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10 Reasons Your Nonprofit Should NOT Be on Facebook

August 20, 2015 by Dennis Fischman 7 Comments

John Haydon wrote the book on Facebook marketing.  He has invited me to guest post on his blog, and I’m about to ruin his business.

You shouldn’t be on Facebook.  Here are ten reasons why.

Ten Reasons Your Nonprofit Should Not Be on Facebook

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Filed Under: Nonprofit, Social Media Tagged With: blog, CRM, email, Facebook, Heather Mansfield, internal marketing, John Haydon, strategy, website

Comments

  1. theotherbottomline says

    February 18, 2014 at 10:59 am

    Love this post!

    Reply
    • Dennis Fischman says

      February 18, 2014 at 1:11 pm

      Thanks, Diana. What have you seen that makes this post resonate with you?

      Reply
      • theotherbottomline says

        February 18, 2014 at 1:28 pm

        Dennis, what is always key for me is 2-way communication. Don’t send people where there is nothing happening!
        Diana

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  2. larrymathieson says

    February 18, 2014 at 12:54 pm

    Reblogged this on Guerrilla Tactics for the Small Charity.

    Reply

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