Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Write content and secure photos for website pages. 3) YouTube. Create a YouTube Channel/Google Account. Design your YouTube Channel. Apply to the YouTube Nonprofit Program. Create a Flickr account. Upgrade to Flickr Pro. Set up Flickr Profile. Write content and secure photos for blog pages.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 6, 2009

DIOSA Communications has been offering social media webinars for nonprofits since February 2008, but the content of the webinars and the time schedule mostly accommodate nonprofits in the United States. The first two webinar dates and topics are: February 4: How Nonprofit Organizations Can Successfully Use Twitter and Flickr.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 10, 2018

Tip: Nonprofits may consider specifically tailoring their Pinterest content to the female segment of their donors and supporters. They created a pin board with expert advice on how to “Green Your Home” that is filled with beautiful visuals and helpful content. You can directly pin your videos from YouTube and your photos from Flickr.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2013

2) On the day of the press release, Tweet about the content of the press release throughout the day. 4) Add a link to your Flickr account where journalists can download high resolution images related to the press release. Make it easy for them and compile a slideshow on Flickr in advance of the press release.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

If your nonprofit has yet to start a blog or already blogs but struggles with ideas for fresh content, then hopefully the 11 blog content ideas listed below will help. Still, understand that the more good, high-quality content your nonprofit blog publishes, the higher your ROI. That said, mix it up! Interview Experts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

If your nonprofit has yet to start using Pinterest , then hopefully new data released for January 2012 illuminating that Pinterest now drives more referral traffic than Google+, YouTube, and LinkedIn combined will motivate you to start pinning – or at the very least to sign up and reserve your first choice of usernames (hint, hint!).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 7, 2011

3) Add Flickr SlideShows or YouTube videos to content pages. Widgets are tempting to use, but unless they are embedded correctly they can look messy and easily distract your website visitors. The Sierra Club :: www.sierracluub.org.

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Care2

JUNE 4, 2012

What they found, interestingly, was that many reported using each channel primarily for a particular purpose—for example, for a given organization, 80 percent of what they do on a given channel is create new content, with only limited effort devoted to other uses. Infographic: How Does Content Curation Fit Into the Nonprofit Content Mix?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2012

Nonprofits anywhere in the world can attend the webinars, but the content of this webinar series is specifically tailored for nonprofits located in Australia and New Zealand. November 6: YouTube, Flickr and Pinterest. and Canada ). October 23: Facebook Pages and Twitter. November 20: Blogging and Utilize LinkedIn.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 8, 2011

For the past six years I have spent 50 to 60 hours a week utilizing Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, MySpace, LinkedIn, and Foursquare to promote nonprofits. Not applying for YouTube’s Nonprofit Program. Not creating Flickr slideshows to tell your nonprofit’s story. Posting only (boring) marketing content.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Additionally, Google Reader allows you to Share content on your various social media sites directly from your Google account. Second, while logged into your new account, add the Twitter , Facebook , YouTube , MySpace , Flickr , etc. It allows you to feature your “Favorites&# from your YouTube channel on your iGoogle.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

YouTube: youtube.com/natureconservancy. Flickr: flickr.com/groups/thenatureconservancy. My guess would be either MySpace, YouTube, or Facebook Causes. I know our YouTube channel started in 2007. We’re using all of the main social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, etc.

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NetWits

JULY 10, 2012

Make your blog the place where you produce original content that’s tailored to your audience. Remember, great content is the key to successful social media. Create great content. The hard part is creating the great content. Here’s a few creative content ideas for you. 6) Bonus: Create Engaging Content.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 6, 2011

At the beginning of each chapter in my book (11 total) there will be a quote of wisdom from a nonprofit that speaks to content of that chapter. I also need specific quotes on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Flickr, Foursquare, blogging, and mobile technology (mobile websites, group texting, text-to-give).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2010

These resources are invaluable when looking for quality content to utilize and share on social media sites. 4096 Color Wheel : A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, etc. If you have any favorites that you would like to share, please add them in a comment below.

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NetWits

JULY 27, 2012

Earning the right to deliver content directly to the inbox of your biggest fans is critical to your long terms success. If you have a link to your Facebook, Twitter, Blog, Flickr, and YouTube, but not your email signup, your visitors may assume you don’t have a list to join. But that’s not the case.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

There’s a good chance that much of this content will be viewed and read on “TV&# sets. For those organizations with YouTube channels, YouTube has a mobile website ( m.youtube.com ) and smartphone Apps , but is not yet integrated with Twitter. 12Seconds.tv. 12Seconds.tv is like TwitPic, except for video.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2012

Pin your own website and blog content, but only if it pulls up a good photo! Tap into that power by pinning your own website and blog content, but only if it pulls up a good, visually appealing photo. Related Links: Webinar: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Use YouTube, Flickr and Pinterest. e-Newsletter.

