Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 8, 2011

Written for the June 2011 issue of Fundraising Success Magazine , where I am writing a quarterly column throughout 2011. Unfortunately, many nonprofits upload horizontal logos to serve as their avatars, resulting in the obvious cropping of the images. Quite often your nonprofit’s story can be much better told through images.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 10, 2010

You need to know basic HTML to utilize the Static FBML App on Facebook, to correctly design your Twitter and MySpace profiles, your YouTube channel, and to create and maintain a blog that is visually appealing and professional. Launch a blog. I launched this blog in September 2009. And then blog about it. I was wrong.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2013

I’m now a fan of Reed Stockman’s AFP technology blog. What I’d expect from an online blog from such an established institution is a weighty selection of content from equally businesslike sources. Much of their blog contact is tagged (e.g. ?NPtech The Association of Fundraising Professionals. NPMobile , ?NPOnlineGiving.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2011

In magazines, on flyers, tabletops, and conference materials. QR Codes are two-dimensional bar code images that when scanned by a camera on a smartphone open a link to a website, send a SMS, or dial a phone number. Scan the QR Code featured in this blog post to see how it works. So, what are they?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

WordPress was born as a blogging tool, primarily, and has expanded outside of that realm, to encompass different kinds of content management use cases. WordPress still has only two content types: Blog Posts and Pages. Kinds of sites probably best done in WordPress: Blogs. Community Blogs. Simple brochureware websites.

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See3

JANUARY 25, 2007

Here are the details : art… Artist Cindy Workman has a new show called “Les Demoiselles&# that features arresting, composite images of women fashioned from disparate sources including magazines, online images, even sewing pattern envelopes. We love our See3 logo. The work remains as fresh and quietly fierce as ever.

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Media Cause

MARCH 4, 2022

I was hearing a bunch of new buzzwords being thrown around on AIGA’s Eye on Design blog. The idea was the same as what we did in kindergarten as children: cut out images from magazines and assemble them into a new layout. Inspiration came from two very different places. .

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2013

For content creators, a news story can inspire a moving blog or article. For example, you can search "nonprofit technology" to find related blogs, or you can peruse Feedly's curated "Technology Hub." Flipboard (Android, iOS) is like your own personal magazine for your smartphone or tablet. More Resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Source: AI for Lawyers (Click image for larger version). According to Chat Bot Magazines State of Chat Bots 2019 , there is higher and higher adoption rates and use cases, particularly in customer service. Nonprofit Chat Bots.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 11, 2013

A powerful image can instantly communicate your organization's message on your website or blog. A collection of inspiring images can make a great presentation even better. TechSoup also offers professional-level image-editing software from Adobe: Photoshop Extended CS6 (for both Windows and Mac ). Elemental Effects.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2017

A recent post on the Ford Foundation blog, “ Why you should care about bots if you care about social justice ,” notes automation itself isn’t cutting edge, but the prevalence and sophistication of the how the automated tools interact with users is. .”

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

One resource its member organizations have requested is high quality images of biking and walking to use in their communications. The contest will help them build a biking and walking advocacy photo library that will provide free, high quality images of biking and walking to Alliance member organizations.

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Care2

JANUARY 13, 2012

Pinterest is a new(ish) and growing a image based social network and the newest darling of social media marketers. Add “pin it” buttons to your blog or web site so your visitors and supporters can create their own pin boards that highlight your cause. Pin images of endangered species. A Creative Opportunity.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

Here's where Jason learns about the latest trends and news in technology: In nonprofit marketing, I enjoy Beth Kanter's Blog , as well as Kivi Leroux Miller’s Nonprofit Marketing Blog. I really enjoying reading science magazines like Nautilus , as well as the classics like Popular Science , and Popular Mechanics.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Audience size, breadth, and depth: If your organization has big lists, lots of traffic to your website or blog or social media pages, or big crowds at events, there are many ways to turn this into a donor benefit. A dedicated blog post about the sponsorship. A set of screensavers and background images.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 14, 2016

Creating web content, a blog post, an email, an e-book or a press release can be intimidating even for professionals. Even a magazine ad or a billboard that reaches millions of readers is seen by only one person at a time. The best copywriting is direct and to the point, uses an active voice and often creates mental images.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 28, 2014

Greg told me, "We can easily image 10 computers per day. If you'd like to comment on the impressive programs Greg is running or share other interesting stories from the world of philanthropy, please log in to comment on this blog post. Images: courtesy of BIKERSCAP. Sundays are our best day for getting things done.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 10, 2009

As you enter the books and magazines you already own, it lists for you the patterns in that resource connecting you to others who have worked on the same projects. If you have a Flickr account, you can easily connect it to Ravelry for uploading images. Happy New Year My 2009 resolution: get my blogging voice back.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

This is the type of news sound byte you will typically see in Alumni magazines or that alums (or their parents) might share with your organizations. You want to celebrate their personal , social, or professional accomplishments. 5. Images, Questions, and Comments Inspire Facebook Engagement. Images work for engagement.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 19, 2011

WordPress was born as a blogging tool, primarily, and has expanded outside of that realm, to encompass different kinds of content management use cases. WordPress still has only two content types: Blog Posts and Pages. Kinds of sites probably best done in WordPress: Blogs. Community Blogs. that aren’t one or the other.

