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Effective Internet Presence: An Overview for Nonprofits

NTEN

Engagement or broadcast? Photo Credit: " Best Internet Concept " from Bigstock. Our first webinar of 2012 will help you get a handle on what it means to have an " Effective Internet Presence ". It's a tough subject because the audience considerations these days are multifarious: mobile or desktop? Millenials or Boomers or Gen-Xers?

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How a Simple Facebook Strategy Can Turn a Crisis into a Community

NTEN

In the middle of the process of purchasing a backup generator, thanks to a federal grant, the station turned to the next available medium to continue the broadcast: their website and social media outlets. Meanwhile, community members continued to use the online space to share photos of the growing fires: Crowd sourced photos of the blaze.

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Meet the 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge Judges!

Tech Soup

If you haven't heard, during the month of April TechSoup is hosting our 4 th annual Digital Storytelling Challenge designed to inspire, educate, and empower nonprofits, libraries and social good organizations to tell their story through video and photos. Here's a little more about this year's esteemed cohort of judges!

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More than Apps: Mobile Tips from 12NTC

Tech Soup

Sending broadcast SMS messages. This is similar in concept to broadcast email – you send text alerts, calls for action, or updates to a list of mobile phone numbers. Photo: Alex E. Having two-way conversations. SMS messaging can also help you conduct surveys, provide quick answers, and gather information on-the-go.

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Frank Barry, Guest Post: 4 Facebook Tips for Nonprofit Success – See What Others are Doing

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

All the great features of Facebook are available - writing on the Wall, uploading photos, and joining discussion groups. Add applications to your Page and engage your users with videos ( YouTube Box ), photos ( Flickr Box ) reviews, flash content, and more. It’s not just LAF “shouting out” or broadcasting to their fans.

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Oxfam Uses Flickr To Advocate for Ethiopian Coffee Famers

Have Fun - Do Good

Supporters have uploaded photos of themselves with a sign that says, "I support Ethiopian farmers." So far, 186 photos have been posted. My only criticism of the campaign is that very few of the photos have a Creative Commons license that allows bloggers and other supporters to share the photos and spread the word.

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"Press 2 for Chickens": Innovating African Radio Stations

NTEN

During the selected weekly program -- called Heka Heka Vijijini, which means "busy busy in the village" in Kiswahili -- broadcasters announced an upcoming competition that asked for “the best story of how you’re using the knowledge you’ve gained from this radio program in your life.” Photo: Bart Sullivan .

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