Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Many years ago before the digital cameras and children, my husband used to spend many hours combining two past times: birding and photography. Personally, I need both kinds of learning and the challenge is balancing it. Black-Crowned Night Heron. Too much serendipity and I don’t feel like I accomplish anything.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2013

Narratives ask what we can accomplish and how can we connect to one another to accomplish our goal. They shift our focus to the long term and give us something to hold onto on our path to our goal. Narratives lend themselves to transmedia storytelling, so use different tools like video and photography. Why Do Narratives Matter?

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2022

Think about your goals and what position you could add that would move you forward quickly toward reaching your goals. Think about your personal daily work routine and all the tasks and goals that fall by the wayside because one person can only do so much. In short , be specific. .

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 24, 2016

Pop-up messages as reminders, rewarding users for their engagement, badges, progress bars, and even weekly challenges drive a little competition to keep users on their toes. Player Goals. While gamification is still in its infancy, the fact is that people are goal-oriented and motivated towards success is a constant.

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DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 31, 2021

But, it also makes it challenging to raise enough support to fuel your organization’s work. Photography and Videography: To what extent will you use photography and videography in your branding? The goal is for supporters far and wide to be discussing your organization and spreading the word.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Make-A-Wish has become a household name in recent years with its unique goal of fulfilling the wishes of ill and vulnerable children, from visiting Disneyland to meeting celebrities. National Trust utilises the passion of its supporters and their beautiful photography to spread the word about its beautiful sites. Feeling inspired?

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Care2

JANUARY 30, 2014

Many nonprofits who are going through a website redesign on a tight budget want to know the best ways to find and hire a web vendor, especially ones that will understand their goals and challenges. In their proposal, have they accounted for additional costs unrelated to staffing, such as stock photography or software subscriptions?

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Why is a photography contest an example of "crowd sourcing" wheres a community drawing contest is an example of "audience-as-artist"? What's the relationship between the goals of participation and the techniques employed? What do you get out of the report?

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Forum One

APRIL 28, 2010

My presentation in particular addressed the challenge of incorporating story telling into an organization's everyday behavior and addressed the fact that the act of collecting and sharing success stories does not happen in a vacuum. Through video, photography, and compelling first-hand stories, Charity: Water has garnered worldwide attention.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2010

Decide what outcomes you’re expecting with the redesign so you can share those goals with your designer. Make decisions about the team judiciously since the larger the team, the more challenging it will be to get sign-off on key milestones. These steps are just the beginning to embarking on a successful redesign.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The more we showcase real people of all kinds in our photography, the more engaged our audiences will be in the content we create, and the more inclusive our culture will become. Committing to choose and create photography that features different types of people and represents them as equals can already change our culture for the better.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 14, 2012

They worked with Cathexis Partners to develop an extremely visually compelling website that promotes several types of IFEs; highlights include a 25th Anniversary Campaign (pictured), Kilimanjaro Climbing Event , Donate Your Special Day and (my personal favorite) the Board Challenge. so I limited myself to 4.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 4, 2010

The event succeeded in donating thousands of images to Wikipedia, but it was plagued by challenges that frustrated museum staff, Wikimedians, and photographers. Some of these challenges were about mission fit. The Wikimedians’ and museums’ goals were not as aligned as they originally thought.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

In it, John provides a model for the museum visitor experience based on one fundamental idea: people visit and make meaning from museum experiences based on their ability to fulfill identity-related goals and interests. The professional/hobbyist has a very specific, directed goal for her visit related to her work or a focused hobby.

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 25, 2021

Your story’s arc is the overall path it will follow, generally broken up into three main points: The Beginning: This is where the main characters and basic details about your challenge are introduced. The Middle: This is where the challenge reaches a peak or climax, and your characters learn, grow, and take action against the challenge.

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Classy

AUGUST 11, 2021

Visuals, like your most impactful photography or graphics. To take it a step further, be proactive about your organization’s goals each year and update your critical messaging accordingly. When you organize reporting, you can quickly identify areas of opportunity and flag potential challenges without a considerable time commitment.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 25, 2023

While every nonprofit is different—with different audiences, goals, etc.—a A theme helps to unite the goals and purpose of the campaign with the organization’s overarching story and mission. And of course, state the goals of the campaign. Make sure to include both quantitative and qualitative goals. Why is it important?

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

How to start fundraising online 20 effective and simple online fundraising ideas 8 top online fundraising platforms for nonprofits Tips for a successful online fundraising campaign Use the tips and ideas in this guide to create your own online fundraising plan and to determine the fundraising tools you’ll need to accomplish your ultimate goals.