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AFP Blog

JULY 16, 2013

Because with Pinterest, it turns out a dream board is a simple as a few clicks and a few breath-taking images; it requires absolutely no gunky glue or old magazines that give me paper cuts. What a Dream Board Can Do for You : But that was before Pinterest. Pinterest is, in fact, just made for dream boards.'

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 5, 2016

Whether it's a favorite show on Bravo, the tabloid magazine we read in the check-out line at the grocery store, or that box of Girl Scouts cookies hidden in a desk drawer, there are certain things we become attached to and will not give up, on pain of death. Image 1 : U.S. Image 2: Derrick Feldmann. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

Here's where Jason learns about the latest trends and news in technology: In nonprofit marketing, I enjoy Beth Kanter's Blog , as well as Kivi Leroux Miller’s Nonprofit Marketing Blog. I really enjoying reading science magazines like Nautilus , as well as the classics like Popular Science , and Popular Mechanics.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 15, 2010

on What Gives Our Prayers and Thoughts are with the People of Haiti on the Boho Magazine blog Help For Haiti Earthquake Aftermath. Giving Green on Treehugger Help Haiti Recover on the Ellen DeGeneres Show blog Help Survivors of the Earthquake in Haiti on Charity Navigator Tragedy in Haiti - How Can I Help? Her advice is: 1.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 23, 2014

One day, they returned from school with orders to sell anything from popcorn and candy to gift wrap and magazine subscriptions; as parents, we were left to do most of the legwork. They improve brand image. Read more from Robert on affiliate storefronts in his blog post. Today, fundraising is a little different.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

If you use the hashtag #SaveMarinsCoho on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with your photo , they will add your image to the album. More businesses pledged their support, blogs and magazines ran articles on the idea of Keep ‘Em Wet. Thanks @kanter @patagonia for the #keepemwet love at #patagoniatoolsconference.

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Care2

JULY 22, 2011

This is a good argument for minimalistic header images in email. As you know, more and more desktop and webmail email clients default to hiding images from readers. In mobile, images are vigorously suppressed. Don’t rely on image-based links as images may not appear on mobile messages.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

Which images will make the biggest impact. She now also helps nonprofits find a place for themselves on our cause channel blogs. For more than 5 years Dane has served on the Editorial Advisory Board of Fundraising Success Magazine and currently serves as the Co-Chair.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Gerald Marzorati, Editor of The New York Times Magazine , has revealed that "contrary to conventional wisdom, it's our longest pieces that attract the most online traffic." If we don't find it quickly enough, we can much more easily jump to another source of information than we could with a stack of magazines.

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Tech Soup

JULY 11, 2016

" So wrote Cynthia Gibson, then of the Carnegie Corporation , and Nonprofit Quarterly Editor-in-Chief Ruth McCambridge in a 2008 special issue of that magazine dedicated to infrastructure. This blog post was originally published on the Philanthropy News Digest blog. Image: TechSoup. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 13, 2013

online magazine. Please log in to comment on this blog post. Images: Mobile Beacon. Tips and Tools for Technology Planning is a Slideshare presentation from NTC 2012 by some NPTech heavyweights, Peter Campbell, Ariel Gilbert-Knight, Carlos Bergfeld, and Karl Robilard. Look for it on page 49.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2008

The image is from Roger Carr who is raising money to support the Arthritis Foundation???s s annual nationwide event, Arthritis Walk, that raises awareness and funds to fight arthritis. I've just donated to his campaign and here's why. Hint - the three R words.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

In a follow up blog post by Pamela Passman, Senior Vice President of Global Affairs, who was our host for the event, she amplifies this point. “Our citizenship work is grounded in the power of our people, our products and our partners to address social and economic opportunity.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 14, 2007

Search for bloggers who write about topics related to your cause on Technorati , Google Blog Search and Ask.com's blog search engine. for blog posts tagged with words related to your topic. Read blogs. Most bloggers aren't paid to blog. An image they can illustrate the post with. Search del.icio.us

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 27, 2006

You can read some of the girl's blog posts from the retreat here. TBIO was created by New Moon: the Magazine for Girls and Their Dreams almost five years ago, which also promotes positive self-image among youth. Now I’m seeing every day how important it is to have open communication about beauty, self-esteem and image!!!

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 25, 2009

In a post on his blog, Logic + Emotion , David Armano mentions that 60 to 65% of people are visual thinkers , meaning that they do their “thinking through visual processing using the part of the brain that is emotional and creative to organize information in an intuitive and simultaneous way. Information Aesthetics.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2009

We recently celebrated the first birthday of the Connection Café blog. When we launched the blog, we committed in the very first post to "writing about the issues you care about and the topics that can help you succeed online." Like many of you, I was excited about the prospect of our blog but anxious about the "what ifs."

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