Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2013

It represents the convergence of two ideas: mobile phones have great cameras and you can quickly create great visual content as part of your content strategy by using it, along with a few tips and tools. Use images in every communication #21CapitalCamp. GuideStar USA (@GuideStarUSA) October 8, 2013. But that’s not all.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Link to resources In your blog posts, make sure to reference other pages on your blog. Most blogging platforms have tools and plugins to help optimize a blog post for SEO. Adding high-quality images can also help your SEO, and it’s a great opportunity to showcase your nonprofit’s photos.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2013

New image and video editing tools, templates, and other multimedia features allow you to create professional-looking newsletters, flyers, presentations, brochures, and other multimedia projects. We've compiled some resources from TechSoup, Microsoft, and our favorite tech news sites to help you get started. Third Party.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

As we hurtle toward the end of 2013, it’s time for an update of nonprofit technology trends and news! Hacker Helper is a free online tool that will allow volunteer developers to prepare for hackathons. They can go straight to work to create useful apps and other tools for solving social problems. Hacker Helper.

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JUNE 22, 2021

Monique Dozier, vice president of institutional advancement at Morehouse, says that with the transition to Salesforce, the advancement office raised a record $107 million—an eight-fold increase over its levels from 2013 to 2018 and the highest total in Morehouse history. Image courtesy of the University of Portsmouth Alumni website.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Melissa Cronin gave us some background on the event she helped start and pointed us toward resources we could use in our campaigns. In 2013, in only its second year, 10,000 groups in 40 countries participated. Resources for Organizations. Image 1 : Giving Tuesday / Some rights reserved. Image 2: Giving Tuesday.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2014

Whether compared to adoption of the wheel, the car, or even fire, the mobile phone is the most popular tool in human history. Just as most nonprofits initially resisted getting on board with social media, they’re also apprehensive to spend the time and resources to devise and implement a mobile strategy. Less is more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Colleague Miriam Brousseau tagged me and several other “close professional ties” asking us for resources on nonprofits and content strategy. The suggestions and resources these savvy, generous folks shared with me were invaluable, and I’m thrilled to now pass them on to you. Kelly Kingman (@kellykingman) September 12, 2013.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

Click to See Larger Image and Full Data by Marc Smith. Victoria Dougherty (@VJDConsulting) April 18, 2013. That often intimidates nonprofit folks (including me), but it doesn’t have to be that way. There are low tech tools and online (low cost or free) SNA tools and great resources like Marc Smith at NodeXL.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2013

To kick off TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge , we have compiled apps to help you showcase your organization in action. Also, make sure to follow TechSoup's Online Community Coordinator, Alexandra Bezdikian, as she tests the digital storytelling tools of the trade. More Resources.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Zeega is a content curation tool that lets you collect video clips, sound bites, and images from sites with public media (like Flickr, YouTube, Dropbox, and so on). Using Zeega's simple editor tool, users can put multimedia clips together into a sequence or layer them (such as putting a sound bite with a photo).

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

MAY 13, 2020

Google One Today gives information on the real impact a donation will make to a nonprofit by providing images and summaries of the work of each nonprofit. Read this article for more information on why Google for nonprofits is an essential tool and how to apply. Quick and easy to understand. What’s next? Yes Please! Why Twenti?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

If you have a good idea, the potential to change lives and the ability to create your app, starting today, November 5, 2012 through February 28, 2013, your app has the opportunity to make it to the top for up to US$15,000 in prizes. Top Image: Take that, app!, William Brawley Bottom Image: Microsoft Corp. as a reference.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Throughout time storytellers have used the tools available to them to help transmit their stories. Social media and technology are the newest tools available to us for storytelling. The availability of social media and other technological tools make it possible for all of us to be media producers. Image: SusanChavez.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 13, 2015

A Forbes article published in 2013 states that 1 in 5 Americans works from home at least one day a week. TechSoup's donations and educational resources provide you with the tools to work hard to change the world even when you can't be physically in the office. Image : Brian Goodman / Shutterstock.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2013

Multimedia, Maps, Social : Upload and share multimedia content like video, audio, text, and images on your mobile website. Analytics : Use reporting and analytics tools to track overall site traffic and performance and access specific site usage details. More Resources and Webinars. Logos and images: Guide by Cell.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

Our smartphones are an increasingly important telework tool. Tools like WebEx, GoToMeeting , and ReadyTalk are all optimized for the small screen. The usefulness of smartphones as business productivity tools doesn’t seem to be slowing down. Just under 200 million of them were sold worldwide in 2013. The downside?

