Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2022

Your nonprofit is growing, reaching more people and changing more lives, and it’s time to think about hiring staff for your nonprofit. Check out our guide on When and How to Pay Yourself a Nonprofit Salary to get yourself on a path to getting paid. Founders of nonprofits often want their first hire to be a fundraiser.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. Be to search for your nonprofit to know how and where your brand is buzzing in the blogosphere!

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OCTOBER 9, 2023

It seemed just another Tuesday—just Apple’s version of a mobile phone that not everyone had or even wanted. Imagine your photography teacher able to explain different shot angles, subjects, apertures, and lighting techniques with nothing more than well-crafted prompts. We didn’t ask.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

No doubt you’ve taken a “ selfie ,” a self-portrait taken with your mobile phone camera and shared on Facebook or other social media channels. Have you seen great examples of nonprofits using the “selfie” meme for good? Photography Visual' Share the link in the comments.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 28, 2021

If you Google “nonprofit logos,” you’ll see some common themes. Many nonprofit leaders really want to take every opportunity to help you understand that they are helping people. You might go home and look up the trailer online, or take out your phone and Google the film title. . Holding hands around a globe. It makes sense.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 11, 2017

Let’s consider how much has changed in tech over the last 4 years: Since 2013, we’ve seen the adoption of the smart phone, the start of smart watches, selfies, and touch ID. The top 3 reasons your nonprofit website needs a responsive website: 1. Apple watches have added GPS and health tracking capabilities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2011

Providing super transparency into action on the ground through viscerally engaging media (email/video/photography) while providing opportunities for me to act and also socialize with other like-minded folks, are the attraction and loyalty factors.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 4, 2014

At this point, you've been around long enough to know interesting things can and will happen at nonprofit events. Check out the 2013 winners of the iPhone Photography Awards for inspiration. Head over to our Mobile-ize board on Pinterest for some more resources on mobile technologies, photography, and storytelling.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Note from Beth: Last week, Washington, DC held its first ever Give to the Max Day where 1300 nonprofits were fundraising and experimenting with social media tools and raised over $2 million in 24 hours. Our goal in this 3 rd year is to raise millions of dollars for thousands of Minnesota nonprofits in one day.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

June is generally a very busy month for mobile with Google I/O, Apple's WWDC, and lots of summer phone/tablet releases. There has been some interesting mobile-related legislation news as of late that affects some nonprofits, charities, public libraries, and social sector organizations. apps mobile phone tsmobiletechnology'

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Tech Soup

JUNE 7, 2017

If you're looking to raise some extra capital for your nonprofit, selling online can be a great way to go — generating publicity as well as funds for your cause. Here's how to make the most of e-commerce for your nonprofit in 2017. How could you make this work for your nonprofit? Try Different Channels.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 28, 2016

No matter your budget or movie-making skills, you can find the right combination of equipment for your nonprofit or public library. These apps give you more shooting controls and options than what is included with your phone's native camera app. You can even build a DIY tripod for your phone with binder clips !

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Global Giving

APRIL 28, 2016

Let’s walk through the process of making a film for your nonprofit with nothing more than a smartphone, an editing app, and passion for your cause. A phone tripod or tripod app (to prevent shaky filming). Best practices for filming are very much the same as for photography. Welcome to the world of smartphone filmmaking!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Minnesota’s ‘Networked Nonprofits’ raised $13.4M million was raised to benefit Minnesota nonprofit organizations. In a 24-hour period, nearly 4,000 Minnesota nonprofit organizations benefited through donations, matching grants and prizes. And every year, the good folks in Minnesota share their results and lessons learned.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2016

We also have a contest in which we're giving away US$7,000 in cash prizes and a new camera (but don't be afraid to start with the cell phone in your pocket!). San Francisco, California: Nonprofits and Storytelling: How to Create Social Impact, First-Person Stories. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Video and Photography 101.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Kivi got a call from a newspaper in Dallas writing about the nonprofit marketing angle. Whenever I get obsessed on a nonprofit story like this, where I find myself spending an hour, or two, or more focused on it, I know I have to blog it right away. And it worked! She also got quoted on an influential blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Note From Beth: I’m a huge fan of Giving Days because they raise the awareness, engagement, and donations to nonprofits and being generous. Last week, we watched as a national day of giving and awareness campaign for “Giving Tuesday” unfold and spur spikes in donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

