Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Over two years ago, I made a screencast about Web Analytics for Nonprofits that covered the basics of using google analytics, web metrics, and some nonprofit case studies featuring Laura White and the Idealist. This is a technique for testing two or more versions. (2) Finally, Avinash suggests that testing should be fun!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

What tools and techniques do you use to create good conversations on your blog? Mini Screencast: How to have a conversation. Strategic Blog Commenting A Screencast by Amy Gahran. Photo by Mean Lux used with permission. What advice would you offer to Cambodian bloggers? Let me know in the comments below.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2007

So, this is another easy to implement screencasting technique if you don't need to show details of a drop down menu. Show your favorite places to see when visiting a new city. Provide a quick briefing, or a simple tutorial or guided tour on any subject. Wonder if CogDog might add this to his list of 50 ways to tell a story?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2007

" (I referred to this book in one of my first screencasts in using flickr for presentations ) What I learned deeply influenced and changed my practice in presenting. " The techniques for telling a story can also be used on your blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2009

See 3 Video Guide: This step-by-by video guide goes from the picture to the techniques of story telling and into editing and marketing. Then when I heard that the WFP was using Camtasia Suite to edit, the video software I used for many years to create screencasts, I'm going to give Camtasia and FLIP HD video shots a try.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2010

One question that bubbled up was about specific techniques to measure or benchmark your nonprofits social media strategy and execution. Ymca of Metro Chicago Facebook Case Study. View more presentations from YMCA of Metro Chicago. How To Use Measurement To Improve Your Social Media Practice. or ow.ly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2006

The next technique that I am exploring in my screencasting/videocasting skill set is the addition of music. I also found that with the screencasts that I made so far, not having music made it feel like something was missing. I've resisted adding music for three stupid reasons: 1. Technical Skills and Tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2007

Robert Scoble shares his techniques for following over 6,000 friends on Twitter. I hope he makes a screencast. I wrote about some of the limitations for those outside the us or uk to use twitter for an emergency earlier, still chewing on that. And if you???re re enjoying this blog, please consider subscribing for free.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2006

I created the screencast based on a very quick review in YouTube. What I like about it: I like the technique of photo stills and music and the use of pans (hmm. Click To Play I've been exploring about how a teacher or parent might seek out video blog content that is educational for kids not yet ready to mix their own.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

Introduction to six different social media tools and techniques for a planning, delivering, and evaluating a training session. I always include a good list of resources, particularly how-to steps, videos, and screencasts. How to think like a social instructional designer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2007

Flickr 101: Techniques Basic Guidelines for Tagging on flickr Flickr for Beginners: Tips from LifeHacker. Screencast: Using Flickr As A Resource for Presentations. More Advanced Techniques. Flickr Official Documents How to get the most out of flickr FAQ. Getting Attention on Flickr. Tips from Thomas Hawk. Top Ten Flickr Hacks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2005

One of the areas I wanted to dig deeper into was vlogging and screencasting. In terms of technique, I wanted to figure out the best first project for a beginner. In fact, was able to carry on a brief vlog conversation with another participant from Holland! You just need a little creative immersion time. I used MovieMaker in Windows.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2007

My wildest dream would be for many nonprofits to upload and share powerpoint presentation (and screencasts) and we could remix each other's work - it would save us time and help build knowledge. Oh, one other benefit of slideshare for me - I am trainer and have taught people presentation techniques -- good powerpoint.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

As you know, I'm working on a screencast about Google Analytics and have been collecting real life nonprofit examples. " The post was about Powerpoint Presentation delivery techniques. Photo from Pro-Zak's Flickr Stream. I've also been using my own blog data as a sandbox for running and interpreting reports.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2007

Photo from my flickr stream View the Tagging Screencast Presented by NTEN. I'm pleased to announce that my screencast about tagging has been released and showcased by NTEN ! I hope to share some simple and fun ways to create "shoulder-to-shoulder" instructional media for the panel on Screencasting at NTC I'm doing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2006

I was up too late editing a screencast to do a content analysis yesterday, instead I found a great thread on Nonprofits and Vlogging over at Social Edge facilitated by Patrick O'Heffernan. They make it somewhat difficult to incorporate storytelling techniques. It's called Web Video for the Social Benefit Sector.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Finally, here's a screencast on strategic blog commenting, although a lot of the advice is mostly for those who already have a blog, much can be learned. Here's a screencast to show you how. Tagging and social bookmarking can be useful techniques to easily share your information resources with colleagues or co-workers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

David Armano's " The Collective Focus Group:Listen, Learn, and Adapt " was written for the business audience in mind, but the concept and techniques can be used by nonprofits and more importantly lead to success. Return on Insight: Listen, Learn, Adapt. This process consists of three activities. Feedburner. Google Analytics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

" Through bloggers , we learn that like it did for an older version of SnagIt, TechSmith is offering a free download for an older version of Camtasia, the gold standard of screencasting editing and capture software. Jon Stahl points to Steve Anderson's exploration of Jing for a screencast which he discovered over the summer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2007

Traditional offline/online fundraising techniques still, of course, work. Here is an excellent screencast, an introduction to Linux (Ubuntu). I particularly like the advice about how to use the comments for refining your point, a sort of thinking outloud and "Correct English be-damned" point. Extreme Email Makeover.

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