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2017

Ransomware became famous as a tool of cybercrime in 2013 with the infamous Cryptolocker attacks. Take Advantage of These Microsoft Resources. Windows Defender is the free antivirus tool on Windows 10. Image : portal gda / CC BY-NC-SA. The malware technique has actually been around since 1989 , however.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

All April long, we’ll provide your organization with training and resources to tell its story digitally. Then you’ll create a short video (up to 90 seconds) or a five-image slide show to enter the challenge and win prizes donated by our sponsors. Get started on telling your story with tools from the TechSoup catalog.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

It lays a good foundation for what sort of resources are required for photo and video creation, how to get started, which platforms to use for what, as well as tools on the rise. Pay special attention to the “Tools on the Rise” sections to whet your appetite. Social networks can be ephemeral (remember Friendster?)

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BoardAssist

APRIL 26, 2016

Here are 5 changes that social media experienced that your nonprofit may have missed according to Resource Media. The sooner your nonprofit has a plan in place to utilize these new tools better. Perhaps because of the roaring arrival of Instagram to the main scene, Twitter responded with an image upgrade of its own.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2013

Please visit our Software Download Resource Page or Microsoft's Download FAQ for more information about downloading your Microsoft request. After Tuesday, January 29, 2013, Microsoft will also be electronic delivery only. Image: Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center. Pacific time, Monday through Friday).

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2014

Since the fall of 2013 when Microsoft made its product donations available to 501(c)(3) faith-based organizations including churches, synagogues, and mosques lots of faith-based organizations have been discovering TechSoup. It has an audit tool that evaluates your letters for ease of reading and effectiveness of communication.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 13, 2014

Fortunately there are some great free tools to help you figure that out. You may have noticed that Microsoft hosts different upgrade tools for Windows 7 and Windows 8. Another resource on compatibility of older software with Windows 8.1 Microsoft Resources. Image: Eurritimia. We also have both Windows 8.1

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

We like to use basic practical tools.” ” Their simple nonprofit in a box is a perfect example of how using basic practical tools can help nonprofits better serve their communities. We went live in October 2013. The next step was equipping case workers with the tools they needed to use this system out in the field.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Image courtesy Tsahi Levent-Levi via Flickr. They just didn’t have the resources. Jeff Bauman , who lost both legs in the Boston Marathon Bombing in 2013, has the second most successful fundraiser on the site with over $800,000 raised. Disrupting Fundraising Since: 2013. Booster launched its first campaign in 2013.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Translate your project into the language used by the resources and funders: key words, subject matter, geographic area, target audience, gender, race, and any parameters that fit your interests. Donated Fundraising Tools from TechSoup. TechSoup offers a wide variety of fundraising tools through its donation programs.

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2013

Outlook.com launched in February 2013 and all existing Hotmail users have been upgraded to Outlook.com as of early April. The new Sweep feature has tools to clean and maintain your inbox. Additional Resources. Image: Outlook.com icons (Courtesy of Microsoft). I thought it might be interesting to discover what is new.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 9, 2015

There are now cloud-versions available for most productivity tools, including: Customer relationship management (CRM) and donor/constituent management. The question is not whether you can find the tools you need in the cloud, but how that move will align with your mission and goals. Image : Tim Mossholder / CC0. Point-of-sale.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2014

launched in August 2013 when they became available to app developers for $1,500 – by invitation only. Resources: CNET: Everything you need to know about Google Glass (FAQ). Images: Jim Lynch and Kevin Lo of TechSoup. Please log in and perhaps using mind tools give us your thoughts. Wikipedia article on smartglasses.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2015

We know nonprofits need good tools for illustrating their accomplishments and communicating with their donors and constituents. Also check out our offerings for editing images and videos as well as creating flowcharts and diagrams. Microsoft Publisher 2013 — I never know why more people don't use Microsoft Publisher.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Despite declining sales, well over 300 million PCs will be sold worldwide this year while tablet sales are in the range of 200 million in 2013. Images: Courtesy of Roger Smith and /tiian via Creative Commons on Flickr. And indeed sales of new PCs and laptops are declining.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

I want to tell you about Nonprofit Tech For Good , a great nonprofit technology news resource. I invite you to have a look at my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends with its handy infographic so you can see how right (or wrong) I am about this year's tech trends. Images: Shutterstock.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

This time I’ll review some new developments in digital inclusion, smart watches, accessibility technology, apps in Africa, crowdfunding resources, and digital trends to expect in the next five years. ” Also have a look at our webinar recording and other resources: The Wisdom of the Crowd(funding). Image: Shutterstock.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

We're in the season for charities to brush off their video cameras to tell their story and it's looking like the other Facebook (Google+) is starting to become a more useful tool for community organizing. Coming immediately after the doGooder Video Awards is TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge (TSDIGS) coming April 1.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

This April our 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge offers resources to sharpen your skills and an opportunity to enter your short video or five-image slide show by April 30 to win awesome prizes! Nowhere was this clearer than at the Nonprofit Technology Conference 2013 this April in snowy Minneapolis. A Jamboree of Tools.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

And if the collection of resources and highlights below are any indication, a lot has happened in the nonprofit industry over the past 365 days. As we prepare for our leap into 2014, let’s learn from 2013′s ups and downs – triumphs and flops – and make this next year one for the record books.

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