Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

Share Stories, Photos, and Videos from Events. A day or two after the event, write up a brief blog post summarizing the event, with a Flickr slide show or YouTube video recapping the event. For nonprofits that have staff members or volunteers in the field, definitely encourage them to send in reports with photos for blog posts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

They will Tweet from location, break news on Facebook, send out group text calls to action, document in real-time photos and videos, and blog report backs live from events as they unfold. TwitPic.com allows you to easily share photos on Twitter in real-time. 12Seconds.tv. 12Seconds.tv is like TwitPic, except for video. 12Seconds.tv.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

Creative Commons on Flickr :: flickr.com/creativecommons. In fact, I used them for this blog (see upper-right), but please ignore the silly photo in the Fotolia ad. A free, fun mobile photo-sharing iPhone App that turns your mobile photos instantly in art. Dipity :: dipity.com. Instagram :: instagr.am.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Definitely integrate your blog posts with your e-newsletter. Share Stories, Photos, and Videos from Events. A day or two after the event, write up a brief blog post summarizing the event, with a Flickr slide show or YouTube video recapping the event. That said, mix it up! Share and Comment on Breaking News.

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Content Ideas Nonprofit Interview 263

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2006

New Flickr Toy Originally uploaded by cambodia4kidsorg. Taking a little flickr break. This is new flickr toy where you can make a poster with up 2-36 photos from flickr - yours or anyone elses. If you follow the link to Fd's Flickr Toys, you'll find many different ways to waste lots of time playing with flickr.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

You should definitely include a message that creates a deadline and a sense of urgency, and of course “Share&# a link where users can directly subscribe. 5) Add “Subscribe&# Pitches to Photo Sets, Slideshows, and Captions. Flickr Sets can be customized using HTML to add “Subscribe!&#

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Newsletter Social Media Build Media 257

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

I definitely recommend them both! We should expand that view and definition of multi-channel to include offline action and mobile messaging/text. Photo credit: Flickr jakubsteiner ). I’ve included my interview below, but you can also read it and join the conversation on the NetSquared blog. What do you think?

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Community Organization Online Netsquared 179

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Unlike 10 years ago, when Web communication was limited to websites and email, today nonprofits also have access to blogs, social networks, video and photo-sharing sites, texting, and smartphone and tablet apps – and which tools your supporters use to access your nonprofit online is often directly related to their age and sometimes class and race.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Unlike 10 years ago, when Web communication was limited to websites and email, today nonprofits also have access to blogs, social networks, video and photo-sharing sites, texting, and smartphone and tablet apps – and which tools your supporters use to access your nonprofit online is often directly related to their age and sometimes class and race.

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Online Google Wikipedia gMail 193

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Definitely integrate your blog posts with your e-newsletter. Share Stories, Photos, and Videos from Events. A day or two after the event, write up a brief blog post summarizing the event, with a Flickr slide show or YouTube video recapping the event. That said, mix it up! Share and Comment on Breaking News.

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Content Ideas Nonprofit Interview 117

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 16, 2008

Getting involved in a social network, whether it be something like Facebook or Myspace, or a content-connected social network like flickr or delicious (I’m starting to get used to writing that without the dots,) is pretty easy. It’s great that I can follow all of the content (blogs, tweets, Flickr photos, etc.)

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 5, 2007

Of course, one of the reasons I liked his blogging is because he used several photos I took, which I posted on Flickr! Go to my Flick page to see photos from the Skoll World Forum and the Gathering of the Social Enterprise Alliance. or "what new name should we use for social enterprises?"

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 28, 2009

Click to see larger image Flickr Photo By @briansolis and @jess3 Last October, Brian Solis created the definitive list of Twitter Tools , a handy list of Twitter helper applications by key categories.

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Taxonomy Twitter Wikispaces Tools 94

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

In this case, “global scale” meant something to us because we had context and our own definition. Photo credit: Flickr: ToastyKen ). Naming anything can be a difficult task: you can over state or under sell, you can rely on jargon or be too vague. The name doesn’t match the purpose. What gets you thinking?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

Flickr Photo Jakob Montrasio. These funders then created a new definition of doing more with less. Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. Less restrictive funding. Less onerous reporting requirements.

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United States Seattle Attitude Fund 104

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2008

Photo in Flickr by Creative Commons I've been advocate for Creative Commons for a couple years and even the kids too ! I usually make a cash donation and will continue to do this year - but I'm definitely going to give the Schwag as a gift. Find creative ways to make your giving have more impact.

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Build Help Flickr Gift 61

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2009

Photo by American Art Museum Note from Beth: This week I'm trying to understand crowdsourcing and nonprofits, hopefully with a crowd of other folks. Guest Post: Interview with Georgina Goodlander: Fill the Gap Flickr Campaign by Debra Askanase, publisher of Community Organizer 2.0 Absolutely brilliant! at the Smithsonian 2.0

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Museum Campaign Flickr Arts 92

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 24, 2012

Flickr Photo by Carissa Marie. This is definitely not a chicken and egg question! This is definitely not a chicken and egg question! A debate in content marketing circles is whether or not you should simply focus on creating original content and forget content curation.

