By Sedora Tantraphol Organizations in different sectors often use Facebook differently, just as nonprofits and for-profits may have widely varied uses for the powerhouse platform. If you serve as an administrator of a nonprofit’s Facebook business page, you may have found yourself frustrated in the past by some of the social media network’s constraints. When Facebook […]
By Katie Stiefel Earlier this month, Instagram announced that over 200 million of its 700 million users are using Instagram Stories every day, up from 150 million in January. This means that more people are using Instagram Stories than Snap (formerly known as Snapchat) Stories, which last reported 158 million daily users in February. The stories […]
By Katie Stiefel If I could “like” the Facebook Leadership Communications Summit I attended in February a hundred times, I would. Not only because I had the opportunity to meet inspiring communicators from across the globe and eat lots of delicious food (while trying not to gain the “Facebook 15”), but because of the knowledge […]
Visual storytelling, reimagined Say goodbye to agonizing over which photo or video to post on Instagram. With Instagram’s latest update, you can choose up to 10 photos and videos in one post and swipe through to see all of them. We love this feature because it gives us more visual storytelling freedom in each post. […]
By Katie Stiefel Our blog post last week detailed some of the most recent updates Facebook has to offer. While it’s good to stay on top of new features, it’s important to maintain an engaging Facebook presence. Check off these 5 items regularly to optimize your social media brand. 1. Profile and cover photos Do your […]
By Katie Stiefel Can’t keep up with all the new and changing features on Facebook? We’re here to break down everything you need to know to stay up to date. Facebook has changed so much over the past year: live video has really taken off, a fundraiser tool has been designed for nonprofits, and we […]
By Sedora Tantraphol The latest Pinterest update for business profiles helps you express your brand’s identity by highlighting your favorite boards. Showcase allows you to select five boards to feature in the top of your profile. The showcase feature scrolls through the five boards, allowing you to show your best ideas, range of services, or seasonal […]
By Sedora Tantraphol Our distributed team works because of the communications platforms that keep us (and our clients) feeling connected. For day-to-day communications and tasks, we love Slack. For team-building, we do weekly team meeting video calls using appear.in. It’s also a cost-effective way to hold frequent meetings with clients. We’ve tried a lot of video […]
By Sedora Tantraphol The holidays are quickly approaching, and while that usually signals a chaotic time of cooking, family time, holiday shopping, and general stress, for those in the nonprofit sector, that also means the added workload of year-end fundraising. Here are a few ways to boost your board’s fundraising engagement to help with year-end appeals. […]
By Katie Stiefel Adding visuals to any story creates a bigger impact and results in more engagement from viewers. But you can’t just pick any photo; you must be intentional in your visual storytelling. It’s important to choose great photos for everything from daily social media posts, website header photos and marketing ads to presentations, […]
