Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

Additionally, the app serves as hub to all other Google Apps, such as Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Reader, Voice, Maps, etc. In fact, I used them for this blog (see upper-right), but please ignore the silly photo in the Fotolia ad. A free, fun mobile photo-sharing iPhone App that turns your mobile photos instantly in art.

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NetWits

JULY 27, 2012

Facebook has that nifty little app section at the top – right under the big cover photo, over to the righ. Include your events, photos, maps, twitter link, polls, and of course, your email list. Enable RSS so visitors can keep up with your blog activity with Google Reader (my preference). RSS as a Replacement.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

I’m here at NTEN’s 09NTC and am going to live blog Beth Kanter’s session on mapping your social media strategy to metrics. Fail formally - protesting Wendy’s with a photo sharing with a protest sign but only got a few people doing it, heard so much about how hard it was for people to participate, etc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Photo by One Squiggly Line. ” (Photo captured by Renee Blodgett). The audience was primarily college students and after the event, several came up to me and thanked me for inspiring them to do a social good activity online. The talk is brief and you can view the video here. You can brief summaries here.

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NetWits

JUNE 20, 2012

Facebook has 901 million active users; 500 million people use Twitter; 8 years worth of content is uploaded to YouTube every day; Pinterest has 4 million unique views daily. Sharing photos across social media garners a lot of attention for your page. Asking never hurt. Clearly, Bok Tower Gardens makes the most of their social media.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

We covered how to do Community Mapping (identifying the segments and goals of the community), Content Mapping (creating a plan for which content goes where, and why), and Data Tracking (pulling all the numbers together). Community Mapping. >> Content Mapping. >> Presentation. YOU can do it! Step 2: Goals.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

In fact, I used them for this blog (see upper-right), but please ignore the silly photo in the Fotolia ad. A free, fun mobile photo-sharing iPhone App that turns your mobile photos instantly in art. Users simply take a photo with their iPhone and add special editing and art effects with one tap. Instagram :: instagr.am.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

Instead of trying to recruit people who are brand new to your mission, it’s often more efficient and successful to rely on existing relationships when mapping your advocacy campaign. If your supporters are active Facebook users, for instance, you might engage them with a Facebook Challenge. How you’ll use each platform.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2011

Photo Tweeted by @starfocus during a network mapping session at NWF. Daniel facilitated a network mapping activity with NNF’s 10 education advocacy staff from regional offices and headquarters. Staff members were at the core of the map. They reorganized the map into clusters. Observations.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

Supporters won’t read your blog just because they have a relationship with your nonprofit—they want to engage with informative, interesting content that actively furthers their understanding of your cause. Add authenticity by using unposed images of real community members rather than stock photos. Use eye-catching calls to action.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 8, 2020

This process is called relationship mapping and can give you insight on additional prospects that you might not have encountered otherwise. . To get a sense of who they are, look into their: Hobbies and activities to learn what interests them. The relationships you should examine go beyond a prospect’s current employer.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

.” It’s worth noting that beginning July 31 Google made it mandatory that all Google Profiles be public which means that your first name, last name, and profile picture will be visible when you participate in public Google Products such as Google Places, Maps, Images, Sites, etc. Now join Google+.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2017

Flickr Photo by Gavin St. Having a staff retreat on an annual basis to map out large projects is also a good idea and anticipating monthly or quarterly key deadlines can minimize stress. There is even a “ look ahead ” template for Excel that make this type of planning easier to do.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

When you approach any of those activities, any of the work we do in this sector, with the idea that truly everyone has something to contribute, the way you speak, the way you interact, and the way you lead changes – and changes into something powerful and contagious. I see this work in public maps like Open Green Map.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 11, 2017

geolocation” the marketing buzzword of 2017, and we don’t disagree – so we looked closer at two ways geolocation can activate Facebook audiences around your nonprofit. Now when you open Facebook on your phone, you’re greeted with three icons: Live, Photo and Check In. But with a net as wide as 1.8 It’s all about location.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Photo by Trav Williams. When you have four facilitators, you want to make sure that you choreograph each activity. These could done by one person or could be shared if mapped out in advance. Our track was one of three tracks for participants to dive deep into a topic and learn from peers through dialogue. Defining Roles.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 27, 2009

Free domain mapping. Photo and video uploading. You might have at one time or another used Google Earth or Google Maps to find a geographic location online but Google Earth is also making a push to help nonprofits use Google Earths and Maps for advocacy and outreach. Enroll subscribers. Recruit volunteers. 41 languages.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 13, 2017

