Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Also, in my upcoming webinar on How Nonprofits Can Successfully Launch and Maintain a Blog on WordPress , I will give concrete examples of the nonprofit blog content ideas below as well as how to set-up and design your blog and craft your blog content to ensure that your supporters and donors will actually read your blog.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Cute animals rule the social web! The example below is from the Monterrey Bay Aquarium and one of their most popular videos. They’re inviting folks to submit their own cute dog photos. grist.org has discovered what social media folks who work for zoos, aquariums, and animal welfare organizations already know.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2012

So, for example, I am going to pin a blog post from the Nature Conservancy Blog : Step One :: Use Good Photos on Your Website and Blog. Here’s an example from Amnesty International : 6. For example, you can see the pins driving traffic to Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Step Two :: Pin It! Step Three :: Review Pin and Test Link.

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AUGUST 11, 2009

I'm looking for guest posts, ideas, and examples of nonprofits using crowdsourcing for their programs, fundraising, and marketing. Some questions I don't know the answers to: What are the best examples of nonprofits using social media to crowdsource advice, program evaluation, ideas, or other uses? Absolutely brilliant!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2008

I, of course, loved the flickr competition idea and suggested that she consider a modest outcome and learning experiment. Read the TechSoup article " How Nonprofits Can Get the Most Out of Flickr " 2. Read up on Flickr and look at different examples by nonprofits. Freedom from Oil Flickr Photo Contest.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2007

Here's a few: Jonathan Coleman takes the opportunity to call attention to his organization's work and some great examples on flickr and googlemaps The Nature Conservancy is the leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

Finally, once you have either logged in to your Gmail Account or created a new one and selected the “You+” link, do not be tempted to convert your new personal Google+ Profile into brand (for example, first name “Amnesty” and last name “International”) to avoid being on Google+ personally.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Also, in my upcoming webinar on How Nonprofits Can Successfully Launch and Maintain a Blog on WordPress , I will give concrete examples of the nonprofit blog content ideas below as well as how to set-up and design your blog and craft your blog content to ensure that your supporters and donors will actually read your blog.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Finally, once you have either logged in to your Gmail Account or created a new one and selected the “You+” link, do not be tempted to convert your new personal Google+ Profile into brand (for example, first name “Amnesty” and last name “International”) to avoid being on Google+ personally.

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JANUARY 13, 2012

Joe also shared some great Pinterest use-cases for nonprofits to experiment with including a Pinboards of fashionable used clothes available in Goodwill stores and beautiful images endangered frogs Conservation International is working to save. Credit to Flickr user: Aberdeen Proving Ground 10. Credit to Flickr user: Tropic~7 29.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Peter Durand, Flickr Photo. I look for examples that match the principles for effective use and incorporate them into the presentation. It also helped me discover an authentic example of social media for social good - WildlifeDirect. Graphic Facilitation Rocks. Having graphic notes during the workshop was an asset.

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JULY 9, 2008

The Interfaith Power and Light campaign is, "mobilizing a national religious response to global warming while promoting renewable energy, energy efficiency and conservation." Flickr Photo Credit: Shining Treetops uploaded by Zest-pk activism religion contemplation spirituality environment

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AUGUST 20, 2009

Conservation: Objects may be damaged by flash photography. Some conservators argue that if non-flash photography is permitted, light levels in the galleries may be increased to accommodate visitors' cameras, which indirectly damage artifacts. There are thriving groups of Flickr users who share photos of themselves imitating art.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2008

Take for example Jonathon Colman who is the Internet Strategist for the Nature Conservancy or Wendy Harmon from the Red Cross both are dog lovers! The photo sharing group on flickr called, " NpTech Dogs " now has 57 photos of some the cutest NpTech dogs ever (and a few cat photos too!).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

My initial remix thought (wrong) was to look for examples that were related to agriculture, but the extension is so much more. looking at the ten steps and overlaying these themes in search of examples! Extension programs use wikis, flickr, blogs, tagging, and other tools to share information and content. An example?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

