Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Your nonprofit needs a square avatar for Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, your blog, Foursquare, Gowalla, TwitPic, etc. Finally, if you are using a photo for your avatar, then you should have a “ Twibbon &# of your avatar on the photo. If you rotate photos often, always include the Twibbon.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 8, 2012

Next, the webinar highlights the need to create a video and digital photography library and demonstrates how to use Windows Live Photo Gallery and Windows Live Movie Maker to create videos and slideshows for YouTube and Flickr.

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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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Social Media Conservancy Interview Media 210

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 3, 2011

Chapter 5 YouTube and Flickr. The Big Picture: Storytelling through Video and Photos. Introduction to YouTube Channels. Eleven YouTube Best Practices for Nonprofits. Introduction to Flickr Accounts. Eleven Flickr Best Practices for Nonprofits. Eleven Flickr Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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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. 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.

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NetWits

JULY 27, 2012

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. Facebook has that nifty little app section at the top – right under the big cover photo, over to the righ. Add it to your Facebook Apps. RSS as a Replacement.

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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

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. 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. 4096 Color Wheel :: ficml.org/jemimap/style/color/wheel.html.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. 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. Based in the U.K., 2d Code is a must read for the early adopters.

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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. We’ll post conference news, photos, and more throughout the week. On YouTube Did you know we have a YouTube channel ? How is this related to flickr, you ask? It’s a photo booth!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2008

  (WE'll be announcing this week's winners late on Friday) Photo Sharing tools are Internet sites where anyone can upload, share, and organize their digital photos with friends, family, colleagues, and the rest of the world.    And YouTube has a new set of handy tip sheets. 

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Tech Soup

MARCH 28, 2016

Scoop.it (Android, iOS) allows you to compile press coverage, photos, and social media. Layout (iOS), Pic Collage (Android, iOS), Diptic (iOS), and PhotoGrid (Android, iOS) allow users to build and share photo collages. Instagram (Android, iOS) is the ultimate social photo-sharing platform. The result is a one-of-a-kind image.

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See3

MARCH 13, 2008

If you don’t know about Flickr , it’s a popular photo sharing site that can be used by nonprofits. If you don’t know about Flickr , it’s a popular photo sharing site that can be used by nonprofits. So what can nonprofits do with Flickr? Why do this? It’s fun.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 8, 2012

Next, the webinar highlights the need to create a video and digital photography library and demonstrates how to use Windows Live Photo Gallery and Windows Live Movie Maker to create videos and slideshows for YouTube and Flickr.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2007

May 25, 2005, Beth's Flickr Stream. That photo was an update of old visual joke. " I was reminded of this when Steve Garfield sent me a link to the Will Video for Food Blog's post " How to Promote Your Videos on YouTube." Renetto got famous by addressing other YouTubers. ve got to socialize on YouTube.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

I marked my 20th anniversary in Flickr and on YouTube with this video (darn the gown doesn’t fit!). After sharing our wedding photo on Flickr in 2009, I received an email from an Esquire Magazine writer asking for permission to use the photo. September 14, 1986. We’ve been together for 32 years!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

If your nonprofit is a member of YouTube’s Nonprofit Program , you can add Call-to-Action Overlays to your videos. 5) Add “Subscribe&# Pitches to Photo Sets, Slideshows, and Captions. Flickr Sets can be customized using HTML to add “Subscribe! Flickr Sets can be customized using HTML to add “Subscribe!&#

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Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2012

over 200 nonprofits, libraries, and NGOs from 25 countries worldwide submitted one-minute videos and five-photo slideshows to showcase the impact they are making on their respective communities. Check out the full playlist of videos on YouTube and gallery of photo sets on Flickr. This is a “red carpet” event!

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NetWits

JULY 10, 2012

Once your blog is in place you could choose to spend time on Flickr, YouTube, MySpace, LinkedIn, etc, but why waste time on every site out there when you can optimize your time. Post Photos, Videos and Quotes. Make your blog the place where you produce original content that’s tailored to your audience. Keep Posts Short.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2012

more than 200 nonprofits, libraries, and NGOs from 25 countries submitted one-minute videos and five-photo slideshows to showcase the impact they are making on their respective communities. Check out the full playlist of videos on YouTube and gallery of photo sets on Flickr. This is a “red carpet” event!

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 27, 2012

It may seem like so much fun to round up friends and record a video about why you are all so passionate about a cause, then edit it with catchy backgound music and effects, and post it on YouTube. That may mean it is a quick text-based response, a photo, a very short video, or a good sized video, respectively.

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Community Management Lesson NTEN 249

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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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. Social media is not free!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

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

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.), and training (HTML, photo-editing, social and mobile media best practices ).

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Social Media Management Media Social 247

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.

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See3

MARCH 12, 2008

They just added the functionality to allow users to embed YouTube videos on those pages — another step in the general recognition that video is effective for fundraising. Therefore, we made it easy for people raising money on Firstgiving to add their personal videos and photos to their fundraising pages.&#

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

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. Tags can also be used to find resources such as photos, slide presentations, and articles to reference for use on your site. You're It!

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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. 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.

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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. On the serious side, I wish there were some clear guidelines about what exactly is fair use in the nonprofit space. TechSoup recently published a FAQ about " Borrowing Images from the Web.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 23, 2012

embedded in a powerful photo, you want an image that you can upload to send out in Facebook status updates, link to in tweets, upload to Flickr, and so on. Get creative in integrating your text-to-subscribe keyword and short code pitch into photos, slide shows, or even your YouTube Channel banner.

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Group Practice Mobile Nonprofit 216

Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2013

After the event, Scoop It (Android, iOS) is a useful tool for compiling press coverage, photos, social media, and more into one, slick-looking page. Instagram (Android, iOS) is the ultimate social photo-sharing platform. You can add filters and effects to your photos and share them with Twitter or Facebook. More Resources.

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Mobile Share Storytelling Photo 60

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 30, 2009

It isn’t vital that you post to Twitter AND Pownce AND Jaiku or that you upload photos to Flickr AND Picasa AND Photobucket. You can post YouTube videos to your blog posts and Flickr photos to your Upcoming.org event listings. Your organization doesn’t need to be everywhere.

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AFP Blog

APRIL 9, 2008

Yahoo's Flickr Expands Into Online Video - washingtonpost.com: "SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo Inc. will begin showing homemade videos on its online photo-sharing site, Flickr, in a long-anticipated move that may be too late to lure most people away from the Internet's dominant video channel, Google Inc.'s s YouTube.".

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 15, 2009

You can see the video submissions on YouTube and check out the photo submissions on Flickr. If you've not had time to get your five-photo story uploaded to Flickr or your 60-second video onto YouTube (you can also create a GoldMail story), there's still time. But don't worry.

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