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Content News Attention Skills 107

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

I celebrated my 20th anniversary in Flickr and with this video (darn the gown doesn't fit this year!) Last year, I marked the date with the above photo and a post with tips for cultivating bloggers and how it was like a long term relationship. from Esquire Magazine's Awkward Wedding Photos . Are Bloggers Media? by Todd Defren.

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Blogger Twitter Relationship Flickr 95

Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

I know this is very commencement speech-ish, but I looked up the definition of play in the dictionary. Flickr photo credit: Play with Me!! It was easy to play over the weekend, but fitting it into the work week is proving challenging. Are we really only meant to play on the weekend? uploaded by Ryan Carr

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2011

Flickr Photo by SMEXbeirut. At SXSW and facilitating a panel called A Global Discussion About Networked Nonprofits and Free Agents , I introduced myself with this photo of me and Lena, the master trainer from Yemen for the E-Mediat Project. The photo shows us modeling “shoulder to shoulder&# learning.

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Maslow Yemen Artist Arts 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2008

Photo by Feast of Fools. There is definite and measurable progress being made. 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. Nature Conservancy Photo Contest.

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Australia Advice Social Media Contest 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Flickr Photo by Jek in the Box. Notes one participant, “It definitely gave us the ability to work around chicken & egg conversations. We launched the Zoetica Salon this week. One thing we’re trying to do is model abundant behavior. Participants pointed to the importance of small pilots.

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Measure Social Media Media Benchmark 101

NTEN

OCTOBER 8, 2010

The definition of engagement that most resonates with us is Jeremiah Owyang ’s definition: “the level of authentic involvement, intensity, contribution, and ownership.”. We're getting ready to launch into the third year of the Facing AIDS for World AIDS Day (December 1) photo sharing initiative. Make it known.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2008

Photo by MeanLux. Meanwhile, enjoy these photos. I am thinking now that Flickr 90 second video would be awesome, although I'm sure the Internet access in that remote province is definitely cell and slow. Last August, I was invited organizers of the Cambodian Bloggers Summit to give a keynote and teach Web2.0

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Normally, I make sure to clarify definitions when I start. Photo credit: Flickr Rhys’s Piece Is ). The Impact on Institutions. So, why am I talking about the way communities operate when I’m getting ready for my keynote to libraries? But this time I wanted to wait until we got this far into the conversation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

I did some live demonstrations including Twitter and Flickr. I posted a photo of them on Flickr and asked people on Twitter to share why they thought it was a valuable. We got 100 comments 5 minutes from nonprofit and other professionals sharing why they thought it was valuable.

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Social Media Government Reflection Media 95

NTEN

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Flickr Photo: TimPearce_ LosGatos If you've been following the NTEN blog this November, you've definitely caught on that it is Member Appreciation Month. This week's focus is on technology that supports programs and services. The NTEN Program Team – Mimi, Brendan, and Anna plus you? We hiring. –

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

Flickr Photo by Andy Beal. Challenge #3: Beth Kanter started the session sharing her definition of transparency: being open and accountable with stakeholders and sharing information you don’t want to and engage in dialogue with that. Would this make sense for an evaluation you are in the process of completing?

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Public Action Challenge Learning 93

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Flickr by Leo Reynolds. A woman in Kenya (replete with name and photo) who could use your $50 to start a corner store. We’ll focus on the fancy tools of mapping and graphing; we’ll have debates about terminology and definitions. Guest post by Paula Goldman. The wisdom of crowds, the insanity of crowds.

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Kiva Classroom Ohio Kenya 98

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 25, 2012

full description here , photos from the event here ). We gave people chalk and the choice of four simple prompts: At 3rd Friday I made At 3rd Friday I loved At 3rd Friday I met At 3rd Friday I learned After making a board and taking a photo, each participant had the option to have their photo shared on Flickr or remain private (90% said yes).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2015

Flickr Photo by Kris Krug. Maybe it helps to have a definition of what we’re talking when say “work place culture.” I’ve been working on my next book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit , with Aliza Sherman.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2006

Today's harvest yieled this gorgeous apple photo take by Steve Bridger and his blog - NFP2 - How Not- for- Profits can Benefit from blogs and social media. And, then I noticed his flickr photos -- and you should definitely view these wonderful compositions. Check out our apple picking flickr photos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Flickr Photo by Roadsidepictures. As Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart wrote in a 1964 Supreme Court decision about pornography, legal definitions of obscenity may not be precise, “but I know it when I see it.”. How do I know it’s obscene?

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New York City New York Government Influence 89

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

I was particularly interested in examples using blogs, Twitter, Flickr, Youtube, and Facebook. The Museum solicited photographs from artists via an open call on their website, Facebook group, Flickr groups, and outreach to Brooklyn-based arts organizations. Here's the description of how they used flickr for the exhibition.

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Arts Social Media Examples Artist 74

NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Flickr photo: surface to air If you chose a career in IT, you also chose, by definition, to be an agent of change. That's a line from an IT Republic article on the skills an IT leader needs to be effective. If you've ever done technology work of any sort, I'm guessing that resonates.

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Technology Change Proposal Flickr 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2007

There was also a flickr component that I learned about this from the wonderful Heather Gardner-Madras , who like me, is a flickr fan. She posted a pointer on the NTEN Nonprofit Flickr Affinity Group list today. great example of the innovative new things we can do with Flickr in terms of.

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