The Storytelling Non-profit

DECEMBER 13, 2021

This is natural in any line of work, but in non-profit storytelling I find that it mostly impacts my process for writing and telling stories. One of the changes I’ve recently made is simplifying my personal definition of storytelling to this: Storytelling is the process of sharing facts, which are told with emotions and details.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2013

have been asking about the Treaty of Marrakesh (formal name: The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities. Second, the Treaty allows for easier import and export of accessible versions of books and other copyrighted works. Works Covered.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Whether we like it or not, the future working habits of nonprofit communicators will not be limited to Monday through Friday, 9 to 5 from a Desktop computer. It is a trend I would definitely be monitoring at www.mobilepaymentsworld.com. Very much in its each days, this is definitely a trend to watch and experiment with.

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Volunteer Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Ensure you’re working with a tool that has features for recruiting, scheduling, and beyond, so you can manage volunteers at every step of their engagement with your organization. Livestreaming platforms, communication tools, intuitive donation software, and custom mobile apps that all work well together will set up your events for success.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 28, 2011

—– Whether you are part of a nonprofit organization, an action campaign, a local community, or a school, you know that it is through stories you can showcase your work, change people’s minds, inspire them to make change, or join you to make a difference. You do need a Twitter account to use it.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

The nexus for this work is the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the United Nations agency that deals with such matters. WIPO has a mandate from its member states, and is working to address the need to change laws and get more accessible books flowing. law works: the one that made Bookshare possible.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Varied and sundry June 1, 2007 It’s been a week of mostly not work, which is a nice rest. Flash (and, therefore, YouTube) is working, as is Java. It’s definitely worth a listen.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

We are here to talk about how to lead and manage in our new work reality. Let’s see if we can get to work. Hopefully it’ll work. And so I’ve been so grateful to be able to help thousands of folks through my classes, through my courses, through one-on-one work, through training, conferences.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

The print book doesn’t work for people who are blind, partially sighted, dyslexic, have physical limitations, people who haven’t learned to read, or people who can’t read the particular language of a specific book is written in. The next challenge we’re working on is to bring this incredible library to the rest of the world.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 20, 2013

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Tech Soup

JUNE 21, 2012

Here in TechSoup’s San Francisco office, we use audio and video conferencing every day to talk with people working remotely in the Bay Area, New York, or Seattle, as well as with our partner nonprofits around the world. To understand which of the three private foundation subtypes you should choose, below are definitions of each.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

If you want to get acceptable audio for video blogging on an inexpensive camera you need to control the noise/environment or get really close to your subject. In looking at all the photos in the stream from the conference, his photos are definitely some of the best. Photo by Kino-Eye in Flickr. I asked him about shooting techniques.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 12, 2012

Microsoft Lync is one of the least understood Microsoft product donations in the TechSoup catalog; however if yours is a larger organization that already runs on Windows Server 2008, uses Office Professional Plus 2010 , and has multiple offices or lots of work out in the field, it's definitely worth looking at.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

The campaign is also on Google+ and uses SoundCloud , a social media company that allows one to record audio messages and share them online. While communicating the message out is definitely important for Dayoan and her team, it is far from the only way David Chiu is using new media in his campaign. Listening and Gathering Feedback.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2014

Find the free audio recording and presentation of the event here. Learn how to craft a BYOD (bring your own device) policy, set up a virtual office, cut the wire to work from anywhere, and adopt remote work strategies to support your cause and staff. Welcome to TechSoup’s Mobile Impact Webinar Series 2014. Blog Pieces.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2010

EDF has embraced the spirit of this sharing - not only remixing a version of the game for their organization,but also sharing back the materials and what worked! . Already, some of our advocacy work is progressing in large part because of savvy use of social media (see our blog about chemicals and toxics ). Why did we do this?

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2016

Within the nonprofit sector, visualizing data in a compelling way allows users to increase impact and awareness around the work that they do. What was surprising, and different is that IJNET did not make use of the data visualization tools whatsoever, which was definitely one of the more surprising ways to use Silk.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 5, 2020

If your own site isn’t pulling its weight in our new virtual fundraising environment, it’s definitely time to make a few updates. Whenever updating or adding to your website, take a moment to pinpoint exactly what your organization is working towards and the specific goals that will help you get there. Ready to begin?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

SaaS is not, by definition either proprietary or open source. at 6:45 pm » SaaS vs. Open Source » Audio Books 10.07.08 And with mashups becoming more and more popular, there’s a kind of meta-collaboration at work now too. at 3:23 am I think your definition of SaaS is aspirational rather than factual.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