At the Lupus Foundation of America , we’ve been active on Instagram since 2013, though until recently, it was not a central part of our organization’s social media strategy. Share Behind the Scenes Photos of Your Staff. Use analytics to map the user journey from Instagram follower to engaged constituent.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Appearing as her super hero alter ego, complete with green cape, Super Green, Kroll spoke about how online activity can be used to inspire offline action. Organizing activities, such as Hayes Valley Farm has done by inviting their online followers to volunteer on the farm, gives community members a chance to connect in person.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Offer ways for the community to create something together We designed an interactive map function on our website that shows where all the events are taking place. It has also allowed me to highlight some of the really hot areas of the map—like the UK, India, China, US, etc.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

Conservation mapping and 3D imaging. Even low-cost hobbyist drones like the Parrot AR drone quadricopter can produce and send high-definition videos and photos to a smartphone or tablet. They also show promise in environmental monitoring, rescue activities, and agriculture. How Are Drones Being Used for Good? Tracking storms.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2013

This meant a year's worth of family photos, important documents, and saved emails. Paranormal Email Activity. TechSoup's own Kevin Lo noticed some strange activity on his email accounts when friends were replying to spam he was supposedly sending out. Find out what happened and how he resurrected his digital life.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2012

Capture photos and video of your organization in action. Bing Maps: a mobile app for finding locations, mapping directions, and predicting traffic conditions; it can also integrate with other online services to overlay data on top of maps. Find directions (probably the app used most on my own smartphone).

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

When you have clear goals for your event and a detailed map of action steps to work on, you can have a very successful event. Talk to your Board and your active volunteers to find the right people to help you plan for success. Step 4: Map out a budget for this event. Step 1: Pull together a committee.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Flickr Photo by Matthew Field. Give them a name, find a photo of them on a stock photography site and flesh out their biographical details. By identifying and describing these fictional members and potential supporters, you can achieve more clarity around your communications activities. Imagining Supporters with User Stories.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2012

Make the Most of Your Cover Photo. Your Facebook cover photo is prime real estate. When choosing your Facebook cover photo, make sure you keep your brand in mind, but try to also show off your culture, history, mission, and values. You might also try having a little fun with your cover photo. Include your students.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Something to help edit photos into video? We actively hire people with fundraising experience, people who worked at nonprofits, maybe even people who managed databases, so that they can immediately speak the language of our customers. What does the name Bloomerang conjure in your mind? Cable network? We really take care of our folks.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

At one end of the continuum, highly active project owners visited the Restart Romania Platform , registering and entering their project details on the site for all to see. There were many instances of online commenting that led to active learning, collaboration, and project improvement. Photo: billybicket. And the winners are.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2009

Photo by Bart Maguire Note from Beth: I invited Stephanie to publish her blog post about the network evaluation discussion we had with Michael Quinn Patton yesterday. Another essential network function is to watch for a window of opportunity for activation. If you have thoughts, please join the discussion over here. a disaster?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Steller (free; Apple iOS) is an app that lets you build stories with your photos, videos, and text. The Brooklyn Public Library created a story about its Bike the Branches program , featuring maps, photos, and an Albert Einstein quote. After selecting a photo, you can pick a layout for it. Getting Steller Set Up.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

CHNA is part of a larger project called Community Commons , an interactive mapping, networking, and learning tool. In the case of Planet Labs, they state that their photos only show topography and vegetation, but not people, cars, or houses. Additionally, the actual size of the data came into question.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

Most users prefer to consume user generated content, by reading blog, watching videos, or browsing through photos. Open group blogs, photo pools, video collages and similar projects are also good examples of co-creation. The notion of a community is really tricky because every web page is a latent community, waiting to be activated.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

You can also add new engagement activities of existing supporters to their constituent timelines. Make sure your staff members are always ready to talk to donors about the activities that matter most to them. Canva lets you edit photos and upload them straight from your mobile device, instantly reaching supporters!

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

Nature Conservancy’s photo contests : The crowd, in this case it’s one that loves nature photos, shares the pictures they love about nature and in the process grow their community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2013

You also need to challenge participants thought processes and stimulate curiosity about what you are teaching. This includes meeting and greeting people, setting up the room for interaction, getting people to move around, to be actively involved with the content, and appreciating learners. Most useful handouts and activities ever!

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

Check out our map of events to find your closest group. In the last year we've extended our reach as follows: Number of active groups: 48. Number of countries with active groups: 20. Image adapted from original photo by Dunechaser. How big is the NetSquared Local community? Number of events held: 38.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2011

They planned to paint the outline of Santa Cruz County, print out photos of a series of important landmarks or icons throughout the county, and then paint those items onto the map. They wanted to drop the activity. I encouraged them to go ahead with the community activity as planned.

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