Social Media for Social Good :: Your Nonprofit Tech Checklist – @NonProfitOrgs #socialgood

At the end of the Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits is a nine-page “Nonprofit Tech Checklist” which I have copied and pasted below. Each item on the list is discussed in the book and some items won’t make sense unless you have read the book, but most will. I hope you find it useful. That was my number one priority when writing the book… to create a comprehensive, useful social and mobile media how-to guide for nonprofits. Oh, and the book tour thus far has raised more than $14,000 for nonprofits. The IRS is still trying to wrap it’s head around that one… a book tour fundraiser.

Getting Started: Organization and Planning

• Subscribe to, like, and follow large organizations with a mission that is similar to yours.
• Subscribe to social media and mobile technology blogs.
• Define your goals and objectives.
• Get the necessary training (HTML, digital photography, video, social media, and mobile technology).
• Create a master login sheet.
• Define metrics of measurement and create a social media ROI spreadsheet.
• Create a Google account.
• Sign up for Google Alerts.
• Experiment with social media dashboards.
• Write social media and mobile technology policies.
• Hire a graphic designer to design a square avatar(s).
• Purchase a smartphone and/or tablet.
• Purchase a digital camera.
• Purchase a pocket camcorder.
• Create an e-mail signature that includes your website, blog, and social networking links.

Read the rest of the original article to get the whole checklist HERE!