Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 3, 2015

The reports listed below are just a small sampling of some of the research available to nonprofits on the subjects of online fundraising and social media. 2014 Nonprofit Storytelling Report :: Download. Social Media: An Ongoing Series of Reports :: Download. 2014 Social Change Impact Report :: Download.

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2013

That's what the Digital Storytelling Challenge seeks to accomplish every year. At the 2013 Digital Storytelling Awards Gala on May 28, the community's successes were clear. This year, we received more than 135 total submissions from social benefit organizations from far and wide! Without further ado. First Place Video.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2016

Small (and medium-sized) nonprofits have a different experience on social media than large nonprofits. Small nonprofits have to work harder at growing their following and most often the work of social media management is added to an already full job description. Social media is in a weird transition right now.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

By now, you've probably heard all the benefits of building a social media presence on Facebook or Twitter. We've compiled a list of resources including articles, blog posts, webinars, and case studies on best social media practices from our global network. TechSoup's Social Media Resources. Connecting Up Australia.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 26, 2016

Since our last storytelling Twitter chat , both the opportunities and challenges in producing a great digital story have increased. More stories flooding our social media airwaves mean that it's increasingly difficult to get a non-visual story heard. AUSTRALIA. Topic : Storytelling in central and eastern Europe and Eurasia.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2014

Starting on August 26th NetSquared organizers are holding digital storytelling events as part of the Storymakers campaign. Naples, FL: Digital Storytelling Workshop. Using small wins to grow social media revenue. Melbourne, Australia: The art of storytelling: how to create content that connects with your audience.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

We’re half way into Social Media September , but we’re just getting started! There are several ways for you to get involved in our social media for social good events no matter where you live, since our community is holding both live and virtual gatherings. Morrisville, NC: Social Media for Social Good.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 27, 2014

Every month NetSquared holds free or low cost educational events for people and organizations who want to use technology for social good. Seattle, WA: Facebook: A Discussion of the Strengths and the Limits of Social Networking. Naples, FL: Social Media Surgery- 501 TechClub SWFL Netsquared. Tuesday, Feburary 4.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2014

Get hands-on help at a social media surgery, or learn about databases at a meetup or discover the top tech trends of 2014 at one of our panel discussions. Vancouver, Canada: Social Media Success with HootSuite. Portland, OR: Visual Storytelling & Digital Management. January Events. Tuesday, January 14. Wednesday, February 5.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

TechSoup’s digital storytelling challenge is open between now and September 26, 2014. They are holding digital storytelling events all month! Join our global tweet chat on September 4 for the best examples of nonprofit storytelling. Naples, FL: Digital Storytelling Workshop. Toronto, Canada: Digital Storytelling.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

NetSquared Local groups hold monthly in-person events for anyone interested in the connection of technology and social impact. Digital Storytelling Challenge. NetSquared organizers were jazzed by the Digital Storytelling Challenge. Melbourne, Australia invited Etsy in to talk about B-corps. Seattle, WA: May Mixer.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2012

Learn how to become a social organization with tips from Yammer 's director of community. NetSquared is organizing technology-for-social-good events all over the world. Read more about the summit in TechSoup Global co-CEO Daniel Ben-Horin’s post in the Stanford Social Innovation Review. Connecting Up Australia.

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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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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our free events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. Decatur, Illinois: Storytelling, Planning, and Scheduling Content for Your Nonprofit #Storymakers2017. Adelaide, Australia: Storymakers in Adelaide.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Or if face-to-face is more your style, join your local NetSquared group — NetSquared groups are holding digital storytelling events all month. Kisumu, Kenya: Social Media Week. London, United Kingdom: Digital Storytelling. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de Digital StoryTelling en Guatemala. Storymakers Events.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 4, 2014

This September we’re holding our annual digital storytelling campaign (called Storymakers ) and in October we’ll be partnering with Microsoft on the Safer Internet data security and privacy project. We are also taking advantage of the lull to update our Social Media Surgery guide and plot events with the Raspberry Pi team.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 23, 2013

The most recent one was Social Media September. Fourteen Net2Local groups descended on their communities in full costume and delivered one-on-one training to local social benefit organizers. In the coming months Net2Local will also be participating in the Digital Storytelling Challenge and more social media surgeries.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 28, 2013

One Girl Australia raised $50,000 the first year they ran Do it in a Dress , a global campaign to empower girls in Sierra Leone with education. This allows for compelling storytelling. To use social media effectively, you'll need to have great content. True believers are the advocates that will support your cause.

