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Tag Archives: Location-based
Five Top Fives: Case Studies
The last of our 5 Top 5s this year is about those all-important examples of how other charities and not-for-profit organisations are making use of social media. See if they inspire you! 1. Learn from the Big Guns In June … Continue reading
Farmers’ markets lead the way
Here’s an interesting example from the USA of how farmers’ markets are using social media to build following, raise issues related to their principles and – most crucially of all – increase their revenues. This article from Mashable gives four … Continue reading
Posted in Apps, Case Studies, Facebook, Location-based, Mobile
Tagged community, Facebook, Facebook marketing, Location-based, social media for third sector
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Inspirational ideas for using Facebook
It’s always useful and interesting to take a look at how other organisations are using social media. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, after all, and sometimes we need a bit of a blast of inspiration from other people … Continue reading
Posted in Case Studies, Facebook
Tagged engagement, Facebook, Facebook marketing, Location-based, social media for third sector
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Are all social media activities equal? Maybe not…
There are so many different types of social media available to us that it’s easy to assume that the more we do the better. But is that really true? And does the effect we put into different tools actually reward … Continue reading
Go to town on Facebook: tips from the experts
In contrast to my last post, here are some Facebook tips and tricks gleaned from the real experts around the web: 1. Want to make tabs for your page, even though static FBML is no more? Take a read of … Continue reading
Posted in Facebook, How it Works, Infographic
Tagged Facebook, Facebook marketing, Location-based, social media for third sector
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Social media: not the villain of the piece
With all the news about rioting across the UK this week, the role of social media as tool of disorder and looters’-communication-method-of-choice is an easy message to take away. But if you find yourself defending social media against its critics … Continue reading
Posted in Big Issues, Facebook, Mobile, Twitter
Tagged community, Facebook, Facebook events, influencing, Location-based, reach, social media for third sector, Twitter
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Shelter Scotland teams up with Foursquare
The homelessness charity, Shelter Scotland, has teamed up with location-based service, Foursquare, to literally put its charity shops on the map. Not only will checking in to any of the charity’s eight shops in Edinburgh gain you a specially designed … Continue reading
Posted in Case Studies, Location-based, Mobile
Tagged charity shops, Competition, foursquare, Location-based, social media for third sector
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Volunteering app in development
Here’s another clever use of location-based technologies: Sony and YouthNet are collaborating on a smartphone app that will allow people to search the Do-It volunteering database from their mobile, and based on their location. Check out the report in Third … Continue reading
Posted in Location-based
Tagged engagement, Location-based, reach, social media for third sector, volunteering
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Don’t miss a trick!
Here’s a very interesting article by Rachel Hawkes, writing in Third Sector. She lists a load of different ways that charities can make use of the really big online shopping or sharing destinations, such as Amazon and eBay. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Case Studies, Location-based, Mobile
Tagged commerce, Fundraising, influencing, Location-based, reach, social sharing
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Going under the bonnet for Location-based services
Despite not being the owner of a smart phone (durr!), I have long thought that the location-based apps and services being developed have great potential for third sector organisations (take a look at my blog posts Can Location-based services work … Continue reading
Posted in How it Works, Location-based, Mobile
Tagged Location-based, social media for third sector
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