Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

As part of the App It Up 2: Transforming Communities project, we had the opportunity to explore some of the latest desktop apps for Windows 8. Transforming Communities is a Microsoft-funded initiative that builds on what TechSoup and Microsoft already learned through the first App It Up project. Social Media and Communication.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Letting them subscribe to your site content through RSS feeds or email can help them ensure they’re getting the most-update information from your organization with ease and convenience. Most of the CMS tools we reviewed can support this, but surprisingly few allow you to moderate which of the items from that RSS feed are displayed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2016

Photo by LIFT. Note from Beth: I’ve just returned from an amazing training project in Cambodia and will be sharing more about that this coming week. Tuan , project manager, for the Fund for Shared Insight. That’s why I’m honored to share this guest post from Melinda T. Carefully Map Out Timing.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

As always, there’s plenty more news like how Facebook’s news feed policy is not good news for charities, how smartphone kill switch legislation will affect your organization, how things like your own perspiration will run your phone someday and some more NPTech quick hits. The new project is called the Mobile Giving Alliance.

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2016

Setting up such a project can require a team of designers, developers, and coders to bring it to life. Unfortunately, many organizations and individuals that usually collect insightful data lack access to such resources. Here are some highlights we'd like to share by using Silk projects as examples.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

It can be helpful to lead a planning process within your own organization that examines your organizational assets and access so you can translate them into benefits. History: Simply being around a long time has some cachet and may mean you have access to historical wisdom, knowledge, and records. Photo and Bio. Welcome packet.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Libraries have access to information, engagement, and opportunity – it’s just a matter of setting sail. When it comes to innovation in civil society, there is nothing that can match the speed and ingenuity of communities that come together to make a change, develop a tool, or feed a need.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

According to the Open Data Project , of the 89% of nonprofits worldwide that use social media in their digital marketing and fundraising strategy, 75% of those use Instagram. 1) Maximize your Instagram Profile Photo and Bio. 1) Maximize your Instagram Profile Photo and Bio. Post Eye-catching Photos.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Do a review of your annual projections and goals, and look at what you need. Ask these questions: Is there a project you want to get funded for immediate use, before the end of the year or early into next year? Funds made necessary by COVID will have a different tone than funds for an exciting new project. Storytelling.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

A blog with the comments feature enabled allows or sharing photos in flickrs allows Extension program participants to discuss plans and programs. Collaboration on student projects or other ways. Technorati tracks these links, and thus the relative relevance of blogs, photos, videos etc. news or web feeds ????

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2009

Winner of the Creative Commons 2006 Photo Schwag Contest I believe in setting my content free. People can add and embellish your content and if you have access to the remix, it can give you new ideas. My photos and blog posts have traveled around the world! It provides a huge return on investment. It gets your work out there.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

WFP USA has posted a nearly 650-word story of Rani on their blog with a big headline, full-size photos, large text, and bold quotes. For the feature image, they used a photo of Rani looking directly at the camera. This eye-catching photo invited viewers to click to take a closer look.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 8, 2010

At AIDS.gov , our mission is to provide access to Federal HIV and AIDS information through a variety of new media channels, and to support the use of new media tools by Federal and community partners. We're getting ready to launch into the third year of the Facing AIDS for World AIDS Day (December 1) photo sharing initiative.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 22, 2007

" So, I thought I'd use a screen capture of the photo inside flickr instead, but wasn't sure whether I could. Jim laughed and told me that the photo was in the public domain so I could blog it anyway I wanted and that he was going to change the default license. In this way, photos could be shared internally without worries.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2008

Photo by PixelFarmer - Zen Mutt (a rescue dog) - Title "Precision" The NpTech Tag Summary went on hiatus to give some space to rethink, reinvent -- again. I'm moving beyond monitoring the NpTech tagged items and meta feeds to incorporate nuggets from micro media sources, nptech bloggers, friend feeds, and networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2007

" Of course, I showed people my bloglines and 233 feeds, but I also told them that I didn't start off with that many and I also give myself permission not to read everything all the time. I started off with 5 blog feeds and as I discovered other blogs or resources, I added them gradually. For example, a few in google groups.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Then two hours later, you’re sitting there looking through past writing projects and online templates hoping to find inspiration without a single word written… Sound familiar? Dawn needed fresh eyes on the project to give it that last power wash before sending this out. Fundwriter.ai Fundwriter.ai

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 28, 2009

Widgetbox Widget displaying all tweets from the official conference Twitter feed 7. Flickr slideshow of photos from the conference 9. Conference Twitter Feed. Don't forget to take photos , especially a group photo! A display of tweets about the conference projected on the wall using Twittercamp 3.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

A mission statement is meant to be a guide that ensures the programs or projects you undertake align with your organization’s goals. Examples of Successful UVPs Let’s look at some organizations that have mastered the UVP in their messaging: Feeding America: On its donation page, Feeding America clearly states where the money goes.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 27, 2007

