Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

up a camera. Flickr Pro account. Cisco Flip video camera. First Place Photo. Flickr Pro account. Cisco Flip video camera. Second Place (Photo or Video). Flickr Pro account. Third Place (Photo or Video). Third Place (Photo or Video). Flickr Pro account. emotional change.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2011

If you haven’t noticed QR Codes yet, after you read this post and browse the QR Codes on Flickr you’re going to start to seeing them everywhere. QR Codes are two-dimensional bar code images that when scanned by a camera on a smartphone open a link to a website, send a SMS, or dial a phone number. So, what are they?

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 20, 2009

While doing research, I found myself digging back into old arguments on museum listservs about photo policies and I want to add my two (very opinionated) cents on this. If people can take their own photos, they won't buy them in the gift shop. Aesthetics of Experience: Photo-taking is distracting for other visitors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2008

Photo by Leo 980. Flickr has announced a new feature - that you can post 90 second videos on flickr. What really fascinating is that there is a " No Video on Flickr Group " that has over 12, 000 members. " Here's my backyard shot with my camera phone and posted by email. The FAQ is here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

Photo by Kino-Eye in Flickr. If you want to get acceptable audio for video blogging on an inexpensive camera you need to control the noise/environment or get really close to your subject. He offered to send it to me and I got him on camera giving me permission to use it. I asked him about shooting techniques.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2006

What happens when you give a grantmaker a camera and flickr account? An interesting use of flickr as a documentation tool! Check out this photo set of the launch of a mesh network in rural San Diego for Indian Communities, San Diego Tribal Digital Village. It's the college sponsorship program).

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Tech Soup

MARCH 28, 2016

So if you can't afford the fancy cameras, try using one of these mobile apps to create compelling videos. Scoop.it (Android, iOS) allows you to compile press coverage, photos, and social media. Layout (iOS), Pic Collage (Android, iOS), Diptic (iOS), and PhotoGrid (Android, iOS) allow users to build and share photo collages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

This photo is from the Humane Society's recent "Wendy That's Not Right" campaign. This technique is the " hold a sign meme " where you ask your community to send photos to flickr of you (or your animal) holding a protest sign. The flickr pool of photos is here. And please only send photos.

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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. Given my interest in flickr that's why I set one up last fall. Voter's s (flickr and other social media sites).

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Besides the obvious bed-time reading of the conference guide and browsing through the photos on Flickr simultaneously laughing and crying, you should watch the Oscar-worthy, official 2011 Summit video! All those months of planning that lead up to the epic 3 day fun-tastic event and then *sob* it's all over.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2005

I posted her notice on several other channels (adoptive parents of Cambodian kids, flickr Cambodian group, etc) and she is getting inquiries and offers of more cameras. Cameras for Cambodia (C4C) is a grassroots project that will take place in the town of Siem Reap, Cambodia. She is also seeking photo books.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2012

more than 200 nonprofits, libraries, and NGOs from 25 countries submitted one-minute videos and five-photo slideshows to showcase the impact they are making on their respective communities. Check out the full playlist of videos on YouTube and gallery of photo sets on Flickr. This is a “red carpet” event!

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NTEN

APRIL 13, 2013

Flickr photo: Anne Helmond The Rob Stuart Memorial Award honors the spirit of the man who was so pivotal in creating our community. The 2013 Award Winner Invisible People uses the lens of a television camera to tell the stories of homelessness and the organizations trying to help.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2012

over 200 nonprofits, libraries, and NGOs from 25 countries worldwide submitted one-minute videos and five-photo slideshows to showcase the impact they are making on their respective communities. Check out the full playlist of videos on YouTube and gallery of photo sets on Flickr. This is a “red carpet” event!

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 11, 2012

Nearly every nonprofit has a video camera now, tripods are cheap, and it’s easy to set up to record right before you begin your presentation. Photo credit: Flickr rburtzel). An organizational culture that emphasizes evaluation, feedback loops, learning, and intention improvement doesn’t happen by accident.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 10, 2009

They will tweet constantly and upload their photo-led blog stories every day between May 11-22. Before they head home, they will train the local community and the NGO partner how to use a Flip video and digital camera so update can continue. Follow the blog updates or the Flickr photo stream. Follow LearnAsOne on Twitter.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 5, 2007

Of course, one of the reasons I liked his blogging is because he used several photos I took, which I posted on Flickr! I just got a brand new camera and I've been having lots of fun taking pictures of the many events I attended in the last two months.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2013

Flickr Photo by Toddy. Note from Beth: I’m headed down to Austin, TX for SXSW where I will have the pleasure of facilitating a workshop on measuring social media with KD Paine with case studies by David Neff and Carie Lewis. How do you think offline or online crowdfunding will affect your favorite causes in 2013?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Creative Commons Search is another search engine that searches multiple sites simultaneously, including Flickr, Open Clip Art Library , Pixabay , and several more. Flickr is one of our go-to places for Creative Commons- licensed images. I like this resource for maps, flags, and people photos. I use the advanced search feature.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

