How Five Nonprofits Are Innovating With Mobile
With the rapidly changing world of technology, it’s now more important than ever that nonprofits understand the power of mobile and the shifting patterns in how people interact, get information, and share it. Holly Ross, Executive Director at NTEN did a great post over at Mashable that highlighted five nonprofits who are innovating with mobile. “And it doesn’t take an expensive investment in a custom built application to make mobile work,” said Ross.
Campaigns that Ross highlighted include the WNYC and NYT Bird Map, a texting campaign by California Teacher’s Association that connects supporters with state legislator and the Alliance for Climate Education, where students text in a pledge about one thing they will do to make the environment better. Check out the full article here.
Facbeook Launches New Resource Center for Nonprofits
Facebook launched a new resource center for nonprofits. The Resources tab features new nonprofit case studies, best practices, and tools. The discussion forum, which encourages nonprofit’s asking questions and getting feedback could be very valuable if Facebook had a dedicated Community Manger. At the moment though, it’s a lot of people promoting their initiatives and services. Hopefully this will be addressed in the next iteration.
The Demographics of Social Media
Looking for the latest demographics on the top social networks? Check out this infographic from AdAge.
Top 10 Plugins for WordPress
Many nonprofits use WordPress for their blogs and/or websites. On