Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Once you get a vision for how you want to use the tool, figuring out the best practices for getting the job done is actually pretty easy. People want to interact with content that resounds with them by liking and/or sharing it. These are some of the reasons Facebook decided to buy Instagram back in 2012. Image 3: TechSoup.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

The 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference is coming to TechSoup’s hometown of San Francisco in April and we couldn’t be more excited! Conference sessions cover a range of topics, from social media to software tools for nonprofits, and are tailored to varying levels of expertise. Tips and Tools for Technology Planning.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2012

We learn to use mobile production tools, cooperative social sites for group curation and unique filesharing services like Dropbox , Skype along with new tools like Instagram, WeVideo , Stroome and many new apps to edit our captured video and photos for story creation. In Brazil, David wrote and directed newscasts for CurrentTV.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Once you get a vision for how you want to use the tool, figuring out the best practices for getting the job done is actually pretty easy. People want to interact with content that resounds with them by liking and/or sharing it. These are some of the reasons Facebook decided to buy Instagram back in 2012. Image 3: TechSoup.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

In previous years, we called it our Digital Storytelling Challenge. We thought we’d ask some past winners to tell us about how they’ve been using their videos and how important storytelling is to their organization. The 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge received many many entries from 12 different countries.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

As a content curator, I’m not just on the hunt for learning and sharing snippets of the new or what’s buzzing. Content curation is ultimately organizing, synthesizing, presenting, and maintaining your resource collections. It was created in 2010 and purchased by Facebook in 2012 (more history here ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Today, I had the pleasure of doing a little planning for March, 2012 bootcamps in country with the strategic social media adviser from Jordan, Rami Al-Karmi and Heather Ramsey at IIE in San Francisco as well as Craig Newmark and Barry Newstead from Wikimedia. Stay tuned … Video and Storytelling.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

This is a ground-breaking web-based tool built using JavaScript technologies that presents the clearest picture yet of how well a community meets the current and future needs of people of all ages, incomes, ethnicities, and abilities. The Livability Index scores neighborhoods and communities across the U.S. Forum One has worked with the U.S.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

This is a ground-breaking web-based tool built using JavaScript technologies that presents the clearest picture yet of how well a community meets the current and future needs of people of all ages, incomes, ethnicities, and abilities. The Livability Index scores neighborhoods and communities across the U.S. Forum One has worked with the U.S.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Lasa, a UK-based technology and welfare charity (and content partner of TechSoup's), published a crowdsourced report on how charities and nonprofits can engage with technology to build a stronger connection with their constituents. For more on cloud computing and nonprofits, see TechSoup's 2012 Global Cloud Computing Survey results.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Connect2Give’s fundraising tools are great for nonprofits and libraries with multiple locations (competitive fundraising!), Kudos to Erin Palmer over at TechSoup's NetSquared Project for this: "The Pew Internet & American Life Project reports that, as of early 2012, 88% of American adults had a cell phone.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

But producing a great video is a real challenge: you must create compelling content, shoot and edit your footage so that it comes across as professional and engaging, and then promote your video so it can make the most impact. Optimize your content: Keeping your goal in mind, write out your ideas and think of the story you’d like to tell.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2011

Spitfire’s useful SMART chart planning tool has been used by many nonprofits and was adapted for social media for nonprofits by NTEN’s WeAreMedia project several years ago. Capacity: People, content, work flow, learning. Acquire 100 new donors through Facebook Causes by June 30, 2012.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Within the organization, the AARP Public Policy Institute maintains the AARP Livability Index , a key tool in their mission to promote the development of sound policies to address common needs for economic security, health care, and quality of life. This work won a silver Davey Award for Education!

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Forum One

OCTOBER 4, 2023

National Rural Health Resource Center Silver – Non-Profit Website The National Rural Health Resource Center provides technical assistance, information, tools, and resources for the improvement of rural health care. Overall, this work has helped to empower NRDC’s content managers, engage their audience, and amplify their impact.

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Forum One

MAY 17, 2023

This year, Forum One took home one platinum, four gold, and six silver awards in the categories of cultural, non-profit, science, health, and school/university websites, as well as digital branded content, arts and culture virtual experiences, and family and kids apps and software.

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NetWits

APRIL 11, 2012

adults use smart phones as of February 2012, up 11% from May 2011 and 10% said that their phone was their primary means of getting online. 4) Strategy, Not Tools (Duh!). Not simple tools and tactics. While we were there, Blackbaud, NTEN and Common Knowledge released the 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Within the organization, the AARP Public Policy Institute maintains the AARP Livability Index , a key tool in their mission to promote the development of sound policies to address common needs for economic security, health care, and quality of life. This innovative tool took home a gold Healthcare Ad Award this year!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. That said, to be alerted of new low-cost or free resources and tools available for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 With a Pinterest-like design, Clipix is the new generation of online content management.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. That said, to be alerted of new low-cost or free resources and tools available for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 With a Pinterest-like design, Clipix is the new generation of online content management.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. That said, to be alerted of new resources and tools available for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

The number of low-cost or free online resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. That said, to be alerted of new low-cost or free resources and tools available for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech for Good 2.0 Wordle is an online tool that allows you to easily create word clouds.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

The Forecasts for 2012. I guess a good place to start is looking back at forecasts from January 2012. Andrew Cohen of Forum One did one called 12 Big Trends in Nonprofit Technology for 2012. His big prediction was that 2012 would be a breakout year for mobile computing in nonprofit tech. The Cloud in 2013. called Martus.

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