While there are some obvious easy tools to get started with first, like Flickr, for example, you have to be ready to invest a little bit of time in some thoughtful experimentation. There's lots of examples in this blog. I'm only discoveriing about Flickr. Identify 2-3 questions you want to answer from your experiment.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 21, 2008

Examples * Teen Health Talk engages youth to talk about health issues rather than lectures at them. Oxfam has used Flickr petitions successfully in several campaigns. Examples * BeliefNet has prayer circles where people can share prayers for specific people. Examples 76% of givers say they are influenced by friends and family.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

When not working, I am an obsessed bird watcher and volunteer to conserve shorebird habitat for endangered species. TechSoup : Can you cite some examples of some improvements your customers experienced by using your Managed IT service? Use Windows XP as an example. TechSoup : What are your particular areas of expertise?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

For my 50th birthday, I held a 50th Birthday Card Photo Remix Contest on flickr and donated $50 the winner's favorite charity. An easy way to support the Nature Conservancy if you're on Facebook is to install (Lil) Green Patch. For example, Mizfit is donated a dime per comment to a local women's shelter. And, yes they did !

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

Creative Commons on Flickr :: flickr.com/creativecommons. The app then allows you to share your photos on a photo-by-photo basis on Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter. For a great example of a nonprofit using Meetup, see the the Nature Conservancy’s Picnic for the Planet. To see a live example, view the Wibbitz Demo.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2009

1stfans is a new kind of membership launched on January 3, 2009 that combines in-person meetups, private groups on Facebook and Flickr, and a private Twitter feed featuring work by original artists (for more background, check out Will and Shelley's blog posts and videos ). This was made for them. Will: Right. Will: It just felt right.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2008

Jonathon Colman is the Associate Director of Digital Marketing for The Nature Conservancy, where he works on a team that is charged with the strategic marketing and promotion of The Conservancy's primary web site, nature.org. Social Media tools during your time with The Nature Conservancy. Amazing job by the conservancy.???

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

While this represents around 150 million more users than this time last year, these numbers may still be conservative. Benchmark Studies and Examples. For example, the UN Refugee Agency, encourages all field officers to tell the stories of the refugees they are working with as this recent tweet from Syria illustrates.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Creative Commons on Flickr :: flickr.com/creativecommons. For example, see Plan Asia’s Flavors Page at flavors.me/planasia. The app then allows you to share your photos on a photo-by-photo basis on Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter. For example, you can see my Re.vu In fact, they even design the background for you.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Creative Commons on Flickr :: flickr.com/creativecommons. For example, see Plan Asia’s Flavors Page at flavors.me/planasia. The app then allows you to share your photos on a photo-by-photo basis on Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter. For example, see the Local Impact Map for TechSoup.org. CrowdVoice :: crowdvoice.org.

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JULY 28, 2013

To see a live example, view the Wibbitz Demo. For example, see the followers of @ NonprofitOrgs by country at tweepsmap.com/!nonprofitorgs. For example, here are the results for a search of the word “nonprofit.” Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, and others are coming soon. For example, see this recent Present.me

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DECEMBER 27, 2012

Creative Commons on Flickr :: flickr.com/creativecommons. For example, see Plan Asia’s Flavors Page at flavors.me/planasia. The app then allows you to share your photos on a photo-by-photo basis on Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter. For example, see the Local Impact Map for TechSoup.org. CrowdVoice :: crowdvoice.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

Creative Commons on Flickr :: flickr.com/creativecommons. For example, see Plan Asia’s Flavors Page at flavors.me/planasia. The app then allows you to share your photos on a photo-by-photo basis on Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter. For example, see the Local Impact Map for TechSoup.org. CrowdVoice :: crowdvoice.org.

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JUNE 3, 2012

Creative Commons on Flickr :: flickr.com/creativecommons. For example, see Plan Asia’s Flavors Page at flavors.me/planasia. The app then allows you to share your photos on a photo-by-photo basis on Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter. For example, you can see my Re.vu In fact, they even design the background for you.

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