Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2011

Interestingly enough QR Codes are turning out to be a tool that finally helps nonprofits understand why they need mobile websites (for multiple reasons). In libraries. QR Codes are ideal for location-based communications and fundraising campaigns. Scan the QR Code featured in this blog post to see how it works. Think about it.

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NetWits

JULY 13, 2011

Because of Twitters timeline based tweets, organizations with mobile libraries, blood drives, medical services or other site-specific services can find Twitter useful for communicating where they will be at any given moment. Location Based Services. Timely Actions. Part 2 – 20 Tips for Nonprofits Using Twitter.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I’m in Austin, TX, today engaging with librarians, digital curators, and technologists working at the nexus of communities and knowledge at the Electronic Resources and Libraries annual conference. Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation. You can follow along with the sessions today through Wednesday using #ERL11.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Mobile Beacon offers 4G mobile broadband mobile hotspots to eligible nonprofits, charities, schools, and libraries. Android, iOS) is a free app that brings together social networking and good, old fashioned note-taking to help you stay organized on the road. It also won't take up much room in your suitcase.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Read our blog post to find out more about how videos can be powerful fundraising tools. We’ll cover how to best reach your supporters through different avenues and how to cast a wider net to reach people outside of your social network. 7) Use social media to promote your fundraiser. Collettey’s Cookies.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

We see tremendous innovations in social enterprise, but these are merely part of larger, global changes in the ways in which society organizes itself to create public goods. We’re learning new ways to create and sustain social value. As a result, we quickly became the world’s largest online library for people with print disabilities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 8, 2011

The beta is limited to the personal side of social networking. If your nonprofit has a blog hosted on Blogger and a digital library on Picassa , this could give you an edge on Google+. Related Links: Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. We have time.

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Tech Soup

MAY 24, 2010

Tags: Accessible Technology Community Tech Centers Community Tech Centers Digital Divide Event Online Activism Online Recruitment Services Social Networking Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

It’s estimated that by late 2014 or early 2015 the majority of adults will get their information from social networks rather than search engines and that social networks will become the primary source of referral traffic to your website and blog. The effective use of social networks is a skill not to be underestimated.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

Elaine Charnov – The NY Public Library. Elaine Cohen: The New York Public Library. 100 Years of the flagship library in New York. Goal of the centennial project was to shine the light on the library’s resources and get new audiences engaged in the collections and connected to the curators and staff.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2013

Available through TechSoup, Microsoft Expression Studio 4 Ultimate is a family of tools for designers building web and Windows client applications and rich media content. Watch a replay of TechSoup's Short Evaluations of Real Websites webinar to hear expert feedback on nonprofit and library websites.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

MySpace was designed to be a marketing tool. MySpace was and still is (for some) the easiest social networking site to grow a community quickly. As a regualr MySpace user, there is no denying that MySpace is more diverse than any other social networking site. MySpace is not dangerous.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 2, 2009

If you're a librarian or your nonprofit supports libraries, you should know about an online workshop happening tomorrow, March 3. During this seminar, you'll have the opportunity to ask questions about the 23 Things system and learn about libraries that have successfully implemented the program. Tools Web 2.0 Register now! (

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 21, 2007

November 21, 2007 Beth’s wonderful post about a decision tree for whether or not an organization should get into the social networking business had a link to a comment about OpenSocial. What really matters is an open social network, built using open protocols and documented, published standards.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 13, 2009

This Wednesday, April 15th, you can participate in a free online event and webinar from TechSoup, Basics for Beginners: Getting Started with Social Media Tools. So you’ve heard about Facebook, Twitter, and other online social networking sites. Whether you’re brand new to Web 2.0 Have any questions?

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Tech Soup

MAY 4, 2009

In a post yesterday on our MaintainIT blog , Tena Hanson, the Director of the Milford Public Library in Milford, Iowa discussed how she and her peers used these tools in the face of decreased travel budgets and increased need for collaboration with libraries across the state. Tools Web 2.0

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Tech Soup

MARCH 10, 2010

Twitter has claimed its place on the short list of communications tools for nonprofits and libraries to consider when designing online strategies. This webinar will survey the Twitter landscape, explaining core concepts, enumerating best practices, and describing the tools and tactics that exist to leverage Twitter's strengths.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2011

Week three of TechSoup's Social Media Mondays in May focused on use of video for nonprofits and libraries. A topic covered in its Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki , video can be a powerful tool for. engage audiences can be overwhelming to nonprofit and library. organizations. professionals.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 3, 2010

Many nonprofits and libraries are using Facebook to interact with their constituencies and reach out to new audiences — but what's the best way to get your organization started on this hugely popular social networking site? Attend this free webinar next Thursday, March 11 at 10 a.m. Space is limited, so register today!