Flickr photo by Beth. I took the above photo with my camera phone and uploaded to flickr. So, I twittered about it as part of the demo and asked my network to leave some comments on the flickr photo. A few weeks ago I was doing a workshop and demoing some of the tools of social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2005

But thanks to the blogher flickr stream and blogher participants with digital cameras, I found a few photos that documented my presence. It is also interesting to see other people's photos of events that you also shared and captured. Here's "George" taking the photo of me ). this morning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2006

With two crafts stations set up, and so many kids, I was so busy I didn't remember to take out my digital camera until the end. I told them Nick could answer the questions they had about the flickr photo set he put together. What is the food in the first flickr photo? The crafts were a big hit. Is something sweet?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Flickr Photo by SMEX Beirut. The project was lucky enough to receive a donation from Cisco of FLIP cameras and I think the most fun I had creating curriculum was the one above on storytelling and making simple and effective content for NGOs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2008

Photo by MeanLux. I launched a personal fundraising campaign so I could help be a sponsor for the conference and get over there with video cameras, shwag (t-shirts and stickers donated by nonprofits and tech companies) and teaching resources. Meanwhile, enjoy these photos. and video blogging workshops in Cambodia.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

As for equipment, both for pre- and post-production, Vázquez’s first suggestion is for nonprofits to contact their local public access channel, which can be a great source for camera and sound tools. Obtaining free music, photos, or video clips is possible through online searches for creative commons licensed content.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2013

After the event, Scoop It (Android, iOS) is a useful tool for compiling press coverage, photos, social media, and more into one, slick-looking page. Instagram (Android, iOS) is the ultimate social photo-sharing platform. You can add filters and effects to your photos and share them with Twitter or Facebook.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2012

Winners of the Digital Storytelling Challenge (TSDigs) stand to receive exciting prizes from TechSoup’s generous donor partners like Adobe, Cisco Systems, Seagate, Citrix, Flickr, and SlideRocket. TSDigs winners will also receive tickets to GetStoried's upcoming Reinvention Summit. How is the organization making a difference?

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NTEN

JUNE 29, 2009

Flickr: ThomasBrandt From the number of "out of office" replies I get anytime I send an email to the NTEN community, it looks like we're well into vacation season. It's the third season for this Barcelona and Switzerland-based organization's digital divide photo contest, and you're invited to participate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

from Gavin's Flickr Photo Stream. Gavin has posted some early photos of the founding meetings for Aspiration, NTEN, and the NSNT on flickr. He notes they were all taken with a Sony Picturebook mini-laptop with built-in camera. Hence, they're pretty lousy photos.

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Care2

JULY 18, 2011

Share some photos of your team getting ready for the big event - this can be anything from a shot of people stuffing envelopes, the AV team testing the projector the morning of, to the decorations committee arranging flowers. Hand out hand-help video cameras to volunteer interviewers. Share a photo gallery from the event.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2011

An effective nonprofit video can be as simple as a Flickr photo stream set to an audio track or a really great interview. Today's smartphones have fairly sophisticated built-in video cameras and editing tools that, if used wisely, can create great movies. However, one aspect of quality, sound quality, did warrant mention.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2012

Flickr Photo by Nielio. In addition to posting links and invitations to events and to volunteer, staff began taking photos at events and posting them with quotes from participants. “We We use a lot of photos—we’re kind of obnoxious with our camera,” she said.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 25, 2012

full description here , photos from the event here ). We gave people chalk and the choice of four simple prompts: At 3rd Friday I made At 3rd Friday I loved At 3rd Friday I met At 3rd Friday I learned After making a board and taking a photo, each participant had the option to have their photo shared on Flickr or remain private (90% said yes).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2006

Photo Streams: Conference or event organizers identify and promote a conference or event tag and encourage those with digital cameras to post their photos in flickr using that tag. Take for example these two nonprofit oriented conferences: Games for Change and Nonprofit Technology Conference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2008

Flickr Photo by Veesees Elise Bauer , a food blogger who writes Simple Recipes. Invest in a dslr camera - quality good images manner. She does this talk because she gets a lot of traffic. She has 1,000,000 feed readers. She has been experimenting over the past few years. Why do you want traffic? Keep at it.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 17, 2008

TOOLS AND RESOURCES Places to find reviews of tools and training TechSoup [link] Idealware [link] Aspiration [link] CompassPoint [link] NTEN [link] Web Site Hosting Electric Embers [link] Pair Networks [link] Thinkhost [link] Domain name registration MyDomain [link] Register.com [link] Network Solutions [link] CMS (Content Management System) Drupal (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2007

I pulled out my video camera to do some moment capture. The session will be very hands-on, participants will be encouraged to their cameras, laptops, and clips. 3 Flickr for Nonprofits Affinity Group Meeting. I'm the moderater for the NTEN online affinity group that focuses on Flickr for Nonprofits.

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