Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2017

Possibly the most used and most recommended, but arguably the most complicated software to edit photos, Lightroom can be found in the toolkit of most photographers. Or, you can always come back to edit your photos, even while you're offline. One very good feature is that this app has the option to take photos in RAW format.

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Neon CRM

MAY 23, 2023

If you’ve ever watched a video on YouTube, used a USB device, had a bone marrow transplant, gone surfing, or enjoyed any number of movies, musicians, or artists, you’ve experienced one of the countless contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). Photo by Jeong Park. Courtesy of Asian American Arts Alliance.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

I came up with an idea to mesh my love of weekend crafts fairs and artist open studio visits with my day job. Once I had a few donations in hand, I had postcards printed with beautiful photos of the artists’ work. Someone else was assigned to take photos and write up enticing descriptions.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 27, 2023

Artists’ Showcase A creative way to engage your community and raise funds is by hosting an artists’ showcase, where local artists can sell their work, and a percentage of the sales go toward your organization. Incorporate local businesses and landmarks to build a sense of community engagement.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

I figure I should practice what I preach, so here are some photos from my fun Friday in Berkeley and Oakland with a Move, Play, Reflect, Connect twist. I got some interesting architecture photos on mat board, a pile of gold foil squares, a few pieces of colored mat board, and 3 rubber stamps. A super fun Friday!

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M+R

AUGUST 23, 2023

And if you haven’t seen the trend, here’s an example from our colleagues at Planned Parenthood Action: Photos With Sound It’s easy to create carousel posts within TikTok by uploading photos and pairing them to a trending sound, usually an ‘aesthetic’ sound without vocals. If you haven’t seen the movie, go do that (really).

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Many auction items come as a bundle—for example, a concert experience might include two front-row seats, merchandise, and a photo opportunity with the artist. Include Compelling Images Rounding out your auction catalog with a variety of high-quality photos also makes it look professional and aesthetically pleasing.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Photo Contest Organize a low-cost photo contest, charging entry fees and showcasing winning photos through an exhibition or calendar sale (either of which could end up being another way to raise funds). If your trivia night is a success, you can make it a recurring event.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

I came up with an idea to mesh my love of weekend crafts fairs and artist open studio visits with my day job. The idea was to ask artists to contribute one-of-a-kind items to an online monthly auction where 100% of proceeds would benefit a range of local services for unhoused people and vulnerable seniors and children. .

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 2, 2022

Which artists would your supporters be thrilled to see? You can auction off art donated by local artists, as well as jewelry, candles, and other crafts; trips donated by people who own vacation properties or timeshares; and gift cards to popular restaurants and businesses. You won’t land Harry Styles, but who might you be able to get?

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Jean-Michel Basquiat – Renowned artist of Neo-expressionism. Photo Credit: The “Ladies of Guadalupe” mural , installed Saturday by photographer Lindsey Ross.]. Desi Arnaz – Cuban actor and musician famous for appearing on “I Love Lucy” and marriage to Lucille Ball. Antonia Novello – First Latina Surgeon General.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

Share Stories, Photos, and Videos from Events. For nonprofits that have staff members or volunteers in the field, definitely encourage them to send in reports with photos for blog posts. Interview a professor, government official, or esteemed professional, such as a scientist, social worker, activist, or artist.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Make sure to advertise your artists and makers on your social media platforms leading up to the opening of your shop with photos and videos. Give your artistic students the opportunity to show off their skills by hosting a virtual art show. Virtual craft fair. Virtual tours for museums. Student art show. Design challenge.

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Qgiv

MARCH 25, 2024

You can also leverage your personal network to find artists to participate in your concert. Ask one of your musicians to provide a lunch meetup as an auction prize for supporters to get up close and personal with their favorite artist. Secure a venue The right venue can make or break your benefit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Back in the mid-1990′s – after 15 years of working the nonprofit sector, I got obsessed by technology and started working as the network weaver for an online network of artists called ArtsWire. Rob, you will be missed. Thank you for leadership and inspiration in the early days.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2011

Flickr Photo by SMEXbeirut. At SXSW and facilitating a panel called A Global Discussion About Networked Nonprofits and Free Agents , I introduced myself with this photo of me and Lena, the master trainer from Yemen for the E-Mediat Project. The photo shows us modeling “shoulder to shoulder&# learning.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Share Stories, Photos, and Videos from Events. For nonprofits that have staff members or volunteers in the field, definitely encourage them to send in reports with photos for blog posts. Interview a professor, government official, or esteemed professional, such as a scientist, social worker, activist, or artist.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Photo: Rijksmuseum Shop, [link] . Work with a local artist to create artworks inspired by your collection. Works by Van Gogh, Vermeer and Rembrandt are now available to take home in toy-form for under €7 at the Rijksmuseum brick and mortar shop as well as online. .

