Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2015

Whatever form that storytelling takes, from photo essay to member video, story-driven content is dynamic, shows impact, and can attract new potential donors. We saw how Twitter changed information-sharing in 2011 Egypt, after all. The nonprofit sector thrives on a community of rich storytelling. Live Streaming for Civil Society.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2012

We’ve all experienced videos, blogs, photos, or topics “going viral” online before our eyes – the number of views increases, our Facebook timeline fills with reposts of the story, or a hashtag rises up the trending charts. Hot Button Issues at SXSW: Kony and Homeless Hotspots. I’ve been….

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NetWits

JUNE 20, 2012

Nonprofits are taking advantage of this technology; according to the Nonprofit Social Networking Survey by NTEN, Common Knowledge & Blackbaud, the average nonprofit’s fan or follower base grew by 30 percent on Facebook and 81 percent on Twitter in 2011. Their YouTube page has 29 videos, accumulating 1000s of views.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 1, 2012

—– In 2011, Washington, DC, became one of the first major metropolitan regions to host a multimillion-dollar local giving day: Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington. don’t embark on fundraising without a plan for using the funds, we can’t adopt a new fundraising approach without proper training.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Along with the pandemic-driven surge in food delivery, there was a surge in viral videos showing delivery workers from places like UberEats and Doordash eating, spitting, and doing other vile things to customers’ food. For nonprofits specifically, the name “nonprofit” can deter adopting a pay-for-trust model.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2012

on the Future of Fundraising back in 2011. Social media adoption continues to grow and technology becomes more accessible. — a number that grew by 10 percent between 2010 and 2011. Online video consumption rates are now as high as television viewer rates globally. Please visit the site to view this video).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 11, 2016

Launched in 2011, Snapchat is an image and video messaging app that is very popular with tweens and teens and increasingly Millennials and Gen Xers. As we have learned in the past with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram the early adoption phase is when new communities grow the fastest. Do not make snap judgments about Snapchat.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2012

The Cute Dog Theory or more precisely the Cute Animal Theory states that including cute animals in your social media content inspires more people to share the content. If don’t believe that is true, check out this YouTube video from VW of dogs barking the theme from Star Wars as a Superbowl Teaser. Increase post sharability.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

By September of 2011 Google+ quickly grew to about 20 million to 40 million account users (depending on who you ask) and had about 12.3 Outside of early adopters Google+ still feels like the forgotten social network and is probably one of the last places many people think to post rich media and content. million U.S.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2012

And already in 2011, “more than 50% of all ‘local’ searches were done from a mobile device.” AMOLED screen is a beauty for sure, and lends itself quite nicely for video and photo capture. You can see for yourself how clean and clear the picture quality is in the video below. The Venue Pro’s 4.1

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2012

We've all experienced videos, blogs, photos, or topics "going viral" online before our eyes - the number of views increases, our Facebook timeline fills with reposts of the story, or a hashtag rises up the trending charts. Hot Button Issues at SXSW: Kony and Homeless Hotspots. I've been….

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2011

I’m at the Innogive 2011 Conference today. Already that morning, keynotes had give some powerful adoption statistics. Geoff Livingston gave an overview of mobile trends , mentioning that the adoption rate of mobile phones and tablets are higher than Twitter now and mobile is now part of our lives.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2011

We have adopted Facebook and Twitter and examine new tools before taking them to assess their usefulness in reaching our community. Adopting video into our mix of communications and marketing tools to tell the story of those affected by a brain tumour.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

The app was a finalist in Microsoft's 2011 Imagine Cup, a student technology competition. While the app is only available for Washington voters, it could potentially be adopted for other states. The iPad app provides free videos to K-12 students on various topics, including math, science, finance, and history. iStudiez Pro.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Last week, I facilitated an interactive keynote in Seattle at 2011 Tech for Good Leadership Summit sponsored by Microsoft Community Affairs , in partnership with NPower Seattle. By all accounts , the event held the space for peer learning. Watech4good Summit. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

It affected every step of the evolution of digital media—from the VCR to the digital video recorder to YouTube. You see, our world is no longer dominated exclusively by the printed word, but also by images and video—and we believe it’s a world everyone should be part of. Universal City Studios, Inc.,

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Participating organizations are tasked with saving at least 300 more cats and dogs between August and October 2011 than they did during the same period last year. It doesn't take a lot to know that this challenge meant really mobilizing in the community to get awareness and adoption up! Austin Pets Alive!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

Many nonprofits view social fundraising with a degree of skepticism. ( I was honored to have participated in the kick off one-day training event last October. ) The report looks at how Giving Days can impact a metropolitan area’s nonprofit community and is a gold mine of data as well as success stories from participant nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

In the TechSoup premiere our new #NPLive interactive series of video events, join us to discuss The Future of Fundraising online in the social media matrix on Tuesday, May 24 at 11 a.m. Cancer.org is an early adopter and nonprofit pioneer using this largely untapped fundraising technology. Pacific time.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2013

Also consider the mobile upswing in global audiences worldwide and in developing countries (more than one billion mobile-broadband subscriptions worldwide in 2011 according to the International Telecommunication Union). Multimedia, Maps, Social : Upload and share multimedia content like video, audio, text, and images on your mobile website.

