NTEN

JANUARY 11, 2012

Implementing truly gorgeous online maps still requires some custom code and technical know-how – but, the cost and learning curve involved has dropped considerably. Data-driven storytelling is all the rage on the web, particularly as we move into the election season. ThinkShout.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 28, 2022

From digital strategy and communications trends to preparing for Drupal 10 and Google Analytics 4, here are 5 of our most-read blogs from 2022: Mapping Your Digital Ecosystem. Google Analytics 4 Promises More Power, Better Privacy–Is your Organization Ready? Data Storytelling That Deepens Engagement: NYU’s City Health Dashboard.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

Leverage storytelling to build a base. Instead of trying to recruit people who are brand new to your mission, it’s often more efficient and successful to rely on existing relationships when mapping your advocacy campaign. Leverage storytelling to build a base. In general, use this structure for best results: Map out a story arc.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 27, 2022

Individual executives have a significant advantage over company accounts across many platforms both from a storytelling and algorithmic standpoint. Google Sheets or AirTable can be used to map out content and scheduling. These notes can then be edited and framed for relevant platform social posts.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 28, 2011

As we all continue exploring the vast horizons of the internet and the social tools it offers, be sure to check out the applications that help you continue telling stories with the power of video, maps and more. And for good reason: I love tools that help make quality content and storytelling something that all of us can create.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

7 Things Your Association Strategy Should Include Mapping out a strategy for your membership association isn’t a one-time process. Strategic storytelling, media engagement, social media campaigns, and community collaborations are some of the different ways that your association might want to share its mission and values with the wider world.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 27, 2009

The first full day of NTC 09 kicked off with a special dance (mad props to @ntenhross ), a great keynote and a session full of Google representatives spreading the (free!) The session covered four different programs Google offers at no cost to the nonprofit community. Google AdWords. Free domain mapping. Promote events.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2011

" World Bank’s Mapping for Results launched – Check out this deployment of the Ushahidi platform for digital storytelling and reporting: "This weekend at the World Bank annual meetings the World Bank launched their new Mapping for Results platform.

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NTEN

MAY 12, 2011

This map-based interactive data visualization makes it simple to select a neighborhood, and quickly see the neighborhoods income distribution, the real cost of hosing in that ‘hood, and then reveals the gaps. Their Envisioning Development project helps people understand “What is Affordable Housing” in New York City. What are you waiting for?

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Forum One

APRIL 8, 2021

Using analytics data from your website, you can decide which pages people are most interested in or map to SEO keywords to begin prioritizing and optimizing. Think about your website experience from top to bottom as a storytelling platform. Your email communications are another simple way to personalize content.

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Forum One

JULY 27, 2021

Google reported earlier this year that, “global searches for ‘online gift’ increased by 80% in 2020 compared to 2019,“ and that people are increasingly using special occasions—like birthdays and holidays—as a reason to give. More on this: Mapping Your Digital Ecosystem. Borrow tricks from your marketing colleagues .

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

I had the great honor of moderating the panel Tools Galore in Online Communications: From Google Earth to Wiki’s and Twitter this panel will give you the nuts and bolts of the latest tools organizations can utilize to ramp up their next online campaign. Did you know you can embed an audio file in Google Earth?) Google Sketchup.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 22, 2017

Backlinks, according to Google , are one of the top 3 search ranking factors. of all newly published pages will get to Google Top 10 within a year. The best way to measure that growth is with Google Analytics. Heat maps, Click Maps, and Session Recorders. A study by Ahrefs found that only 5.7%

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Forum One

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Over the last few years across the board, communications and marketing teams are having to increase their investment in digital advertising—from Google Ads to social media spend. By the end of this session, you’ll have a good sense of a 3-step approach to better understanding how to map and review your organization’s digital ecosystem.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

This map-based interactive data visualization makes it simple to select a neighborhood, and quickly see the neighborhoods income distribution, the real cost of hosing in that ‘hood, and then reveals the gaps. Their Envisioning Development project helps people understand “What is Affordable Housing” in New York City.

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Care2

AUGUST 24, 2011

As we all continue exploring the vast horizons of the internet and the social tools it offers, be sure to check out the applications that help you continue telling stories with the power of video, maps and more. And for good reason: I love tools that help make quality content and storytelling something that all of us can create.

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CauseVox

JUNE 5, 2023

While incorporating insights provided in our webinar with Maria Bryan, we’ll demystify the content planning process, discuss trauma-informed storytelling, unpack resources , and help you create content that converts. The Importance of Storytelling It’s no secret that a great story can generate movers and shakers.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

For example, long-form storytelling may still convert better than short snippets – the current long-form podcasts that top business charts are showing this. Google Analytics is a must-use tool to help understand your campaign performance. However, immediate action doesn’t necessarily mean short immediate messages.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 4, 2014

This September we’re holding our annual digital storytelling campaign (called Storymakers ) and in October we’ll be partnering with Microsoft on the Safer Internet data security and privacy project. New York, NY: GEO Tools and Google Maps for Nonprofits. NetSquared is taking it easy this summer!

