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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Tech Soup

JANUARY 7, 2013

Fortunately, backing up your contacts, photos, and apps is easier than ever. It also backs up photos and videos from your camera roll. Time Machine is a built-in backup program in Mac OS X that works with your Mac to automatically back up your system files, applications, accounts, music, photos, and more.

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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. Photo: Lexinatrix. The near future is looking to be even more mobile with more fully integrated technologies.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Streetfootballworld supports a worldwide network of organizations in well over 50 countries.The photo above is of one of their programs in Brazil. Through Stifter-helfen.de, the organization received donations from Microsoft, SurveyMonkey, as well as 18 Flip Video Mino-HD cameras.

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Tech Soup

MAY 2, 2011

Apple recently released its iPad 2, which boasts front- and back-facing cameras and is more lightweight than its predecessor. Other companies like Research in Motion and Samsung also make tablet devices based on a similar concept but with a different operating system than Apple's. Photo: Rutger Blom.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Your recording booth asks participants for audio stories plus photos of themselves with their objects. And some participants were turned off by the video recording—they found it too scary, and being on camera distracted them from telling their story – especially older people. Photos are fun. We had planned on having it be video.

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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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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Multimedia elements like photos, videos, and audio break up long text blocks and allow readers to form a deeper connection with the subjects of your stories. If your current content management system doesn’t support multiple content types, consider switching to a more robust platform, like WordPress. Incorporate multimedia elements.

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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. Thanks to the efforts of the volunteers who pulled out their N95 mobile camera phones and digital camera - we have some rich multi-media documentation of the day. Michaela Hackner got some excellent photos of the work down at the Community Center.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 4, 2012

Smart mobile devices usually include a camera, location-aware GPS, a barcode. Below are just a few examples of how libraries are collecting and sharing mobile resources: The Orange County Library System 's "mobile-friendly resources" page is full of good resources, but we especially like their home-grown app OCLS ShakeIt! ,

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

Even low-cost hobbyist drones like the Parrot AR drone quadricopter can produce and send high-definition videos and photos to a smartphone or tablet. Drones equipped with infrared cameras enable farmers to quickly see where plants are blighted. Gathering Data. Drones are superb for visual data collection. Drones and Privacy.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2011

Your recording booth asks participants for audio stories plus photos of themselves with their objects. And some participants were turned off by the video recording—they found it too scary, and being on camera distracted them from telling their story – especially older people. Photos are fun. We had planned on having it be video.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2012

Capture photos and video of your organization in action. These donated phones include a Windows Mobile operating system, 4.1-inch inch touch screen and slide-out QWERTY keyboard; 8 GB or storage; five-megapixel camera; GPS; and full Adobe Flash support. Find directions (probably the app used most on my own smartphone).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2008

Two years ago, with funds from the Long Island chapter of the American Association of University Women, we were able to replace their highly arsenic contaminated well with a huge rainwater collection tank and delivery system to supply safe drinking water. I was so happy to get the kid to smile and look in the camera that I didn't notice!

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Trello is a project management system that helps provide a visual representation of each stage of the project’s process. Canva lets you edit photos and upload them straight from your mobile device, instantly reaching supporters! Qgiv’s app automates that process and saves your nonprofit time.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

Blog posts or photos from volunteers and other “boots on the ground” staff who want to share their experiences Video with your religious leader or a board member explaining your organization’s impact. Social media offers the opportunity to post different kinds of content like photos and videos.

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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2009

Alternative Technologies specializes in providing computer networks, telephone systems, copiers and security cameras to nonprofits across the Bay Area. Blackbaud : Visit Blackbaud in booth #66 during the Science Fair, and while you're there, record your NTEN memories in the digital photo booth. Charity Dynamics, Inc.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Just ensure that you’re able to secure an expert to teach who’s comfortable speaking on camera and familiar with the hardware and software necessary to make it happen. Make sure you promote them in a way that is both effective and appealing, with clear descriptions and attractive photos. 6) Craft nights. 18) Karaoke night.

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2011

CCB, Inc Enter at booth 52 for a chance to win a Flip Slide HD video camera! It will also allow you to store 12 hours of videos and photos in Space Saver format so you can take your favorite content wherever you go. Verndale Enter to win a complimentary Kentico Content Management System - 1 Website Ultimate License, valued at $4,499.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2008

Then I discovered the Internet and became the community builder for Arts Wire, an online network for artists that used a unix-based text conferencing system called Caucus. In 1996, when the first digital cameras and web cams out - I got one. I was networking weaving between the offline/online. The Typo Police Page. Note the blink tag!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

Photo from Politalk_Tim Flickr Stream via the Voter s project Cross-posted at Netsquared Election Day, Organizing, Campaigns, Nonprofits and Web 2.0 blog shares an interview with entitled " Camera Rwanda: Storytelling using Flickr." Today I Cried blog announces that he will quit his job ! Steve Bridger from NFP 2.0

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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. "It is important to recongize that these are complex learning environments and information systems. NMC Flickr Photos. Gary Hayes photos in flickr In Kenzo's notes. Check out my flickr photos of the event and my desktop

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Share your silent auction basket highlights on all of your social media platforms, using both photos and videos to boost your items’ appeal. Big-ticket items for this basket might include a set of golf clubs, a golf simulator system for at-home practice, or an unlimited golf getaway at a luxury resort. Home Goods Auction Basket Ideas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 24, 2005

Executable code for a operating system. Irina got the actual photo in the presentation, my camera battery was dead.) Are for the programmers when they come down from the caffeine high the night before and help them understand what they did the night before.??? Object code: Is the cake. The stuff the runs on the machine.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

A blog with the comments feature enabled allows or sharing photos in flickrs allows Extension program participants to discuss plans and programs. Technorati tracks these links, and thus the relative relevance of blogs, photos, videos etc. Photo Sharing around an organization's programs/mission - Global and National Youth Day.

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Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

Neon CRM has helped many nonprofits transition from simple spreadsheets to a robust donor management system. Your nonprofit can produce QR codes that store your organization’s website or donation page; when someone scans the QR code using the camera function on their smartphone, the code will open that page on their phone.

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Everyaction

AUGUST 6, 2018

One thing I like to do, and did a lot while I was working with United We Dream, is listen to the community before the camera starts rolling. I try not to bring any cameras in the space. It's become this thing where we say “Oh, let me tell you how to fix the system.” I try not to bring any sort of ask or anything.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2008

Arial Goldberg, Common Knowledge, winner of video camera I am in New Orleans this week because the Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN is taking place. Bernard , thanks to a generous donation from Cisco Systems. As part of the workshop, there was a contest to giveaway a video camera.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Here's the basic idea: while you are at the museum, you save digitizable content--either content you make (photos of yourself) or content you collect (museum-supplied text or media of interest). When you augment a photo in the Chicago History Museum's Get Lincolnized! system, your image becomes part of a Flickr stream.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

They have someone that goes out to take photos, learn stories. This is a stock photo. So you want to create a system to know your supporters. So creatively causing your organization to have a system for your thanking. Create a system for thanking by phone, and text if you’d like. And I love this story.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

If you want to like take a photo of this, if you want to screenshot this, this is everything that I want you to be thinking about doing. Have a short story with a photo if possible. You want to use the best photo image that you have. Ricky Bobby is looking directly at the camera. So this is like the money shot here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

In one day, more than 20 students from 6 universities and five AIDS organizations hit the streets with only cellphone video cameras to produce 8 short video messages to encourage youth to be tested for HIV. Objective : Implement an emergency notification system for all the University campus community. Cool Factor : Campus Alert System.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2014

This means a better image processing for cameras, 4K video support , and enhanced graphics. You can dual-boot the two operating systems and switch between them by pressing a button. For those of us who work in tandem with our smartphones, PCs with hybrid operating systems is an exciting development. Privacy as a Trend.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 3, 2022

The drone then drifts over the home of someone who has just logged onto the site Scale, which sources workers across the Middle East and Latin America to label images used to guide automated drones systems. Vendor management systems (VMSs) add a further layer of opacity to already murky chains of outsourcing. Data Nightmares.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 2, 2021

Julia: All right, so all systems go. So on a very simple level, I’m sure most of us have seen a 360 photo on Facebook. You can save them of course, your camera roll, and repurpose them in other ways if you want to. It’s not focused on this perfect, beautiful photo of you that’s completely filtered.

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