, brands, cause organizations, small businesses. No doubt you’re aware that more and more websites are getting more traffic with Facebook’s Like button. Facebook has been measuring the impact of these social plug-ins for almost a year now. Here’s what they’ve found: More traffic. The average site received a […]
10 ways nonprofits can get more out of Facebook
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 […]
5 ways to use social media to build a crowd for your event
Target audience: Nonprofits, cause and community organizations, foundations, NGOs, businesses, brands, government agencies, conference organizers, educators. First of two parts. Also see part 2: Using Twitter & LinkedIn to promote your event. Guest post by Tamara Mendelsohn Director of Marketing, Eventbrite We often get asked, “How can I leverage social media to promote my event?” […]