Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Emerging Leaders Playbook Toolkit -The toolkit includes highly practical meeting facilitation “recipes” to help build skills in managing self, teams, and organizational culture.The facilitator agendas are designed for beginner or novice facilitators. The facilitation methods are participatory.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Nonprofit strategic planning often gets a bad rap, but time spent mapping out your organization’s future can save you from spinning your wheels, being busy but not effective. When running a nonprofit, there’s so much to do and you’re on the go from morning ’til night. What a waste of time! So, let’s change that.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2013

In the spirit of TechSoup's new look , we've compiled a list of resources and products from around our global network on website design, planning, and management. The Greenbelt Alliance, a nonprofit in the San Francisco Bay Area, shared 10 lessons learned from its major website overhaul. Design and Multimedia.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Elefint , a design studio that works with social impact organizations and nonprofits, teamed up with TechSoup to build our new free design basics course. The course will also walk you through creating a brand book for your nonprofit or library. After completing this course, you will be able to.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Pull up a chair, pour yourself a warm drink, and get cozy with TechSoup's free nonprofit and library tech webinars. SEO for Beginners. Adobe Photoshop Tools and Filters for Advanced Beginners. Libraries Supporting Social Good: Tools and Tips for Outreach to Nonprofits. Get your website found.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2012

Libraries and nonprofits rely on philanthropy and grants to further their mission, but finding funding for new projects can be a challenging process. Their goal is to connect nonprofits to grantmakers. They offer free online training resources to help libraries and nonprofits navigate the world of philanthropic giving.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Did you also know that 49% of nonprofit employees expect cost cuts this year and 54% of nonprofit leaders have implemented changes to organizational goals and activities? . Now more than ever, it’s vital for nonprofits to diversify their funding sources. Why grants are important to nonprofits. Let’s dig in!

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Did you also know that 49% of nonprofit employees expect cost cuts this year and 54% of nonprofit leaders have implemented changes to organizational goals and activities? . Now more than ever, it’s vital for nonprofits to diversify their funding sources. Why grants are important to nonprofits. Let’s dig in!

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2016

Spring forward into technology for your nonprofit or library during March! Fertilize your fundamental Adobe Photoshop skills at Wes Holing's 60-minute webinar for advanced Photoshop beginners on Thursday, March 10. Spring isn't just about changing your clock and losing an hour of sleep. Nurture Your Photoshop Skills.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

Assuming that staff can just wander on to general AI models and create content is like when nonprofits thought it was a good idea to give their social comms to interns a decade ago. Email Campaigns : AI writers can help nonprofits create effective email campaigns that increase engagement, donations, and volunteer participation.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

The nonprofit provides laptops, tablet computers, training, and other technology resources to elderly people. Blue Hair Technology Group is a strong advocate for tablet computers like iPads, Kindles, and other e-readers because touch screens are a much more intuitive interface for computer beginners, whether they’re two or 92.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

As a fellow nonprofit, those of us at TechSoup understand how important it is to run your organization in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible. To wit: we’ve put together this simple guide to the donated software that most all nonprofits and libraries need in their toolkit, especially when they’re just starting out.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Free video services like Instagram and Vine that feature short videos now attract millions of users, offering nonprofits, charities, and libraries an opportunity to connect with new audiences. Help , a nonprofit dedicated to helping other nonprofits tell their stories through film and video. Video Creation Resources.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2013

For nonprofits, libraries, and their constituents, training is esse ntial to keep knowledge and skills up to date. Whether your organization is training its own staff in nonprofit management, or teaching others technical skills, TechSoup can help you get started. Organize software trainings for your library computer lab.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

As a nonprofit ourselves, we at TechSoup know what it feels like when your organization starts to grow. Do you need software to manage volunteers and human resources? Do you need software to manage volunteers and human resources? Following on the heels of our Software to Build and Grow Your Nonprofit. Build Your Website.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

The nonprofit provides laptops, tablet computers, training, and other technology resources to elderly people. Blue Hair Technology Group is a strong advocate for tablet computers like iPads, Kindles, and other e-readers because touch screens are a much more intuitive interface for computer beginners, whether they’re two or 92.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING FOR NONPROFITS. 5 Nonprofits Winning At Social Media. Case studies of nonprofits winning at social media is an opportunity to see the strategies in action. Here we take a look at how some of the top nonprofits are leveraging social platforms to get results (and how you can do the same).

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2014

He is also the former executive director of the Craigslist Foundation , one of the founders of the national Social Media for Nonprofits conferences, and the author of Nonprofit Management 101 (Jossey-Bass) among many other things. TechSoup: Go Mobile with TechSoup Donations and Resources. Sign up for this free webinar here.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 10, 2013

This newly updated image- and video-editing bundle runs on Windows machines or Macs, and is now available to eligible nonprofits, charities, and public libraries through TechSoup. Training Resources. Other TechSoup Resources. Choosing the Right Software. Adobe Photoshop Elements Organizer. When to Go Pro.