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Up-to-date photos of constituent events and publications that illustrate the impact of your work are readily available. You can access this data from year to year, so you can better determine where adjustments should be made. Demographics: Foundations and corporate funders will want to know who is benefiting from your nonprofit’s services.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Photo by Teddy Llovet. Photo by Dkurpaptwa. Our intent is to provide a space for just-in-time answers and share best practices at no charge. There is an added benefit to learning communities.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 24, 2009

Through blog posts, photos and web video, Morgan Sully , will document the stories of creative, innovative communities found in European galleries, international events , meetups , barcamps , fabrication labs , and innovation competitions. How do artists, entrepreneurs and other ‘creatives’ support themselves doing the work they do?

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M+R

MAY 10, 2021

Additionally, you may see special characters used to create artistic typefaces for profiles on Twitter and Instagram. Some people with dyslexia rotate characters as they read them, so an f can easily look like a t —the right typeface will help avoid those issues.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2012

“Does” is any action – post, like, share, mobile photo,create – expressed via a social voice. Charlie the Artist. Enabling expression of the social voice will raise more$$$ than a direct donation. He was asked to donate to cancer charity.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Paint and sip events work for any type of organization, artists of all levels, and can easily be adapted for every season. If you’re going the DIY route, reach out to a local artist to lead the class, and stock up on all the necessary supplies. Your artist just has to log in and lead class virtually.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

For an added competitive level of fun, have each attendee send a cute photo of their pet. Do you have any local artists in your area or artistic, passionate supporters in your donor base? Plus, you’ll provide artists with some much needed recognition. BONUS – See this idea in action! Art-themed Auction.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2011

That morning, I saw the jaw-dropping photos and videos from the Japan tsunami disaster. Hanson led a 12-hour telethon that featured over 40+ artists. I caught up with Rob Wu, co-founder of CauseVox , the platform used to support this fundraising effort, to learn more about the process and campaign. How did you co-created the campaign?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Flickr Photo by TheeErin. Is that a Zen graffiti artist? She also admits that shift from artist to curator is not an easy one for many nonprofits because of the way they are structured. Trying to do everything, a scarcity model, is such an exhausting way to work.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 12, 2011

artist's influences and the exhibit, in the artist's own words. For example, YBCA's audiences loved having access to artists' own unfiltered words. Photo: 1 hr photo. YBCA has developed apps with both educational and social. components: they created a mobile exhibition guide to complement an.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

and training (HTML, photo-editing, social and mobile media best practices ). Posting status updates and photos while backpacking through Central America or from a cafe in Paris is their normal mode of travel. premium services (WordPress themes, Flickr Pro, Facebook custom Tab generators, etc.), Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

The Museum solicited photographs from artists via an open call on their website, Facebook group, Flickr groups, and outreach to Brooklyn-based arts organizations. All evaluations are private; all artists are unnamed. They are sensitive to the artists who are being judged. What Should Artists and Arts Organization???s

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2008

Photo by Simon Crowly. Tina, an artist, has a terrific post about why twitter is a great for artists.(Thanks Sharing technical information - helping other artists who need tips for photos, Flickr, blogging, Etsy, html, etc. Thanks Beth Dunn for the pointer). Some ways that she uses Twitter: Promoting my blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

My first remote job was to work with a virtual team to manage an online network for artists, called Artswire. Or the last photo in their phone. I’ve been working in my pajamas since the early 1990s, during the early years of the Web. Another one is to have folks share something that is meaningful or fun on their desk.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Or do what Planned Parenthood did and partner with local tattoo artists who may have a connection to your cause to donate a portion of their bookings to your organization. Bonus points if the artist does an entire custom flash related to your cause. Invite your supporters to share their cutest feline photos.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 29, 2022

Give them a chance to inspire those women by supporting your cause — you can even showcase photos of the women in your supporters’ lives on social media for a certain donation tier or send out a special IWD card to the women your supporters are donating for. Purim Costume Party Fundraiser (varies; usually early-mid March). The Michael J.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 25, 2012

Stacey has been collaborating with local artists to produce a series of content-rich events that invite visitors to participate in a range of hands-on activities. The event involved over fifty artists throughout the building helping visitors make their own paper, write poems, stitch books, etc.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 12, 2011

My favorite cure for social media envy is to use the Jealous Map exercise from Julia Cameron's book, The Artist's Way : Ask yourself, "Why am I envious of this person?" (e.g. spruce up your own blog's design, use more photos in your posts). Photo by me and made pretty with Instagram. their blog is soooo beautiful).

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 17, 2011

After going to Amoeba, we visited a few artists' studios as part of the East Bay Open Studios , including the Institute for Mosaic Arts. I'm still loving Instagram , the iPhone app that makes all my photos look fabulous. I haven't stopped listening to it since. Soooo good. You can watch past episodes on ABC.com and on Hulu.

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