Many non-profit leaders I talk to express fears, doubts, and concerns about their organization engaging in social media. While I'm very active on social media, I'm certainly not an expert and wouldn't be comfortable offering too much in the way of advice. Julia Claire Campbell, on the other hand, is an expert. In her post titled "5 Ways to Tackle Your Non-profit's Fear of Social Media" she does a great job of addressing the issues I often hear. Even if your organization is already active in social media, she offers advice worth hearing and suggests some things you may not have considered.

Is your organization engaging in social media? Do you have policies in place?

I hope you enjoy her post as much as I did.

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This is HILARIOUS!!!!!!! Read the whole story here.

This is just too hilarious not to share!!!

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Non-profits:The next generation

Here's a great post I loved from Marc Pitman over at The Fundraising Coach.com. While his post is specific to fundraisers and some of their issues, I found it inspiring. I think his advice could be helpful in professionals in any industry. I particularly liked his idea about actively tracking your time by category, since, like Marc, I, too wear many hats. I've just made my list of categories! What would your list  include?

Let's get tracking!

The always spot on Heather Mansfield, author of Social Media for Social Good, offers up a great list of best practices when building and maintaining your online donations page. Some of them may surprise you! As a Raiser's Edge consultant, I was especially pleased to see her number 11 on the list. Take a peek at her suggestions, and then see how your Donate Now button measures up! How did you do?

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Here's a Fundraising Well post from the folks at Blackbaud

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Here's a great round-up from Heather Mansfield over at @NonprofitOrg and DIOSA Communications. Most of these resources are free, and y'all know how I feel about free stuff for my awesome clients! Take a look; I think you'll find some gems in there! Thanks, Heather, for putting this all in one place! Which ones of the 50 resources did you find most useful?

If you don’t think that Facebook has become an integral part of our social culture,

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WOW! I so appreciate it when these social media experts like @lizdeloach over at Social Strategies & @marcapitman at FundRaisingCoach.com do my homework for me! Where were you guys in high school???

Liz and Marc are both always early adopters, so it's no surprise that they are both all over Google+. While they both like it, they each offer a different perspective. Check out Liz's Social Strategies post here, and Marc's FundraisingCoach.com post here. I think they're each a great read, don't you?

Thanks for sharing, y'all!

Here's a great post from the folks over at Fundraising Success Magazine. They seem pretty common sense, but always bear hearing again! Thanks to @ingabroerman for sharing!

Happy Friday, y'all!