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2012

Learn how to become a social organization with tips from Yammer 's director of community. See how one organization plans to bypass the crowds by teleworking during the Olympics (and the tools they’re using to do it). From the TechSoup Global Network. From TechSoup for Libraries. From the Nonprofit Commons.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 1, 2013

reveals a host of smart new features that our nonprofit, charity, and library members will all find more useful. Let's back up a minute first and discuss what surveying can mean for the nonprofit and public library sector. Release of FluidSurveys 5.0. Change can be good—really good. The release of FluidSurveys 5.0

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Tech Soup

JUNE 23, 2014

So what does this mean for nonprofits, charities, and libraries? The commitment promises that smartphones will have a "baseline anti-theft tool" that will either come pre-loaded or be easily downloaded. Also, if you work at a library, make sure to check out our upcoming TechSoup for Libraries mobile webinar series.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 1, 2011

It's always interesting to see emerging technology trends merge and intersect in ways that might someday prove valuable to nonprofits and libraries. These types of technologies can also be used for social good.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Are you a nonprofit or library with questions about data? Have curiosities about the best tools available for you and the differences among them? SAP brings passion to helping nonprofits become more effective and thereby capable of creating even greater social change. Join TechSoup and SAP on October 19 at 10 a.m.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

It includes case studies, tools, and how-tos. tools to capture and share knowledge from nonprofit gatherings. tools into your PR messaging? Head right over to the Social Media Press Release Template from Shift Communications and reviewed by the Getting Attention Blog. Something to read before jumping into using the tools.

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2013

An RSS reader is an essential tool for keeping up with current news and the issues that affect or influence your organization. Social media and community staff rely on RSS readers to find interesting and share-worthy articles for Facebook or Twitter. praised Digg Reader for its clean, minimal design and rich social media features.

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Tech Soup

JULY 9, 2010

Susan Tenby , Josephine Dorado , and I camped with our laptops, video cameras, resource guides, favorite game-building sites, and a bountiful new Nonprofit Resource Library in Second Life providing a playful space for participants to get hands-on with mixed reality technologies.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Victor d’Allant, founder of SocialEdge , kicked things off with a lively presentation of seven ways to improve your social media life, noting it’s not about the tools, it’s about the story, and making an embarrassing admission: “I am not on Facebook,” Victor said. Which tools are you using and why?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2010

The other day, Matt Sharp shared this link to a social media policy generator called the Social Media Policy Tool. Here's the social media policy I created for Beth's Blog. The process around policy - that is the discussion, buy-in, and education - is so critical for effective use of social media. World. . .

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2010

Tracking and Visualizing Trends in Social Media. The first speakers, Fernanda Viegas and Martin Wattenberg talked about data visualization using their Web Seer tool. Tags: Digital Divide Event Online Activism Social Networking Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0 For example, if you search "Is my daughter."

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Free video services like Instagram and Vine that feature short videos now attract millions of users, offering nonprofits, charities, and libraries an opportunity to connect with new audiences. Vine is the other popular short video tool. Storymakers: Tell Your Library's Story. Here's what we learned. Sign up here.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 21, 2009

We received over 100 submissions from nonprofits and libraries around the country (and world) who've shared their digital stories in video , photo , and GoldMail formats for the Digital Storytelling Challenge! Tags: Marketing Multimedia & Graphics Social Networking Software Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2010

Meetup recently launched a Meetup Everywhere API that allows you, as an organization, to invite people to create local meetups on your issue, without you needing to ever be involved beyond letting them know they can do it and, in a real way start to organize with others and find new and creative solutions to problems and social issues.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

Beth Dunn’s presentation covers the basics, complete with case studies, and suggests Quick start and Advanced Quick Start tactics to launch your nonprofit into social media. Social Media for Non Profits Primal Media’s sideshow is loaded with information on trends, recent statistics, and examples of social media used by nonprofits.

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Care2

JUNE 13, 2011

One of the great (and frustrating) things about online communication is that the channels and tools, and the way people and organizations use them, are always changing. Great because it keeps things interesting and (hopefully) helps you connect with your audiences in new and deeper ways. Make it easy for people to take action.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 1, 2008

ers, Next week, I'll be going to DC for a meeting convened by the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Museum and Library Services on "Museums and Libraries in the 21st Century." Over the last 50 years, public-facing museums and libraries in the U.S. Dear Museum 2.0-ers, We are uniquely situated to be these venues.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Hacker Helper is a free online tool that will allow volunteer developers to prepare for hackathons. The tool will allow hackers and coders to get up to speed before the hackathon by reading problem statements written from the perspective of the people who are working to solve social problems on the ground: NGOs and activists.

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