NISM Blog
Meet and Greet: Taylor Shaw
Get to know Social Media Strategist, Taylor Shaw! Our SMS professionals serve as ambassadors for our certification program here at NISM. Not only are they knowledgeable about our curriculum, but they also share our passion for social media. Best of all, their stories...
How to Lose a Troll in 10 Ways
Did you know 25% of online posters have made at least one toxic comment? That means 1 out of every 4 people have been internet trolls at some point. Although social media can be a means of connecting people, there is a much darker side to these online platforms:...
Mise en Place: Exploring a New Setup for Learning
In 2020 when a significant percentage of the world transitioned to working remotely, attending classes online, and having our groceries delivered to our front door, many fundraising organizations faced a new challenge. With most donations coming from people who give...
Future Jobs in Social Media and How to Get Them
Jobs in social media are becoming more and more common in companies both large and small. According to Simply Hired Job Trend Data (See Fig. A), the number of Social Media job posts have increased by 38% since October of 2011. An impressive growth figure considering...
Best Value Social Media Certifications – NISM vs Hootsuite
Hootsuite is an organization that offers its clients and customers a social media management system for businesses and organizations to collaboratively execute campaigns across multiple social networks from one secure, web-based dashboard. Hootsuite University, which...
10 Social Media Sites that are Most Important to Your Business
One of the most frequently asked questions that we get from the students of our courses is, "What social sites are the most important to social media success?" It is certainly a valid question. Who wouldn't want to know if there is a mix of social media platforms that...
NISM Launches Online Certification Preparation Course
In addition to the outstanding curriculum offered through our education network, NISM will launch its first fully online certification preparation course. This course will begin on November 12th and will run for 5 weeks. After completing this course, participants will...
NISM Announces Partnership with Prince Institute
The National Institute for Social Media (NISM) is excited to announce that Prince Institute, a Stenograph School, has joined its list of Educational Partners. For more than 70 years, Prince Institute and Stenograph have offered individuals pursuing stenography, the...
NISM Announces Partnership with Minnesota State College System (MnSCU)
The National Institute for Social Media has been working directly with representatives from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system to create a new online social media certification training curriculum for InterCECT, a consortium of nine MnSCU...