Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Elliot blogged about a group that gives cameras to local groups around the world in order to share their stories. Our partner in Canada featured tips on creating digital stories at a recent Net Tuesday event. You don't need a professional videographer or even a professional grade camera to capture video or photos.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

Yet many nonprofit leaders are intimidated by videos and more comfortable with traditional stories and photos to tell your organization’s stories. I don’t like the way I sound or look on camera.” Not everyone is comfortable on camera, just like everyone isn’t comfortable speaking in front of a crowd. It’s like a video selfie.

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AUGUST 21, 2023

Take advantage of ChatGPT and AI With the rise of AI like ChatGPT , you can utilize these new technologies to increase your organization’s efficiency. Either keep a camera on your digital thermometer or set up a physical thermometer your organization can fill in on screen.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2011

This week in San Francisco, technologists and human rights advocates are meeting at the Silicon Valley Human Rights Conference (or RightsCon )to grapple with the realities of how we better manage the human rights implications of new technologies. At WITNESS, we’ve been wrestling with the promise and peril of new communications technologies.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

They voraciously consume nonprofit technology blogs and study the mobile and social media campaigns of other nonprofits for inspiration. Rather than feeling overwhelmed by the speed at which technology now moves, they are energized by it. Photo and Video Editing Ability. Leadership.

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NTEN

JUNE 29, 2009

If you're one of the lucky ones taking some vacation time to get out and about this summer, the folks at iwith.org have an assignment for you: Take your camera and shoot some pics that demonstrate the digital divide. Read full contest details here , and you can see the 2008 photos here.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Each year Heather Mansfield of Nonprofit Tech for Good presents a free webinar featuring the top ten digital marketing and fundraising trends to prioritize in the following year. This year’s webinar, 10 Digital Marketing & Fundraising Trends to Prioritize in 2023 , was presented on December 7.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2020

We have shifted to digital-mediated interactions for almost everything in our lives. Silence on video calls makes us anxious about the technology compared to natural pauses that happen during in-person communication. ( BBC – Gianpiero Petriglieri ) . see the photo at the top). Why Remote Work Is Exhausting. second delay.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2014

section of TechSoup.org we launched a contest last month for great digital inclusion stories. We called it the TechSoup ‘Digital Connector’ Story Challenge. Here’s Dianne’s winning submission in its entirety: “The Pottsboro Library has made bridging the digital divide for teens a priority.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Fortunately, nonprofits of all sizes can afford to incorporate video into their digital and communications operations. We chatted with digital strategist Yash Mori for insights on creating video for nonprofits, campaigns, and advocacy organizations. Video has a special place in the digital world. I come prepared.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 6, 2012

Submissions for the 2012 TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge have closed, but the fun has just begun! While our community is busy from March 6 – 12 picking their favorites for the Audience Choice Awards , our panel of expert judges will be selecting the top digital stories from among hundreds of entries. As the Dean of Story.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

up a camera. Cisco Flip video camera. First Place Photo. Cisco Flip video camera. Second Place (Photo or Video). Third Place (Photo or Video). Acquiring Technology Donors Software causes online community community tsdigs digital storytelling' Well, we believe that. emotional change.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 31, 2012

We learn to use mobile production tools, cooperative social sites for group curation and unique filesharing services like Dropbox , Skype along with new tools like Instagram, WeVideo , Stroome and many new apps to edit our captured video and photos for story creation. technology behind these things. Thomas Grasty - Stroome.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

The photo above is me at age 14 in Alaska with my mom. Social Media and Online Digital Technology Discussion. I couldn’t help but think – what if each of these people had a flip camera or inexpensive digital camera and shared their stories on the Alaska Community Foundation wall.

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Tech Soup

JULY 30, 2013

But nonprofits should still keep tabs on movement in mobile as it is shaping workplace technology. If you're not active on the technology your community is using, how can you reach them? Video-Sharing Apps and Super Smartphone Cameras. For reference, most professional DSLR cameras don't have that megapixel count.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2016

We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. Looking for inspiration or hands-on help with your digital storytelling? Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Saturday, April 16.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

I couldn’t help but think – what if Joe Page or other community foundation board members had flip cameras, some video and story telling training and shared their stories on the Alaska Community Foundation Facebook page? No matter the technology, the process of capturing and sharing a good story quickly is the same. Some Tips.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2013

When he was almost 80, he and my mother accompanied my husband and I to Cambodia to adopt our first child, Harry. He gave Harry his first bath and soothed him by holding him and dancing around singing “ I’m Just Wild About Harry ” that I captured my first digital camera. My father was an OB-GYN in Margate, NJ for many years.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 9, 2014

Secure Digital (SD) cards are removable flash storage memory cards that most smartphones and digital cameras use to increase the storage capacity. They hold our photos, music, videos and apps. Additional TechSoup Resources: Donated and Discounted Mobile Technology. What if you need to erase one? No problem.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