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NTEN

MAY 9, 2011

and a video interview explaining "data" as anything that can be digitized.) This shift started fifteen years ago with the widespread adoption of the World Wide Web. This process produces data broadly defined, whether numeric, textual, or audio-visual, structured or unstructured.

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Care2

JULY 22, 2011

Add tablets into the mix and its clear that people are quickly adopting mobile computing. could embed the video]. Email reading on mobile devices rose 81% from October, 2010, to April, 2011. Some sources are indicating that more people will own smartphones than traditional cellphones by 2012. It stands to continue rising.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2012

This post is the third and final in a series of reactions to Blueprint , a book chronicling the rise and fall of the Dutch Museum of National History (INNL) in 2008-2011. Information on a label and a short video clip informs the buyer about the history behind objects including a tulip, fishing boat, licorice and tea towel.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2007

. - although the time frame is closer to 5 or 6 years from now (and I think it was Gartner who said that by 2010 or 2011 pretty much everyone is going to have a "Second Life" in a 3D Virtual World -I wrote about it in More people leading 3D virtual lives online ) due to hardware and platform restrictions that prevent a wider adoption now.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Leadership and decision-making come from adoption not from executive authority. If there’s an idea that the community is behind, and a project or plan that’s adopted (whether it’s a new way of operating or a new tool), then it moves forward, regardless of “who” thought it up or campaigned for it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. Niche Networks and Early Adoption (Instagram, Tumblr, Ning, Change.org, Care2, Wiser Earth, BlackPlanet, Quepasa, New Myspace): 5-10 Hours Weekly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. Niche Networks and Early Adoption (Instagram, Tumblr, Ning, Change.org, Care2, Wiser Earth, BlackPlanet, Quepasa, New Myspace): 5-10 Hours Weekly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2011

Building on this concept, Beth asked nonprofit leaders to enter the contest by explaining what their organization’s singular, most important activity would be in 2011 that would at-once drive social impact, engage supporters and increase revenues. I wish you all luck in your 2011 brand journey. SafeAmerica Foundation , Bill Soule.

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Classy

MARCH 29, 2021

We know how it looks, but here at Classy we hold ourselves to the highest standard and feel grateful for the work we’ve been able to accomplish since our start in 2011. More and more companies are not only adopting causes and social good initiatives, but also building them into the framework of their businesses.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

In fact, a study released in the fall of 2011 revealed that auto-posting to Facebook decreases likes and comments by up to 70% which can have a detrimental impact on a nonprofit’s EdgeRank score on Facebook. It’s simply easier to use Twitter’s mobile app to upload and archive photos and videos to Twitter.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Staff felt that often the only way to try new tools, engage with the public who were already adopting and investing in online platforms, and stay on top of the fast-moving digital space was to go around rules or organizational policies. http ://amysampleward.org/2011/01/20/diy-community-engagement-metrics /. That was a silly time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2011

Recently, we adopted a new vision for wish.org and our online channels, including social networks. We also are monitoring online and social media channels to identify existing online content – including news, videos, and blog posts – created by those who have personally experienced the power of a wish and present those items on wish.org.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

We’ve had multiple celebrations of the web in recent years: the 20 th anniversary of the first public web page in 2011 , another 20 th anniversary webpage anniversary in 2013 , and this month, the 25 th anniversary of the idea of the web. DoGooder Video Award Winners. Have a look at the four winning videos on YouTube.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

On 1st July 2011, Convio entered the UK through the acquisition of Baigent Digital , one of the UK’s leading online fundraising and web agency supporting charities. Our adoption of technology is at a different stage as well. Author: Martin Campbell. Baigent Digital – Head Cam from Baigent Digital on Vimeo.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Each week they asked their Twitter followers to contribute a movement and then the company performed them and posted a video on YouTube. NTEN used a hybrid crowdsourcing approach to solicit panel proposals for its NTC 2011, similar in design and approach to the method SXSW has used.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

When will you have the time to go back through hours of video to find and edit the interesting or meaningful parts. As of Febuary 2011 however, they have added a feature that goes a step beyond: streetview history. It’s the news of Beyonce’s pregnancy announced during the MTV Video Awards that takes the honor of #1.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

He got the NTEN Award IN 2011. Cloud services are rapidly scaling to the point where larger NPOs can safely adopt them, and Google and Microsoft will keep the heat on to get NPOs there at low cost. As Twitter and Google Plus still adopt their more business-focused strategies, nonprofits will benefit from the added functionality.

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