Chabad Leverages Social Media Presence for Big Bucks

Chabad has a long history of harnessing its considerable social media influence to generate results in varied competitions. The latest, the Kohl’s Cares competition, where $10 million will be given to the top 20 schools with the most»

The Future of Jewish Journalism (Or Anything Else)

by Esther D. Kustanowitz

“I think it’s clear that most American Jewish newspapers haven’t figured out how to make money online,” [new JTA Executive Editor Ami Eden] said. “Why should we not try to create a unified»

JDC Responds to Russian Heatwave

With thousands of Jewish seniors and children effected by the unprecedented Russian heat and smoke pollution, the American Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), stepped up its daily services for these populations.

In Moscow, JDC staff along with more than 40 young»

Creating Change – One Tweet at a Time

by Florence Broder

A little over a year ago the Jewish Agency for Israel launched its social media campaign. At the time, the decision was to communicate our message aggressively and to reach out to a new audience»

What’s Working in Donor Fundraising and Development Today?

In this new report: top U.S. nonprofit executives – at organizations with combined annual revenues of more than $14 billion – reveal their challenges, opportunities and strategies in acquiring, communicating with, and stewarding members and donors. Key insights on social»

Designing Social Media Engagement

Social media is ALL about engagement. However, it’s not so easy to create engagement. In fact, it’s darn challenging, as so many organizations and brands have discovered. Creating engagement is one-third natural confluence and two-thirds design. Thoughtfully designed»

Nonprofits Ahead of the Curve Using Social Media

The U.S.’s largest nonprofit organizations are using social media more than any other sector. Ninety-three percent of the top US charities now have a Facebook profile, 87% have a Twitter presence, and 65% have a blog. These were among the»

Nonprofit Social Media Decision Guide Released

Social media can be useful to your organization… but how useful? For what? What tangible results are people seeing from it? A new guide, created by Idealware in partnership with the New Organizing Institute, walks you through a step-by-step process»

Why You Can’t Think About Social Media In A Vacuum

Social media strategy and practice is so much richer when ideas are shared and commented upon. Beth Kanter famously sets up wikis to share and gather knowledge for almost all of her projects, and uses her official Facebook»

Social Media is Changing Relationship Styles

from Social Media Examiner:

4 Ways Social Media Is Changing Your Relationships

One main facet of social media is its emphasis on creating and maintaining relationships.

All the content you create, all the following you build, each of these is»

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