Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2014

Here are the simple rules for nonprofit marketers as explained in this article in Social Media Today : Start with a hypothesis. Luckily, Hubspot just published this awesome guide, one of the clearest and easiest to understand how-tos on A/B testing for Beginners. Images: Images convey more than mere text, shapes, and colors.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 10, 2013

A powerful image can instantly communicate your organization's message on your website or blog. A collection of inspiring images can make a great presentation even better. TechSoup also offers professional-level image-editing software from Adobe: Photoshop Extended CS6. Choosing the Right Software. Elemental Effects.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Free video services like Instagram and Vine that feature short videos now attract millions of users, offering nonprofits, charities, and libraries an opportunity to connect with new audiences. You can add hashtags and location tags to make your photos even more searchable. Here's what we learned. Fundraising videos.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

This is an almost unbelievable offer for everyone in nonprofit-land. He is teaching The Essentials of Nonprofit Strategy. The courses are compliments of the nonprofit Philanthropy University , which is in turn a project of NovoEd , the massive open online course (MOOC) company, and the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

The nonprofit provides laptops, tablet computers, training, and other technology resources to elderly people. Blue Hair Technology Group is a strong advocate for tablet computers like iPads, Kindles, and other e-readers because touch screens are a much more intuitive interface for computer beginners, whether they’re two or 92.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 11, 2013

A powerful image can instantly communicate your organization's message on your website or blog. A collection of inspiring images can make a great presentation even better. TechSoup also offers professional-level image-editing software from Adobe: Photoshop Extended CS6 (for both Windows and Mac ). Elemental Effects.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2008

So, it was actually fun to write this TechSoup article " How Nonprofits Can Get The Most Out of Flickr." In the article, I describe five nonprofit "starter" use profiles - easy ways to get started. Flickr provided a way for the collaborators to easily upload and share photos publicly and privately.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Have you ever found yourself at your organization’s where you 1) find yourself with a camera in hand and 2) hoping that you didn’t miss that perfect photo opp of your mission in action? For the large majority of non-photographers that work or volunteer for a nonprofit - me included - I'm guessing it happens quite often.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2007

The Flickr for Nonprofits Affinity group will meet in Washington, DC on April 4 at 1:00 PM ( check agenda ) to share experiences, tips, and ideas about how Flickr can be used to support nonprofits and their programs. is a web-based digital photo sharing application that uses tags to facilitate finding people and photos.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

The nonprofit provides laptops, tablet computers, training, and other technology resources to elderly people. Blue Hair Technology Group is a strong advocate for tablet computers like iPads, Kindles, and other e-readers because touch screens are a much more intuitive interface for computer beginners, whether they’re two or 92.

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Tech Soup

MAY 5, 2015

If the video includes images of people under 18, you'll probably need a release form from a parent or guardian. See our blog post, Can You Use Your Own Photos on Your Website? Instagram is a popular photo and short video-sharing service that is owned by Facebook. Can I Use That Image for My Website or Newsletter?

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Tech Soup

MAY 25, 2012

Since we launched our donation program in 2002, TechSoup has saved nonprofits and libraries in the United States and around the world over $3 billion dollars in IT expenses. This fiscal year ten new donor partners have joined with TechSoup to make their product donations available to nonprofits and libraries.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Creating a nonprofit board presentation can be nerve-wracking if you’ve never presented before, especially with how essential your presentation may be to your organization’s work. Your goal decides what data you need to include, what images will be effective, and possibly what the theme of the presentation should be as a whole.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2013

You've used Adobe Photoshop on your desktop, but did you know that you can also edit photos on your smartphone or tablet? The app lets you combine images, apply effects, and share images through social media. You transfer images from your iPad into Photoshop, view open Photoshop images, and more. CleverPhoto.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING FOR NONPROFITS. 5 Nonprofits Winning At Social Media. Case studies of nonprofits winning at social media is an opportunity to see the strategies in action. Here we take a look at how some of the top nonprofits are leveraging social platforms to get results (and how you can do the same). Neverthirst.

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Qgiv

APRIL 6, 2022

Ready to create a sponsorship packet that helps your nonprofit stand out? Nonprofit Mission. million nonprofits registered in the U.S. Instead of hoping your potential sponsor is familiar with your work, be sure to include a brief description of your nonprofit and your mission! There are over 1.5 Sponsorship levels.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Inspire potential supporters with compelling images on Instagram. Its focus on exciting and compelling imagery and video that supporters love has seen it used by millions of brands around the world – and it works for nonprofits too. Instagram is exclusively for image and video content. How does it work for nonprofits?

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2011

For those of you just getting started, check out our Nonprofit Social Media 101 curriculum for beginners, which has examples, tips, and videos about getting started with and managing your social media presence. Flickr even lets you can cross-post your images on Twitter and Facebook with a single click.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2021

List compiled by Heather Mansfield , Editor-in-chief of Nonprofit Tech for Good and creator of the 101 Digital Marketing and Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits blog and webinar series. Nonprofits can use it to study past versions of their website and to monitor their progress in web design over time.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

If you lead a nonprofit, you know how important your fundraising events are. Before we dive in, we’ll quickly talk about the current state of fundraising events and what the future looks like for modern nonprofits. Board fundraisers – Your nonprofit board of directors is the governing body of your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

on a gray day with drinks just 30 minutes away, philanthropic communicators enjoyed the social media game (photo by Thom Clark). For example someone asked, during the debrief of the game, what policy to follow on using images of people, such as photographs of children. Even at 4 p.m. Note from Beth: I'm at Pop!Tech Tech Fellows.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2017

Last week, we reported on a recent NetSquared London Meetup that investigated the IT tools that can be used to operate nonprofits inexpensively and effectively. Tweetdeck is an old favorite, and entirely free for nonprofits. Some nonprofit CFOs, if they're more traditional, might be resistant to using digital tools.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 18, 2021

In the digital-obsessed era we live in, having a strong digital presence for your nonprofit isn’t optional. As a nonprofit marketing specialist, you want to ensure you’re reaching supporters on devices they use all the time. These six tools, in particular, are critical for a successful digital marketing strategy: Donor database.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Provided you set aside the time to explore and experiment, your nonprofit can use the tools listed below to significantly improve your web and email communications and your social media campaigns. Periscope is a mobile app connected to Twitter that enables nonprofits to easily broadcast live from special events or while on location.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 13, 2018

The number of low-cost or free apps and online tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Provided you set aside the time to explore and experiment, your nonprofit can use the apps and tools listed below to significantly improve your web and email communications and your social media campaigns. Social Media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 2, 2017

The number of low-cost or free apps and online tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Provided you set aside the time to explore and experiment, your nonprofit can use the apps and tools listed below to significantly improve your web and email communications and your social media campaigns. Photo Editing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

The number of low-cost or free apps and online tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Provided you set aside the time to explore and experiment, your nonprofit can use the apps and tools listed below to significantly improve your web, email, social media, and visual content. Photo Editing Tools. Social Media Tools.

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