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NTEN

MARCH 31, 2012

flickr: *saxon* Whether you’ll be there in person, or you’re participating online, we want you to take part in all the 2012 NTC buzz. On YouTube Did you know we have a YouTube channel ? Insider Tip: There’s already great NTC content on our channel! How is this related to flickr, you ask? It’s a photo booth!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 30, 2011

Making the options for backing up and downloading your content and data explicit. Privacy within the platform can be on a content by content basis. You can click through to the actions and content without changing the page you are on – just flipping through the popup notification window itself.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 9, 2010

Flickr and YouTube – monitor and subscribe to activity around you, not just your own. Not about follower numbers, but about engagement and content. Mixed Reality events – conference going on in Second Life with a live streamed video into Second Life, it expands the audience exponentially. Multi-channel conversations.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 27, 2012

When you post a call to action for people to share a message, be sure to include reference to how they can do so; or if you are asking people to create content themselves, be sure to provide instructions and examples to help them respond to your call. Photo credit: aflier Flickr ]. You know more about the cause.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Blogging during the era of the Social Web is more valuable than ever to nonprofits provided your blog is well-designed and the content is good. Of course, online petitions also make great Status Update content. If your nonprofit is a member of YouTube’s Nonprofit Program , you can add Call-to-Action Overlays to your videos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

We've gotten some excellent "user generated" content (for example, check out the tips ). But, we need some more content. I asked folks on Twitter for mini case studies from nonprofits who have been successful getting stakeholders to contribute content. Go here to add your organization.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 27, 2011

Over the past few years, they've worked hard to make their rich content more accessible both through digitization and programs. The people who want that content may not be in the same city as the museum nor even aware of the museum's holdings. When you add content to Wikipedia, it's not like putting up a video on YouTube.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

Tagging, a feature found across many social media channels, is used to help surface content during searches. Adding tags to content, whether blog post; video; photo; and so on, helps content creators organize content and, more importantly, helps your intended audience find it on the Internet.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Have a Consistent Design throughout All Secondary Navigation and Content Pages. A good Content management System (CMS) will take care of this for you. All content pages should be the same size and should be consistent in their layout and color scheme. Keep bullet-pointed content short. Use bold for headlines.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

At the time, nonprofits were primarily only using Myspace and YouTube. And almost all executives were resisting letting go of control and embracing the new concept of empowering supporters and donors to be content creators and fundraisers for their nonprofits online. Flash forward four and a half years. Find your competitors the Web.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

And don’t forget to produce content on a regular basis so Google continues to crawl your site. You’ll gain some interesting and actionable insights that will help guide how you create content and manage your website with a focus on SEO. Next, use HubSpot’s website grader. Think about incentives.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2011

In addition to the numerous technology products and how-tos we make available, we've created digital content designed to help you and your organization. Look for us and let us know what you think; you can find us at any one of the following: TechSoup Blog. SlideShare. Del.icio.us. Flavors.me.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Ask for your raise first, and then ask for a budget for graphic design work (avatar, Twitter background, YouTube Channel background, Facebook banners, etc.), premium services (WordPress themes, Flickr Pro, Facebook custom Tab generators, etc.), Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. The era of winging it in social media is over.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2006

Almost as excited as I was when I got the call from YouTube founders about a $1million grant! re out there in the wilderness doing our grassroots thing, using tools like Flickr, Del.icio.us, YouTube, etc. We had a problem with mno06 as tag, because it brought up all the YouTube users with mn in their name. ve collected.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

This YouTube video is from Kenneth Goldstein and it's hilarious. There are amazing photos in flickr and wonderful music in ccmixter.org. During the Webinar with Michael Hughes of See3, the question of fair use came up, specifically around the mashup that was made to promote NTEN video content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

Flickr Photo by Villoks Many people around the world are supporting the Monks in Burma by wearing red t-shirts today or participating in vigils like this one in Cambodia outside the Burma embassy. So, while it may very difficult to find Internet content from Burma, it is getting onto the Internet. Fundraising 2.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

To be successful on the Social Web, nonprofits need to have a presence on mutliple social networks and should be consistently creating content that can be shared on the Social Web, such as blog posts, photos, and videos. You need Twitter and YouTube backgrounds that make a strong first impression. It’s not the tools.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2011

We are committed to providing you with relevant, timely content in addition to helping you get the most out of all that TechSoup Global has to offer. Please be sure to connect with us in the following venues: Facebook. LinkedIn Group. TechSoup Blog. Nonprofit Commons in Second Life. SlideShare. Del.icio.us. Flavors.me.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2013

Combining the slideshow functionality of PowerPoint with the capability to create unique and interactive content curated from all corners of the web, Zeega allows you pull videos from YouTube, photos from Flickr, sound clips, and music from the cloud to create meaningful and engaging digital stories.

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