Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2012

Add your logo or avatar to your images. In terms of branding, it’d be wise to add your logo or avatar to some of your photos. You’ll need a photo editing tool to drag and drop your logo or avatar onto your images, but the extra step is worth your time. One hashtag per pin is enough!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

The popular misconception that the tools themselves i.e., Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, blogging, etc. It’s not the tools. It’s the human using the tools successfully (or not) that will make or break your nonprofit’s success on the Social Web. You need a good avatar.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

In the next few weeks I’ll be making recommendations of which tools and trends in technology nonprofits should prioritize in 2013, but for this year’s post on New Year’s resolutions I wanted to get back to basics. That said, here’s a tool kit to help you ask for that raise and get it. Good luck.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 20, 2006

(Click through to the larger version to read the poster) I've been going to meetings on information island at the TechSoup area in Second Life where a small group of avatars interested in nonprofits and Second Life have been busy working on some exciting plans lead by Susan Tenby of TechSoup. Next meeting is 10:30 a.m. I reserved my seat.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

Your supporters also want to see what your staff and working space look like – the human beings behind the avatar, if you will. They usually have the staff, passion, resources, and training necessary to make a new tool succeed if it has any possibility of succeeding.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 29, 2006

for Good has some interesting examples up right now of how their tools can be used for good. Example: Al Gore asked, "What do you think it wil take to reverse the effects of climate change?" • Flickr , "Show how rewarding it is to volunteer, to highlight issues that need extra attention, or to show pride in your cause." Because Yahoo!

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OCTOBER 19, 2006

That's my avatar, I'm live blogging from Second Life. Photo from public photos tagged with macarthur in NMC flickr stream. Several avatars were also in "real life" in New York City. " Some statistics about how many young people are using various social media tools. NMC Flickr Photos. local time).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2007

Jonathan Fanton, above next to my Second Life avatar, engaged in a discussion with Philip Rosedale (Linden) of Linden labs about the role of civil society in virtual worlds and answered questions from the more than 200 avatars that packed the space. The flickr stream - photos tagged with macfoundsl and snapzilla stream.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2007

See the flickr pool of pea avatar photos. Their use as a recruitment tool will table; they'll reach a network threshold fairly quickly. Her friends through out the social web responded and put together the campaign: Watch and listen to Connie Reece explain what this campaign is all about and why it is important to her.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 24, 2009

Avatars and links to profiles for Twitter-ers in the Community. A Flickr gallery of all TAFA pictures from last year. And to top it off, they made the page at no cost , using free widgets, embeds and online tools – a great idea for something like a conference that tends to only be relevant for a select period of time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2007

Photo by/NC from Matthew Saunders' Flickr Stream. But there is also a trust issue too -- particularly if you don't know all the avatars in real life. How does SL compare to these other tools and where does it fit on the gradient? There is a new tool called SecondTalk that lets you integrate skype with Second Life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

Election Day Debriefs What we can learn about online politics from the 2006 Campaigns from e-politics offers some lessons and takeaways about social networking and other traditional technology tools deployed for political campaigns. Here's a clip of Joe Trippi explaining how web media tools are impacting political campaigns and movements.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2007

And, that's why I really enjoy being a member of Cpsquared community because I get to explore online technology tools (in this case for online facilitation/collaboration) with really thoughtful people. On the third level, is to look at the various tools in Second Life and match them the activities. What did we learn from that?

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MARCH 23, 2007

Flickr photo from handsome monkey. over at her Netsquared blog about adoption of blogs and wikis in an organizational context and how these tools further organizational mission. tools] - it was a very interesting exercise, because it revealed the different ways of thinking about technology that we had. Engagement Strategie s.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2007

Photo in flickr from Community Technology Foundation. Politics, and Activism If you can't be in DC this weekend to remind Congress that you voted against this war , Ruby Sinreich suggests that you head to the Progressive Island on Second Life for the Avatars Against the War sponsored by RootsCampSl.org Hillary Clinton is using Drupal.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. A section of the e-newsletter entitled “Resource Spotlight” features a new tool in each edition. A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. e-Newsletter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 25, 2012

You’ll need to invest in a photo-editing software or app that will allow you to edit, crop and insert text or your nonprofit’s logo or avatar into your photos. Like any other communications and fundraising tool, social media requires staff time, training, experience, hardware and software. ” and how destructive it is.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Readers understand that one era compliments and empowers the previous one and that the set of tools associated with each era are not meant to be replaced by the tools indicative of the the era that follows. Thus, please be careful when using any tool that automates posts from one social network to another. The Mobile Web.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Readers understand that one era compliments and empowers the previous one and that the set of tools associated with each era are not meant to be replaced by the tools indicative of the the era that follows. Thus, please be careful when using any tool that automates posts from one social network to another. The Mobile Web.

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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 Creative Commons on Flickr :: flickr.com/creativecommons. e-Newsletter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Readers understand that one era compliments and empowers the previous one and that the set of tools associated with each era are not meant to be replaced by the tools indicative of the the era that follows. Thus, please be careful when using any tool that automates posts from one social network to another. The Mobile Web.

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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 Creative Commons on Flickr :: flickr.com/creativecommons. e-Newsletter.

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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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NTEN

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Flickr: HeathBrandon Even in a world where information overload is the norm, NTEN Members know how to get the word out – and even discuss how they curate information. While most donations are still received offline, online fundraising is an important tool, especially when trying to attract new donors. Have more news to share?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2008

Jonathon Coleman's Twitter Avatar. Social Media tools during your time with The Nature Conservancy. s taken us a long time to build up credible, authoritative profiles and groups on sites like Care2 , Digg , Facebook , Flickr , and StumbleUpon. ??? Our Flickr photo contest. t we just use Flickr???s but wouldn???t

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

When people logged in on Fridays, they saw hundreds of frozen pea avatars from people who were fighting breast cancer. The Tools by Jordan Viator of Convio Social media tools tend to be "bright, shiny objects" with which organizations become enamored. Think of the impact the folks at Movember are having, only online.)

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2009

Flickr Photo by Ghbrett. Tools: Jane Quiqley talked about the up and coming applications and where the tools were leading up. The context at Blogpotomac was the question, "Did turning your Twitter avatar green in support of the Iraniian protests" really mean anything. Google social search.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 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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