by Marc A. Pitman | Apr 21, 2011 | Events, Internet & Social Media
I was just checking in with Facebook, when an NTEN ad caught my eye. It wasn’t the image. (Not sure what that is.) But it was the “You’re already a fan of NTEN…” line. Let’s face it, most Facebook ads are as effective as community...
by franswaa | Sep 8, 2010 | 2. Engage, Guest Posts, Internet & Social Media, Samples & Tools
Frank Barry recently came out with a report on nonprofits and social media. He definitely “gets” social media and nonprofits! So I asked him to do a guest blog post for FundraisingCoach.com. Here it is! Frank is manager of professional services at...
by Marc A. Pitman | Apr 15, 2009 | 2. Engage, Internet & Social Media, Samples & Tools
I was just on a call with fellow members of the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy folks when someone asked, “Does anyone here use Twitter or Facebook?” It appeared I was the only one using social media for my nonprofit. Many wanted to, but their IT departments...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jan 23, 2009 | 2. Engage, Internet & Social Media
…you should at least be learning about using Twitter for your nonprofit. Check out the volume of tweets during the Inauguration: The green line is last week at the same time. The blue line is this week. Twitter reports up to 5 times as many tweets per SECOND...
by Marc A. Pitman | Dec 6, 2008 | 2. Engage, Internet & Social Media, Samples & Tools
I love the benefits of social media: the ability to make connections, meet people I’d never meet staying here in Maine, two-way conversation rather than simply one-way broadcasting, etc. So I’ve added Google FriendConnect to my site. Just go to...