Van Jones' project and politics are very inspiring and refreshing! workers (and would-be workers) access to the skills they will need to compete in the new, green job market." We'll still force-feed you with GMOs. Photo Credit: Van Jones with permission from the Ella Baker Center. This guy is a genius.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

The conventional wisdom on museum memberships is that they are "one size fits many" programs whose primary benefits are free entrance to the museum and insider access to exhibition openings. For the faraway folks, some of it is having personal access to staff at a museum you can't visit. Shelley: It's funny you bring that up.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Asking people to donate to a food pantry to feed 7,000 families is overwhelming. Add Images Whether you use one powerful photo or choose multiple, a good image will make your annual appeal more … well … appealing. Choose a photo that enhances the story you’re telling and connects your reader to your cause.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 10, 2008

framework, and David shared lessons learned from the huge range of projects the Holocaust Museum has initiated. Look for photos of you on Flickr and videos about you on Youtube. run a Twitter feed. These projects tend to be custom and are harder to define in neat bullets than the others. They include projects like.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 4, 2007

style projects are major initiatives require a somewhat complicated blend of physical exhibit and digital capabilities. Many museums have created short-term mapping or timeline projects that are post-it based. There are many legitimate criticisms of this kind of project. Creating the backbone for a robust 2.0 Many in-museum 2.0-style

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

They’re cleaning up the world’s drinking water, providing solutions for countless communities in order to help them get access to hygienic drinking water. Neverthirst share pictures showing communities before they had access to clean water, what their facilities were and the state of the water. Project Aware. What We Can Learn.

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 25, 2021

For example, perhaps 1/3 of your local population is food insecure, defined as not having consistent access to the food needed to support a healthy lifestyle. In your area, this may take the form of people not having access to healthy food that’s within walking distance, or parents having to skip meals to help feed their kids. .

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Believe it or not, young donors are not the only ones that want to access nonprofit websites on their phone. A picture is more likely to catch a user’s attention as they scroll through a feed or your website. Image courtesy of imdesigns.ca. Responsive or mobile design. eMarkerter predicts that more than 50% of the 76.4

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 9, 2017

Our news feeds will have more and more video in them as this mega-trend continues. 90% of Facebook users are accessing the platform on their mobile devices. When people are scrolling through their feed, will their thumb stop scrolling to continue to watch your video? ShelterBox used 5 photos and 2 video clips.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

This makes you seem much more legitimate and gives you access to a whole range of features. You can use in-app analytics, add more information like a contact number or web address to your profile, and access Instagram’s advertising features. A mixture of photo and video content. Their feed is regular and planned.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Along the way, we’ll explore ways you can create this content using just an iPhone and some CMS knowledge, making each idea accessible for small-shop nonprofits without a ton of marketing capacity. Photos of people are particularly compelling, so gather pictures of volunteers, beneficiaries, and community members. Let’s dive in!

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

Pivot this to virtual by having each participant upload a photo or live stream themselves walking their “at-home” runway. Pet photo contest – Everyone loves looking at adorable animals and showing off their pets. With a pet photo contest, ask supporters to submit photos of their furry friends beforehand.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

Patton, Donorly Multi-channel Marketing Strategies with Branding and Google Ad Grants – by Carl Diesing, DNL Omnimedia Turn Your Social Media Feed into a Viable Fundraising Channel – by Ryan Thomas, Oneicity. Or you might mail out brochures to promote your capital campaign project.

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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. If you're still with me, let me share some tidbits about that photo. What is really interesting to me is that the photo - which I composed and uploaded into flickr is my most commented, favorited, and viewed photo ! (It That's enough meta for now.

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Tech Soup

MAY 3, 2011

Causes is thoroughly integrated with social media, giving fundraising projects new ways to reach their audiences. She then described her most recent birthday, when she used the Birthday Wish feature to support Project Nightlight. Last month, unbeknownst to Causes, they set up a fundraising project in response to the 2011 quakes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

Tell me what thy wildlife name is on the twitter feed-but be sure! My twitter feed: [link]. NWF's Twitter feed: [link]. Carie Lewis, Humane Society of the US Carie's poem is about the Humane Society's experiments with photo contests and how to use metrics to improve your social media strategy. Everyone likes photos.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2014

drone maker, Titan Aerospace for their Internet.org project to provide low-cost Internet to much of the developing world. The Titan drones will work in cooperation with Google’s Project Loon , which is developing large, high-altitude balloons that deliver Internet as well. The Digital Inclusion Drone Wars. ICT for Development.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2008

The successful campaigns are using e-commerce, video, photos, blogging, mobile action, widgets, event management and more to augment the traditional (and extremely effective) precinct organizing model. According to the New Voter's Project , texting increased young voter turn out by 4.6% Rock the Vote. in the September primary.

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