Freedom Fone leverages audio as a mobile function using IVR, a technology that allows a system to detect voice and keyboard input. IVR allows a user to call, enter or say specific numbers, and listen to or contribute audio content. Many of the audio responses were later rebroadcast on the program. . What worked well (and why).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

For the intermediate users, I put them to work sharing their knowledge. But it is definitely a matter of personal learning styles and treating your participants as adults who can decide how they learn best. Be prepared to improvise more and drop the script if it isn't working with the audience. Know of any? Yes check here ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2006

His approach is definitely a few pegs of up from entry level and if you invest in the tools, software, and services it will run about $500-1,000. Record Two families of mics Dynamic mic - $80 SHURE SM57 or 58is top of the line- any $20 USB mic Castblaster - can que up your audio files and sound effects - DJ tool. Less work to do it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2021

As the pandemic continues, most nonprofit workplaces will become a combination of virtual and on-site work. Now, with over a year of virtual meetings under our belts and the future of office-centric work for all being unclear, hybrid meetings are likely to become our new normal. Give your remote participants a seat at the table.

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Tech Soup

JULY 14, 2016

It is the glue that ensures a site's design, content, and code work together in harmony to express the entirety of an organization's mission, strategy, activities, and impact. Over many years of working with social change organizations, my firm, Constructive , has developed an approach to website design. Putting It to Work.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2014

The bra works in combination with Polar or Garmin heart monitors. The TV technology most likely to make your current TV obsolete are new ultra high definition ‘ 4K ’ TVs. Sensoria makes a smart fitness bra that allows wearers to track their heart rate. They make a similar smart t-shirt for men.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

You need to fuel it and we have so much to do at work. by Iulian Commanescu The definitions are fluid when it comes to Web 2.0. He selected some definitions from the Internet. Been active since 1995, working in the northern part fo Romania to help mentally challenged people overturn the stigma. What is Web 2.0

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

It's not enough to just share stories about your impact — how do you mobilize and engage people who are passionate about issues you're working on? Maddie Grant, founding partner at Culture That Works and NTEN board member. One of the best ways to do this is to tell the story of someone who has been impacted by your work.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 2, 2014

Song Reader didn''t come as a CD, or an LP, or a bunch of digital audio files. These arrangements are starting-off points; they don’t originate from any definitive recording or performance. One of the things I always focus on in participatory exhibit design is ensuring that everyone has the same tools to work with.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 18, 2009

I’ll spare you a lecture on that subject here by reminding you that your site should, most definitely, be accessible. Is all graphic and audio/visual content also represented in text somehow? Working toward an accessible site from an exisiting site can take a great deal of time. So, how do you know if it is?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2007

Many thanks to organizers Chris Brogan and Chris Penn and all the people who worked hard to make it happen and especially the generous sponsors like Jeff Pulver. He said that in the first month of this experiment, he got two phones - one was really urgent and the other he had to give a lecture to the person about the definition of urgent.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2005

Do Audio - Thanks to some inspiration from Lisa Williams , I'm over my audiophobia and relieved to know that I don't have shell out the bucks for Ipod to podcast. I have the first few steps to get started now with audio. Eath is in New York and I'm definitely going to try to connect with her face-to-face. To Do List.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Explore this definitive guide to learn more about Giving Tuesday, get great campaign ideas, and soak up some best practices. These can work as in-person, virtual , or even hybrid events. Go over your results and choose which donation form will work best for your campaign. Delegate tasks ahead of time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2009

Heading 3 works the best with my blog themes. #3 Because he gets students upload their papers and illustrations, and Scribd immediately also converts it into audio so, in addition to seeing their story, they and others can hear it, too. Trial each heading style to select which visually looks the best: Write a test post.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2007

Having a bad case of work avoidance yesterday - specifically building powerpoint slides and figuring out what to say, I got into an email conversation about Web2.0 He gave me such a brilliant answer, although he warned that his advice will most definitely change six months done the road. MUST WORK ON PRESENTATION SLIDES.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

What if we were to audio and video record interviews with politicians and put them on the web? What if we faced up to really measuring the results of our work? Told story about doing a workshop and someone said the product didn't work. How to make it work: Popular, Easy, Rewarding, Fun, Cultivate, Tangible.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

An interesting point about using MySpace: "It can definitely be used for recruitment and as a mass communications tool, particularly for younger voters who tend to use email less. The key is to move MySpace friends onto normal advocacy lists as soon as possible. (The Its part of the " Have Money Will Vlog."

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CauseVox

JANUARY 12, 2022

This helps improve a company’s image, thus attracting employees and vendors interested in working with a socially responsible company. Impact : Facts and stats also matter, especially if they clearly show the impact of your nonprofit’s work. Work with your board members to approach their employer about sponsorship.

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