A number of nonprofit organizations are promoting Valentine's Day giving opportunities, here's a few: A Day for Hearts is an opportunity to raise awareness about congenital heart defects, a lethal constellation of birth defects of the heart that affect millions of newborn infants and children worldwide. Why not send some geek love from NTEN

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Over the last year, Nonprofit Tech for Good has observed that many old school a.k.a. 1) Infographics [re-designed] In the 2010s, infographics created by nonprofits were consistently the most engaged, posted, shared, and retweeted content on social media, but around 2018, the infographic craze came to an abrupt halt.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

By Beth Singer , Principal at Beth Singer Design, LLC – a design and communications firm specializing in nonprofit organizations to help them fundraise, educate, and promote membership and the mission of their institutions through design solutions. Related Post: 10 Design Tips for Awesome Nonprofit Online Presentations. Final Words.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Yep, there’s a marathon of opportunity coming up and you don’t want to miss the chance to raise big bucks for your nonprofit. For half of nonprofit organizations, the bulk of their annual operating funds come in during October, November, and December. 48 billion is donated to nonprofits each year in November and December.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

By Beth Singer , Principal at Beth Singer Design, LLC – a design and communications firm specializing in nonprofit organizations to help them fundraise, educate, and promote membership and the mission of their institutions through design solutions. Related Post: 10 Design Tips for Awesome Nonprofit Online Presentations. Final Words.

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Direct mail is a major workhorse for all nonprofits. Use phone, postcards, letters, emails and social media to build a series of appeals. Don’t use a lot of photography and fancy layout in your letter or accompanying materials. Organize the board members to make phone calls to follow up appeals to donors. Thanks Gail!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 22, 2007

I picked up the phone and got a hold of Jim Spadaccini, founder of Ideum, whose blog post I discovered via a discussion thread on flickr and museums on the museum technology list. am sure the nonprofits I work with wouldn???t Not many nonprofits feel that they fit into the. posed stock photography ever could. However, I.

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

It’s clear that having a comprehensive online fundraising strategy is crucial for modern nonprofits. When your nonprofit uses online fundraising platforms and follows best practices, you can meet your supporters where they are—online—and enable them to give quickly and easily. Here’s what to expect: What is online fundraising?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2014

This site uses impactful photography throughout and has a concise purpose. For more examples of nonprofits that rock responsive web design, check out this list from Nonprofit Tech for Good: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/policysocial-context/23766-11-nonprofits-that-rock-responsive-web-design.html. Charity Water.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

They're now running a compelling experiment in crowd-sourced exhibition creation and curation via the photography exhibition Click. Many early adopters in nonprofits got started this way - outside of the firewall. Here's how Nina Simon described it on her insightful post analyzing the tactics used. Blog helps deepened expertise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2013

Images, visuals, videos, and infographics are being staples of nonprofit’s content strategy, especially for social channels. Flickr Creative Commons – Flickr is a photo site but it offers creative commons licensing and you can use it combined with keyword searches to find an image.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Silent auctions are a great way to fundraise and encourage donors to get involved with nonprofits. Add ski goggles, hand/feet warmers, and a thermal phone case to this basket, alongside a season ski pass and a few lessons for those who are new to the sport. Of course, a lot goes into hosting a successful silent auction event.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2012

Throughout the campaign, TechSoup invited nonprofit digital storytelling experts to share their best practices for creating stories with impact using pictures. The photos were taken with a digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera, capable of taking higher quality photos than standard point-and-shoot or mobile phone cameras.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Jesse Lane will share the super-simple process for raising more money for your nonprofit. He and his team over at Branches Mission Lab do really awesome work for a variety of nonprofits, especially those of you in the ministry space. I know that you’re nonprofit leaders and for that, I want to say thank you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

” After spending five years living and breathing networks and measurement and designing and delivering many, many nonprofit capacity building programs, my focus is going to be on how nonprofits can apply measurement and their networks to learn for impact. Susmita De, Nonprofit-Share (Chief Operating Officer).

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2014

This is our earth month edition of nonprofit technology news. OpenSSL is nonprofit open source software that provides security on e-commerce and other websites by creating an encrypted channel between your device and the website. In last month’s Nonprofit Technology News I reported on Facebook’s plans to buy U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years.

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