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NTEN

MAY 1, 2013

Countries represented: 13 (US, Canada, UK, Korea, Australia, Switzerland, Netherlands, Poland, Belgium, Ireland, Nepal, Mexico, and Ghana). Social Media Fundraising: 90 Minutes of Nonstop Stats & Strategies at 13NTC , Filiberto Gonzalez. Five Social Media Tips from 13NTC , Susan Chavez. Number of: Registered Attendees: 1671.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

Naples, FL: How to Evaluate your Social Media Campaigns. New Orleans, LA: New Media Storytellers: How to get your audience to pay attention. Melbourne, Australia: Using community radio and TV for social good. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Social Media Surgery - hands on help with social media. July 2014 meetup.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Vancouver, British Columbia: Social Media Tune-Up for Nonprofits (with Hootsuite!). Seattle, Washington: Storytelling Through Data Visualization. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Social Media Surgery — Hands-On Help with Social Media. Taipei, Taiwan: Data for Social Good. social media security netsquared event'

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NTEN

MAY 7, 2013

Countries represented: 13 (US, Canada, UK, Korea, Australia, Switzerland, Netherlands, Poland, Belgium, Ireland, Nepal, Mexico, and Ghana). Social Media Fundraising: 90 Minutes of Nonstop Stats & Strategies at 13NTC , Filiberto Gonzalez. Five Social Media Tips from 13NTC , Susan Chavez. Number of: Registered Attendees: 1671.

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NTEN

JANUARY 12, 2015

Compelling video can advance social change and create real impact. This award celebrates YouTubers who use their storytelling skills and their loyal fans to change the world. Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. It’s that time of year again- the DoGooder Video Awards are back! See contest rules here.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Vu is a writer, speaker, vegan, Pisces, and the Executive Director of Rainier Valley Corps, a nonprofit in Seattle that promotes social justice by developing leaders of color, strengthening organizations led by communities of color,= and fostering collaboration between diverse communities. Now, without further ado, your lineup: Vu Le.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2007

Looks like a teams from Australia and New Zealand will compete to build a fully-operational website for a non-profit organization in 24 hours. Sort of like a Social Media Amish Barn Raising? Robin Good's " Ten Ways To Promote Your Business Using Social Media " are very translatable to the nonprofit space.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

There are local leaders in Australia, Canada, Latin America, Mexico Chile, and Singapore organizing on the ground to expand the reach and spirit of generosity. There have been many webinars , hangouts , and blog posts that share best practices for integrating social media or making the ask.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

Blogs fall under the category of "social media" because they are, well, social. About 100,000 new weblogs were created each day According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project report, "Bloggers: A Portrait of the Internet’s New Storytellers" from July 2006: 8% of Internet users, or about 12 million American adults, keep a blog.

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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2014

That’s why TechSoup holds an annual digital storytelling campaign each year. As part of Storymakers 2014, we offer a slate of interactive events including our global tweet-chat on September 4, 2014 and NetSquared meet-ups this August and September with storytelling workshops and presentations in your local community.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

As the conversation moved east around the globe, we witnessed an explosion of storytelling knowledge. The NetSquared Auckland group launched the event and shared four valuable insights into digital storytelling: Always have a hero. Here, we got to tap into experienced storytellers who were sharing mobile tools and platforms.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 12, 2010

Our contributors are from widely different fields – from social entrepreneurship to philanthropy, from deep tech space to community activism, from neuroscience to labor and economic history, from social network analysis to storytelling. A bit about our contributors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2017

More and more people are adopting social media messaging, including Facebook Messenger , to contact nonprofits with questions, comments, or requests. The Australia Democracy Museum also has a Facebook Messenger Bot, with similar objectives. For this post, I did a landscape scan to identify some of the best examples of nonprofit bots.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

Here's a bit of the fine print and official rules on this one: Nonprofits or charities or individuals from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia only are eligible to enter the contest. Coming immediately after the doGooder Video Awards is TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge (TSDIGS) coming April 1.

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Tech Soup

JULY 14, 2017

A website is the most important part of your nonprofit's presence online, followed by email and social media. This helps you make much better use of the time you spend not only on the website, but on email and social media as well. They can even do updates or help in other ways with website, email, and social media tasks.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

We know that storytelling is powerful. But storytelling is fundamental, we’re hardwired for stories. And if I’m getting it accurate, and we can put your name to it, I would love to include it on our social media feed. Are you active on social? You have stories that are unique to your organization. .

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