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Your goal in the first part of the letter is to get your reader’s attention. Don’t use a lot of photography and fancy layout in your letter or accompanying materials. Use a matching or challenge gift opportunity and tell your donors it will make their gifts go further. THE APPEAL LETTER: HOW TO DRAW YOUR DONORS IN.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

To help address this challenge, I am thrilled to partner with public speaking coach Eileen Smith of Spokesmith , to give you these six incredible tips that can elevate you to rock star status in your circles, and keep your audience fully focused and enthusiastically spreading your key points through their networks. Shutterstock. Final Words.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 26, 2021

This challenge is even greater for nonprofit brands than it is for-profit brands. The challenge is to make those 15 words convey all of the following: Why your organization exists Whom it serves How it serves them. Invest in High-Quality Photography. You can use stock photography if done correctly.

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Forum One

JUNE 6, 2024

We balanced this responsive design with delightful interactive features like load animations, hover effects, and striking photography to highlight the Zoo’s impact. Of course, these should be aligned with your goals and mission. We worked with the Zoo team to build an accessible, multilingual, and mobile-first digital experience.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2023

Year-end fundraising events are not just about tapping into the season’s spirit of giving; they’re about celebrating the journey, acknowledging the challenges overcome, and setting the tone for the year ahead. PHOTOGRAPHY: BFA.COM 2. LARRY AND TOBY MILSTEIN AT “ZOOMTOPIA” VIRTUAL GALA.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Fundraising season is upon us and it’s time to set some big year-end fundraising goals and go after them! Then choose the strategies that will help you reach your goals before the ball drops on New Year’s Eve. Do not ask people to help you meet your $10,000 goal. No one cares about your goal. It’s that time of year!

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

With the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic still very present, nonprofits are again faced with the challenge of deciding whether to hold in-person or virtual events this year. PHOTOGRAPHY: BFA.COM. But with great challenge comes great opportunity, and we hope this information helps make it all more manageable.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

To help address this challenge, here are six incredible tips from public speaking coach, Eileen Smith of Spokesmith , that can elevate you to rock star status in your circles, and keep your audience fully focused and enthusiastically spreading your key points through their networks. Make your points memorable. Shutterstock. Final Words.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 25, 2023

While every nonprofit is different—with different audiences, goals, etc.—a A theme helps to unite the goals and purpose of the campaign with the organization’s overarching story and mission. And of course, state the goals of the campaign. Make sure to include both quantitative and qualitative goals. Why is it important?

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

If it’s connected with an exhibition, I work with our interpretative materials person really closely on the goals and we have a discussion. Do you ever run into institutional challenges for being so honest? Most of the stuff in our museum is public domain, and we have a very good policy that non-commerical photography is okay.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

My goal here is to give you as much value as possible in lots of different ways. I really believe in it, but I’m going to have a fundraising goal and I’m going to have some responsibilities that I’m not sure I’m ready for it. So much accountability, but had no idea how I was going to get to that goal.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

A search engine that “knows millions of things” about people, places, and history, Qwiki takes the information from your Wikipedia Page and converts it into a more visual format complete with audio, video, digital photography, and the ability to “Improve This Qwiki.”

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 21, 2014

In this series, we chat with these innovators about their inspirations, challenges, and favorite tools. Print design, visual design, graphic design, illustration, product photography, park kiosks, mobile apps, and all things webby are managed by their team. It’s both challenging and very rewarding. Ryan: And resources.

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NTEN

MARCH 12, 2015

Finding that perfect image for your blog post or campaign can be a challenge. Nonprofit MarCommunity shares 12 stock photography sites to help you find the right photo to convey your story. Lack of tech expertise is often one of the challenges facing nonprofits. Did you know charitable giving has been around since 2500 BCE?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

In 2011, Eric Ries published The Lean Startup , which challenges startup and business founders to build and run their companies in a new way – maximizing customer value and revenue while minimizing wasted effort. The overall goal is to reduce waste: wasted time, wasted effort, and wasted money.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Here are some examples of ways people have used the arts to create social impact: 50 Crows Social Change Photography "Images inspire people to act. Examples of socially rousing photography permeate our history: Vietnam, Rwanda, 9-11’s Ground Zero. Our hope is that the information presented here will educate and inspire."

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

A search engine that “knows millions of things” about people, places, and history, Qwiki takes the information from your Wikipedia Page and converts it into a more visual format complete with audio, video, digital photography, and the ability to “Improve This Qwiki.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Launched to enable donors and supporters to easily learn more about the nonprofits they support (or are considering supporting), the Giving Library is a portal to nonprofits that have created informational videos explaining their work, mission, accomplishments and future goals. GivingTuesday :: givingtuesday.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Launched to enable donors and supporters to easily learn more about the nonprofits they support (or are considering supporting), the Giving Library is a portal to nonprofits that have created informational videos explaining their work, mission, accomplishments and future goals. GivingTuesday :: givingtuesday.org.

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