RSVP now for TechSoup's fourth annual Digital Storytelling Screening and Awards Party on Tuesday, May 28 at 7 p.m. Pacific time at PARISOMA — and join us in celebration of the many powerful digital story submissions that came to us from all over the world! Featured Appearances.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

If you're a seasoned digital marketer, you've probably noticed Facebook's organic reach has been declining steadily over the last four years. One of the main causes is the advancement of smartphones and their camera technology. But what exactly are Facebook users looking for? Tips to Engaging Your Facebook Audience.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2012

We learn to use mobile production tools, cooperative social sites for group curation and unique filesharing services like Dropbox , Skype along with new tools like Instagram, WeVideo , Stroome and many new apps to edit our captured video and photos for story creation. Aaron Bramley - Lights Camera Help. Thomas Grasty - Stroome.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2014

The landscape of communication is evolving at an exponential rate, and digital media creation is riding at the head of the wave. But what remains constant underneath all the change in this digital age is the steady pulse of community storytelling. The winner of a digital story new to the TechSoup Storymakers challenge is "Dr.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Advances in technology now mean that many nonprofits most likely have access to basic video storytelling tools. The tweet chat was held one day before the official launch of the TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge (TSDigs). Mobile devices seem to be everywhere and are easily used to take photos and record videos.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 16, 2011

He observes that smartphones have already effectively converged with digital cameras, GPS navigators, and MP3 players, making the ownership of those separate devices superfluous for most casual users of them. The near future is looking to be even more mobile with more fully integrated technologies. Photo: Lexinatrix.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

My experience so far has been to develop curriculum – mostly focused on technology that is adapted in different countries by local organizations. The photo above shows the “Fish Bowl” technique. Fish Bowl Exericse. Kalyani also facilitated a participatory curriculum development process using different techniques.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

At TechSoup, we're all about using technology to tell your nonprofit, charity, or public library's story. So when a new digital storytelling tool comes along, we jump at the chance to test it out. Steller (free; Apple iOS) is an app that lets you build stories with your photos, videos, and text.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Granted, the positives do outweigh the negatives, but it is important to step back occasionally and take a critical look at how social media is impacting nonprofit technology at your organization as well as your digital staff. Write message, add a link, upload a photo, post. Without training, that’s no easy feat.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Here is a look at how a few German nonprofits and charities are using technology donations for social good. Streetfootballworld supports a worldwide network of organizations in well over 50 countries.The photo above is of one of their programs in Brazil. Empowering Youth Through Soccer. Making More Time to Educate Youth.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

Photo by Justin Benttinen. Peer discussion on use of online tools for collaboration for bounded networks, exploring some of the concepts in Digital Habits (each participant got a copy). Know Your Audience’s Social Technology Adoption. Photo by Justin Benttinen This past week was a busy one for leading workshops.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

Photo from public photos tagged with macarthur in NMC flickr stream. This morning I attended the MacArthur Foundation Digital Learning briefing that was taking place at the Natural History Museum in NYC. It was the ultimate digital media multi-tasking experience. Also, not all kids are digital natives."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2008

Photo by Kalabird Johanna Bates climbs a ladder to install the wireless nodes. The Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN sponsors the Day of Service , an opportunity for nonprofit techies to share their knowledge with the local community. Michaela Hackner got some excellent photos of the work down at the Community Center.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2012

Nonprofits and Mobile Technology. More nonprofits and libraries are using mobile technologies to educate, activate, and engage audiences and constituencies of all shapes and sizes. AMOLED screen is a beauty for sure, and lends itself quite nicely for video and photo capture. The Venue Pro’s 4.1

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2006

A couple of examples are the NCDD Blog , Technology In the Arts Conference , and WorldCafe Stewardship Dialogue Blog. I've seen this used frequently with "unconference" or "open space" technology-oriented conferences and workshops. So, some patterns I'm seeing on how this is being done.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2007

I'm going to bring over video blogging kits - inexpensive cameras, rechargeable batteries, SD cards, and Ryanne's book. My first exposure to "unconferences" or Open Space Technology was during a week-long arts and education professional development seminar in 1997. Here's where the coffee cup photos enter.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2012

In It's Not You, It's Your Stories at the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference , Steve Daigneault (VP of eCampaigns at M&R Strategic Services ) and Sue Citro (Director of Digital Strategy, Global Programs at The Nature Conservancy ) shared their tips for telling better and more effective stories. Photo: gfpeck.

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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2009

In just 2 days, we'll be opening up the 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference with the Science Fair ! Alternative Technologies : "The Doctor Is IN": Alternative Technologies will have a Senior Network Consultant at their Science Fair booth, available to answer any technical questions you want to pose.

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