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Tech Soup

JULY 11, 2011

Is It Different from Digital Storytelling? Google Hangouts, Watchitoo, and Sliderocket. linked with other Google tools down the road (both endeavors are in. Connection points like Google Hangouts allow your circle to share what they are. cloud-based tools that facilitate group process around mapping, making.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

He also shared an interactive map on his website so people could track the road trip’s progress visually using a tool called Track My Tour. Mark shared his progress around the country in YouTube videos (he’s been featured on the YouTube homepage, blog posts , and his Twitter feed.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Effective data visualization is the future of nonprofit storytelling. XKCD has finally updated its Map of Online Communities , showing the size of Facebook relative to its smaller brethren. " Artist Jenny Odell used digital cutouts from Google Maps to create some striking images. Read more posts on our blog.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map. Victoria, Canada: The Art of Digital Storytelling - A NetSquared Victoria Panel. Guatemala: CampusTec - evento de Google. Check out this video from NetSquared Northern Michigan’s recent meeting. They’re answering the question “how do I collect money online?”

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

O’Fallon, Missouri: Learn How to Apply for a $10,000 per Month Google AdWords Grant. A Free Database Tool from Google. Kampala, Uganda: Digital Storytelling for Nonprofits Workshop. Bath, United Kingdom: Tech for Good Community Mapping. Los Angeles, California: Nonprofit Volunteer Management. Africa and Middle East.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

In just 50 minutes Laura Quinn of Idealware , Natalie Foster of the DNC and Rebecca Moore of Google Earth Outreach talked about a ton of great tools to ramp up nonprofits online campaigns ranging from Wikis to Google Earth and Twittter. Did you know you can embed an audio file in Google Earth?) Read the full case study here.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2015

Vancouver, British Columbia: Digital Storytelling — Production to Distribution. New Orleans, Louisiana: Putting NOLA on the Product Hunt Map. Morrisville, North Carolina: Deep Dive into Google Analytics. Austin, Texas: Google Digital Inclusion Fellowship — NTEN, Skillpoint, and Austin Free-Net.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Google Advanced Image Search lets you filter your search by usage rights. I like this resource for maps, flags, and people photos. image visual communication digital storytelling website' Here are 10 sources for images you can freely use on your website or other communications channels. The following list is no particular order.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2017

Las Vegas, Nevada: Online Courses (Storytelling). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Google AdWords for Nonprofits. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Skill Extension: Maps (on the Green Line) | Sponsors: Maptime MSP Meetup, CARTO. Wednesday, February 8, 2017. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Las Vegas, Nevada: Online Courses (Storytelling). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Google AdWords for Nonprofits. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Skill Extension: Maps (on the Green Line) | Sponsors: Maptime MSP Meetup, CARTO. Naples, Florida: Google Drive: Tips and Tricks for Collaboration and Productivity. Tuesday, February 7, 2017.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Chances are you probably already do this with Yahoo Mail or Google Docs or Flickr or Salesforce or Twitter or Facebook. In addition to running a youth organization or a job training program or an environmental advocacy campaign, you are also running an information and technology system on which you do your work.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Chances are you probably already do this with Yahoo Mail or Google Docs or Flickr or Salesforce or Twitter or Facebook. In addition to running a youth organization or a job training program or an environmental advocacy campaign, you are also running an information and technology system on which you do your work.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

We tweet, checkin, google, blog, instagram, post status updates, yelp and a host of other things from our handheld devices. Jorge Luis Borges points out that a 1:1 scale map is useless. The Whale Hunt: A Storytelling Experiment by Jonathan Harris. By Nam-ho Park, Director, Mobile Service, Forum One. But what’s the point?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Vancouver, British Columbia: Hands on with Google Analytics. Morrisville, North Carolina: Nonprofit Storytelling: What You Need to Know. London, United Kingdom: Effective Data Mapping for Charities. Tuesday, November 15, 2016. Las Vegas, Nevada: QuickBooks Made Easy. Berkeley, CA: Apps4Change Demo Breakfast.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

You have a site map that resonates with the way your audience accesses information. Then, you can use Google Analytics to start understanding trends — how long are users spending on your website? View the session recording or download the slides from this session to learn more. Engaging Visual Design. You know your audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

The afternoon featured six mini-workshops that drilled down in the use of the tools such as Facebook , Blogging , Storytelling , Listening , Twitter , and Social Media 101. (The The Colorado Trust blog has notes here.). Some Reflections. Balancing Learning Through Content Delivery and Sharing Experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2014

Tools fall into one of three categories – content analysis, surveys, or analytics. Marlene Oliveira, Copywriter and Communications Consultant, shares an interview with Jason Shim, “ Google Analytics Basics for Nonprofits: Interview with Jason Shim.” A Measureable Road Map to Success. Make Sense of Your Data.

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Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

How to set up Google Search Console. How to set up Google Analytics. Begin by mapping out your content to support your donor’s journey. It may be tempting to start writing 2,500+ word posts in hopes of snagging first page results in Google. Google Analytics. How content marketing influences donor behavior.

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