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Tips from Social Media Expert Darian Kovacs

Love Global recently won an award for “Excellence in Engagement for Nonprofits” at the Social Media Awards, a Canadian award program birthed out of Victoria. I sat down with Darian [...]

Inspiration: Characters Magazine

From the photo essay “The Faces of Survival and Life” by Heather Dorsey Stories are the most effective way to get your supporters engaged and inspired by your work. But [...]

The Battle of the Sexes

A recent study looks at the difference between how men and women use various social networks. It’s an interesting idea, but the study lacks punch and any real actionable advice. [...]

Social Media Stats that Matter

Image: http://www.mdgadvertising.com/ A few weeks ago Heather Mansfield of Ad Council put together a great compilation of the ’12 Must-Know Stats About Social Media, Fundraising, and Cause Awareness’. I encourage you [...]

Likes Don’t Save Lives…

… not by themselves at least. Let the great slacktivism debate start again! Does “Liking” a page on Facebook or a video or a picture really do anything to help [...]

The Nonprofit Social Media Checklist

Ok, so I’m sure you read articles and best practices on social media all the time (like you find on this site), but it can be hard to grasp everything [...]

Chimp’s Lovemob

Our office mates are a strange bunch. They have an affinity for coloured pants, chalkboards, and monkeys. But sometimes they have some pretty good ideas. The makers of Chimp took [...]