social media

Have you ever had those moments when clicking the Facebook “Like” button for a social cause just didn’t seem quite right? (If not, that’s fine too.) After all, you may “care” about animal cruelty, but that doesn’t mean you “like” it. That’s the predicament DDB New York is trying to solve with the launch of a new sharable “I Care” button.

What is “content curation?” How do I know if my nonprofit is engaging proactively through social media? These are a taste of the topics covered at Social Media for Nonprofits, a touring conference packed with social media experts from both nonprofit and for-profit fields. I recently got a chance to check out the New York event on January 31 and created a Storify to share the day’s highlights with you!

Every year on September 28th, Freedom from Hunger celebrates the brave women around the world who take part in their microfinance and education programs. Now in its sixth year, Freedom from Hunger Day kicks off a matching gift fundraising campaign as well as a month long promotion of the impact of microfinance on ending world hunger.

SankyNet Account Manager Chelsea Whitaker attended a 501Tech NYC meetup on Monday night. She was one of many attendees live-tweeting updates, soundbytes, and thoughts to ponder from David Neff as he presented ideas from his new book The Future of NonProfits: Innovate and Thrive in the Digital Age.

We're traveling to La Jolla, California to talk about one of our favorite topics, and we hope you can join us! On October 5th, Senior Account Executive Julie Ziff Sint and I will give a presentation on social media for independent research institutes.

One of the newer phenomena to hit the online marketing sector is Facebook's "Like" button. Similar to its predecessors (e.g. Digg and Del.icio.us), the purpose of this tool is to increase user engagement through social media.

As an organizer and moderator of the Web, Tech and Social Media track, I’m excited about what's in store at this year's Fund Raising Day in New York. That's why I hope you'll help me start the conversation with our digital engagement experts now!

The 3rd Annual Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report, sponsored by NTEN and other organizations, provides insights for nonprofits, foundations, media, and other businesses about the most important behavior and trends surrounding social media.

What do the Michael J. Fox Foundation, Barack Obama's re-election bid, Starbucks, the MillionTreesNYC campaign, and the New Orleans Hornets all have in common?

How do Millennials wish to communicate with and contribute to nonprofits? The all new 2011 Millennial Donor Report, released by Achieve and Johnson Grossnickle Associates...