A few weeks ago, I could hardly glance at my Facebook stream without seeing a new "$#*! people say" video. If you missed the meme, do a little Google searching—there's a video out there for pretty much any group you'd care to name: parents, kids, lawyers, marketers, pet-owners, people in major cities. Here's the New York one (pretty fair, I must say):
Happy 2012! The Roundup is back, well-rested and raring to go—and we've got some ideas for resolutions that will strengthen your online communications in the coming year.
Do your supporters really know who you are? Well-crafted bios for your organization's key staff can really help your audiences feel connected (here at Big Duck, we find the bios are usually among the most-viewed pages on our website). Nancy Schwartz recently posted some handy tips on how to take your profiles to the next level.
A treat for you on this All Hallows' Eve: the updated Nonprofit Social Media Decision Guide from Idealware and Balance Interactive. It's a great tool for crafting or refining your social media strategy.
Would you spend $300,000 on a t-shirt? It's not a trick—it's an interesting fundraising campaign from UNICEF called "good shirts".
You communicate about your nonprofit's mission all the time. You write it, speak it, try to make it come alive in the minds of your donors and supporters. But could you dance it?
I recently came across this great video in which PhD student Dwi Kemaladewi explains his thesis research in dance. Take a look—it's really worth a few minutes of your time:
