Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

If all your tweets are marketing or fundraising focused, then your are hampering your ROI. Google has been slowly merging Google Search, YouTube, Gmail, Blogger, Wallet, Photos, Location, Mobile, Videos, etc. 6) You upload multiple photos to Pinterest – one after another – on a regular basis. into Google+.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 18, 2014

And what can your nonprofit learn from ALSA’s fundraising success? Here’s what’s made the campaign the most successful social media movement in recent memory, and what your nonprofit can learn from it to improve your fundraising potential. Think about your own nonprofit’s past social media fundraising campaigns.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Some individuals may not be happy if they find a picture of themselves in your brochure or on your website, so it’s always best practice to reach out to people with a photo release waiver prior to using their images. Website imagery. Social media. Promotional handouts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2014

I’m just back from a trip to Europe where I was part of the opening plenary at this year’s International Fundraising Congress outside of Amsterdam. (I Thank you for your inspiration @howardlake at the begining of #IFC2014 #Fundraising #TheResourceAlliance Now w/pic pic.twitter.com/CSwvA3Kr4h. A social change fighter !

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

” By establishing your goals and objectives for telling a story before pen hits paper (or fingertips hit the keyboard or video camera turns on…you get it), you outline a clear purpose for what you’re doing and ensure that it aligns with your mission, goals, and desired outcomes. Consider allowing them to tell their own story on camera.

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Neon CRM

JULY 13, 2023

While there are many fundraising opportunities nonprofits can leverage throughout the year, GivingTuesday is undoubtedly one of the biggest. The #GivingTuesday hashtag gets billions of impressions each year, which tells us that nonprofits participating in GivingTuesday need a social media strategy to maximize fundraising.

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Achieve

APRIL 29, 2020

to support nonprofit fundraising efforts. With features like Facebook Birthday Fundraisers, Instagram Donation Stickers, and Instagram Profile Donation Buttons – it is becoming easier for nonprofit supporters to give through social media. . The latest Instagram fundraising option “Live Donations” arrived this week just in time for.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

Whether you lead a church, a temple, or another type of faith-based organization, fundraising is a recurring task on your to-do list. That’s where peer-to-peer fundraising comes in. Peer-to-peer fundraising is one of the most popular fundraising methods for faith-based organizations. Let’s dive into how. Download eBook.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 21, 2023

GivingTuesday is quickly approaching, meaning a big day of fundraising for nonprofits like yours. Many organizations use GivingTuesday as a social media campaign to increase fundraising and spread awareness for their cause. It’s that time of year to start your 2023 GivingTuesday prep!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

The IRS is still trying to wrap it’s head around that one… a book tour fundraiser. Purchase a digital camera. Write content and secure photos for website pages. 3) “Donate Now” Fundraising. Launch a Twitter fundraising campaign, if applicable. Write content and secure photos for blog pages.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. Photo and Video Editing Ability. To effectively work with image and video content, your new media manager must be adept at using photo and video editing software. Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits.

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NetWits

APRIL 26, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Giving Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. The right column of CARE’s donation form provides all of this: 5) Add a compelling photo to your donation form.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

No doubt you’ve taken a “ selfie ,” a self-portrait taken with your mobile phone camera and shared on Facebook or other social media channels. Flickr Photo - NYPL Photo Booth. Johnson & Johnson sponsored a contest where they donated $1 for each selfie photo donated through Donate a Photo.

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Tech Soup

JULY 23, 2013

Ask any mobile expert and they'll tell you that camera apps are blazing hot right now. Vine has arrived on Windows Phone , which is excellent news as many of the Nokia Windows Phones are equipped with high-end cameras. The other big news in digital storytelling apps is that Instagram now supports videos in addition to photos.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Events are many people’s favorite thing about charity fundraising. While many of these fundraising event staples are great, such as fancy galas and golf tournaments, circumstances aren’t always ideal for in-person gatherings. A Gala is a well-known charity fundraising event. 6) Craft nights. 7) Shopping.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Photo by Global Fund for Children. We recently shot a fundraising campaign video for the Autism Science Foundation with our Canon HD DSLR. For the price of a consumer-quality HD video camera, you could purchase a DSLR that takes both high-quality stills and HD video. Quite the deal! While smaller camcorders have their place.

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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 29, 2015

According to the Guardian , the 7.8-magnitude magnitude quake killed more than 5,000 people, with many thousands more impacted. The survivors are in desperate need of food and water. Regine Webster, VP of CDP wrote a terrific blog post a couple of days ago providing thoughtful advice for donors: [link].

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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. … Read More Fundraising'

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

You don't even have to go to a store to buy a camera, you can just shoot film on your phone. One of the reasons why I learned to do photo and video was because media outlets weren't showing up to the actions that I was organizing. Fundraising videos are especially challenging. By the end of it, the person just felt exhausted.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

The Society’s fundraising activities benefit the Talkeetna Bachelor Society’s Fund for Women and Children in Crisis. 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?

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Forum One

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Selecting photos for your brand in a deliberate and thoughtful way makes your organization more inclusive. Every day, we constantly see photos of people—in social media, on websites, on television, in advertisements, in print, and in our daily environment. Tips for choosing inclusive photos.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

You can still send a year-end summary of your organization’s fundraising results and how the money was used. It’s actually most effective to create something casual and personable, and you can easily do that with your smartphone’s camera. A photo with a handwritten note—it doesn’t get much more personable than that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2013

Flickr Photo by Toddy. The word is ringing in the ears of nonprofit fundraisers and executive directors this year. Giving days are 24-hour online fundraising competitions that combine gamification and deep social interaction to bring communities together for local causes. Crowdfunding. Crowdfunding. Crowdfunding.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

By Kevin Santiago , Marketing Director at Paybee – an all-in-one charity fundraising platform that specializes in virtual, hybrid, and in-person fundraising events. Nonprofit fundraising changed drastically in 2020 with a shift toward virtual galas and a need to raise money online.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 14, 2017

In fundraising campaigns, powerful visuals can help drive donor behavior by enhancing an emotionally compelling message. Visuals for a fundraising campaign seemed a no-brainer! Visuals for a fundraising campaign seemed a no-brainer! What’s better than cute puppies and doleful dogs staring into the camera?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2012

" This seems to fly in the face of what we keep hearing about stories: that stories are effective fundraising strategies because they're universal, they create emotional connections, and they promote information retention. Think about what Amazon does to personalize your experience and apply those lessons to your fundraising efforts.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Fundraising videos. The camera in both apps is very clever: It records only while the screen is being touched, enabling you to edit on the fly or create stop motion videos like the one here. You can add hashtags and location tags to make your photos even more searchable. Mission execution videos. Using Instagram and Vine.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2013

Documenting and sharing the happenings of an event or fundraiser can be tricky if you're responsible for organizing it as well. You can give real-time updates from fundraisers or liveblog featured speakers at events from your laptop or mobile device. Instagram (Android, iOS) is the ultimate social photo-sharing platform.

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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. Topics include the latest storytelling tools, fundraising strategies, and a video 101 seminar. NetSquared groups are holding free events all month.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

When I train other trainers (this one is face-to-face), I get them to share and brainstorm “Meet & Greet” questions that are relevant to a particular audience or topic, such as this one from a group of fundraisers. Or the last photo in their phone. Each person shares their drawing and you guess who it is.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

A good camera is easily the most expensive item you’ll need, and the most essential, but you don’t have to break the bank on professional-level equipment. Holding a camera usually results in shaky footage that can turn your fundraising video into the Blair Witch Project. Photo: Photochiel.

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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

MARCH 21, 2016

For the sixth year, TechSoup's annual challenge will help nonprofits learn how to increase their storytelling skills for fundraising and advocacy purposes. We also have a contest in which we're giving away US$7,000 in cash prizes and a new camera. Civil Society, Advocacy, and Fundraising. Learn more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 21, 2010

Role of Free Agent Fundraisers. The Fundraiser. So, the virtual launch party was also a fundraiser. With five minutes to go before the hour was up, we received word that 100 copies had been purchased! Next time, I think it is important to have someone verbalize the questions to those who are on camera. Transparency.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Once that's all set up, you can start sending vanishing photo and video messages (also known as Snaps) to your contacts. Tapping a camera button takes you into picture-taking mode. Its function, however, became clear once I realized that it can be used to save your photos before you send them.

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