October 2009 | Volume 4

» Letter from the Managing Directors

» The Recession: A Good Time for Cause Marketing?

» Nonprofits 2.0
» Getting Started With Social Media

» www.communitywealth.com

» Top Ten: Social Media Outlets
» New and Noteworthy

» Social Media in Use

» Perspectives on Social    Innovation

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Letter From the Managing Directors

By Amy Celep and Heather Peeler, Managing Directors, Community Wealth Ventures



This Fall Edition of the Community Wealth Vanguard looks at two strategies for effectively marketing your organization during a recession: cause marketing and social media. It doesn’t always take a bundle of money to increase awareness of your organization and engage with stakeholders.

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The Recession: A Good Time for Cause Marketing?

By Pat Nicklin, Managing Director, Share Our Strength

Despite the economic downturn, businesses are more interested than ever in cause marketing, which often results in unrestricted dollars for charities. Even small nonprofit groups are getting into the act. 

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Nonprofits 2.0

By Dave Evans, Co-Founder of Digital Voodoo and Author of  Social Media Marketing: An Hour a Day

Nonprofit groups have enthusiastically embraced Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other social media and are finding creative ways to use them to raise money, find volunteers, and promote themselves. 
 
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Getting Started With Social Media

By Neil Shah, Founder, Compass Partners

It's easy and cheap to create a blog, share photos on the Internet, or create a Facebook page, but before you take the plunge, be sure you understand how social media work and spend time planning your marketing strategy.

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TOP TEN:
Social Media Outlets

 

 


So you're not a tech-savvy teenager or a computer wizard? No problem! You can still get your message out at little or no cost. Here's how.

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New and Noteworthy


Read about a highly anticipated event of one of our recent clients, review a sampling of our current projects, and learn about our upcoming speaking engagements.

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Share Our Strength's Use of Social Media

Read about how Share Our Strength has effectively leveraged YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook to inform the public about childhood hunger in the U.S. 

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Perspectives on Social Innovation

COMING SOON! CWV will share perspectives and work of our clients who are in the trenches, affecting change in their communities on a day-in-day-out basis. 

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Community Wealth Vanguard is published by Community Wealth Ventures, a consulting firm that:

  • Helps nonprofit organizations become more self-sustaining by generating revenue through business ventures and corporate partnerships.
  • Helps corporations improve their bottom line through the design and implementation of community investment strategies.

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