It’s a key part of museum’s strategy of attraction & engagement Guest post by Alec Stern Constant Contact It’s an interesting juxtaposition – combining 19th century art masterpieces with the modern world of social media. One of Constant Contact‘s nonprofit customers, The Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, N.H., has developed a creative social […]
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How to activate your organization’s supporters
At the conclusion of Socialbrite’s 3-hour Move the Needle bootcamp at Sustainatopia in Miami to help organizations — social enterprises and nonprofits — use social media for social good, I chatted with my partner Sloane Berrent about some of the tips we discussed with participants, including how to find the influencers in your sector and […]
Using social networks to spread change
Editor’s note: Nick Cooney is author of the new book Change of Heart: what Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change. Below is an introduction he wrote for Socialbrite and a chapter from his book: The non-profit world is filled with competing theories about how to create change, with many of those theories revolving […]
Hey nonprofits, what’s better than a BIG donor?
Answer: Me! Yep, I’d love to volunteer for your nonprofit for free. Who am I? My name is David Spark, founder of Spark Media Solutions, a custom publishing/social media firm. So many companies and organizations want to be seen as leading voices in their field, but they try to do it with marketing, branding, and […]
Mother Jones’ move into social media
Mother Jones’ move into social media from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Publisher’s message to other nonprofits: Know your goals ‘If you know Mother Jones, you probably think of us as primarily a print magazine,” says publisher Steve Katz. “That’s not really true anymore.” For the past year, I’ve been working with Jon Funabiki of […]