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Tech Soup

JULY 28, 2014

Last week, the UK-based nonprofit Raspberry Pi Foundation announced the latest version of their popular Raspberry Pi computer. Libraries have also experimented with replacing terminals with smaller footprint Raspberry Pi computers. Raspberry Pi Model B.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 11, 2013

This newly updated image- and video-editing bundle runs on Windows machines or Macs, and is now available to eligible nonprofits, charities, and public libraries through TechSoup. Training Resources. Other TechSoup Resources. Multimedia and Graphics Software blog video nonprofits tsdigs digital storytelling'

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Whether your nonprofit is big or small, old or new, urban or rural, you have to have a good website. And you can’t build a great nonprofit website without a great nonprofit website builder—or, if you can, it’d be a huge hassle and you’re stretched thin as it is. In the year 2024, it’s simply not negotiable. Don’t worry!

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2011

On Tuesday, I'll be talking about technology planning for nonprofits and public libraries at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service as a part of the Interactive Strategy Forum. Technology Planning for Nonprofits: Getting Started. Nonprofit Technology and Total Cost of Ownership.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2011

On Tuesday, I'll be talking about technology planning for nonprofits and public libraries at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service as a part of the Interactive Strategy Forum. Technology Planning for Nonprofits: Getting Started. Nonprofit Technology and Total Cost of Ownership.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2011

TechSoup continued its Social Media Mondays in May with a discussion on Twitter to expand on the resources offered in its Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki. The second installment of the weekly TweetChat series offered some useful advice on nonprofit Twitter use, a tool that can be difficult to understand for many nonprofit leaders.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Creating a nonprofit board presentation can be nerve-wracking if you’ve never presented before, especially with how essential your presentation may be to your organization’s work. An important part of building your nonprofit board presentation is establishing those connections with individual board members.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2012

More Resources. As part of the App It Up 2: Transforming Communities project, we had the opportunity to explore app development as well as the best apps for nonprofits and libraries. Join us for an upcoming webinar on January 10 for a look at nonprofits and libraries have made their own apps.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2021

List compiled by Heather Mansfield , Editor-in-chief of Nonprofit Tech for Good and creator of the 101 Digital Marketing and Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits blog and webinar series. The Internet Archive Wayback Machine is an online library of almost 500 billion screenshots of websites since 1996.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

CitySoft is a web-based CRM and content management system for eligible nonprofits and public libraries. Basic by Telosa allows you to streamline and automate many of the routine but time-consuming tasks associated with fundraising and donor management, and focus more time and resources on your mission. Grantseeking.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2013

Windows Phone 7/8) is an app that will please both beginners and advanced designers. Other TechSoup Resources. For more apps, take a look at TechSoup's Apps for Nonprofits and Libraries. One advantage of Fotor is that you can save edited images with no loss of resolution. CleverPhoto.

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2011

For those of you just getting started, check out our Nonprofit Social Media 101 curriculum for beginners, which has examples, tips, and videos about getting started with and managing your social media presence. We've also collected other resources to help you navigate the social media sea. Check out our helpful webinar.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Without a doubt big data is one of the most talked about topics in nonprofit technology and IT in general this year. Jake Porway talks about the project in the short Wall Street Journal video, Big Data and Nonprofits. The nonprofit Charity Water uses it to display all their completed clean water projects around the world.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

If you lead a nonprofit, you know how important your fundraising events are. Before we dive in, we’ll quickly talk about the current state of fundraising events and what the future looks like for modern nonprofits. Board fundraisers – Your nonprofit board of directors is the governing body of your organization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The internet is loaded with amazing free or low-cost tools and resources! Provided you set aside the time to explore and experiment, your nonprofit can use the tools listed below to significantly improve your web and email communications and your social media campaigns. Social Media. Buffer :: buffer.com. Lightful :: lightful.com.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

As a not-so-design-savvy person myself, I recently attended WebJunction's excellent webinar, Data Visualization for the Rest of Us: A Beginner's Guide. The webinar was presented by Linda Hofschire, a research analyst at the Library Research Service at the Colorado State Library. Choose the appropriate chart.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 13, 2018

The number of low-cost or free apps and online tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Provided you set aside the time to explore and experiment, your nonprofit can use the apps and tools listed below to significantly improve your web and email communications and your social media campaigns. Social Media. Video Editing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 2, 2017

The number of low-cost or free apps and online tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Provided you set aside the time to explore and experiment, your nonprofit can use the apps and tools listed below to significantly improve your web and email communications and your social media campaigns. Social Media. Photo Editing.

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