Webinar - Editorial Calendar Essentials: Organize and Plan Your Communications

Overwhelmed with the number of social networks that require a constant flow of posts, updates, tweets, etc.? Wondering how to create solid, engaging content that will keep your audiences interested over multiple platforms? Trying to stay organized and on top of everything you’re posting?

What you need is an editorial calendar to help you organize, plan, and track your online (and offline) content. Join Kirstin Beardsley, Marketing & Communications Manager at CanadaHelps as she discusses “Editorial Calendar Essentials” during this week’s Webinar Wednesday.

Learn about:

• What an editorial calendar is
• The history of editorial calendars
• How to use an editorial calendar to organize and plan your online content
• What tools to use for your editorial calendar
• Much more!

Missed the webinar? Check out the video below.

Webinar - Essential Facebook Tips for Your Charity

With 845 million monthly active users spending an average of 20 minutes on the site each visit, Facebook is the most powerful and popular social networking website available today. Originally designed as a place for individuals to keep in touch with one another, Facebook has evolved into a very effective networking tool for charities to raise awareness, connect with current supporters, and find new ones.

On February 29, at the Facebook Marketing Conference in New York, the company announced Timeline for Brand Pages would go live worldwide on March 30, 2012. If you are wondering what Timeline is, how it will affect your organization, and what proactive measures you can take over the next two weeks to ensure a smooth transition to the new interface, then yesterday’s webinar - Essential Facebook Tips for Your Charity - is for you.


Kara Golani, CanadaHelps' Nonprofit Training Associate highlights important changes you need to know about Facebook’s new interface and its many components.

Takeaways include:

• best practices for cover photos
• how to navigate through the admin panel and its new features
• using your Facebook timeline to tell a compelling and engaging story
• and much more!

Share with us how you're making the most of Timeline in the comment section!

Webinar - Introduction to TechSoup Canada’s Online Donations Program

TechSoup Canada provides Canadian nonprofits and registered charities access to top-rated software donations from over 25 major technology providers, including Microsoft, Adobe, Cisco Systems, Symantec, and Intuit Canada through the TechSoup Canada Product Donations program. If your organization is interested in learning more about the Product Donations program and how to potentially save thousands of dollars on technology, then take a look at last week's webinar - Introduction to TechSoup Canada's Online Donations Program.



Lori Smith, Donations Program Manager at TechSoup Canada provided a step-by-step webinar and live demonstrations with information about the Online Donations Program, including:

• Steps to registering and requesting donated products
  What documentation and information you will need for registration
  How to choose the most appropriate activity type for your organization
  Explanation of what happens during the qualification process
  How to shop for, and make product requests