Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

” While selfies are easy to do , they can also go horribly wrong. I asked this question on my Facebook brand page, and here’s what I learned: The New York Public Library Photo Booth. The New York Public Library is using selfies as part of its social media initiative to engage library patrons. Photography Visual'

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 8, 2010

Last month, I got a chance to talk with Nell Taylor, founder of the Chicago Underground Library. We have neighborhood newspapers, internationally-renowned magazines of political commentary, and three View-Master reels of Chicago hot dog stands, neon signs, and motor inns, respectively. We’re not even talking about “radical librarians.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 8, 2017

Here are some of the things the companies often ranked as " best companies " by leading industry magazines do to attract and retain employees. Many of these programs and activities take little to no investment. But, they all can only happen when there's strong leadership at the company's helm.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Drupal started out primarily as a web content development platform, with a strength in community features. Community Blogs. Kinds of sites best done in Drupal: Large community sites where you need different kinds of content generated by users (blogs, wikis, job postings, etc.). Simple brochureware websites. eCommerce sites.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 23, 2014

Here are some of the things the companies often ranked as " best companies " by leading industry magazines do to attract and retain employees. Many of these programs and activities take little to no investment. But, they all can only happen when there''s strong leadership at the company''s helm.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 27, 2015

Here are some of the things the companies often ranked as " best companies " by leading industry magazines do to attract and retain employees. Many of these programs and activities take little to no investment. But, they all can only happen when there's strong leadership at the company's helm.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Photo credit: Katy Steinmetz, TIME Magazine. This year, it’s been especially worrisome to see the rising tide of violence against the lesbian and gay communities around the world. Our Bookshare online library is continuing to multiply its impact.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 9, 2013

In this second installment of the three-part blog series (the first one is here ) on Bookshare International, I’m excited to share some of the ways in which our Bookshare library is part of the latest trends in the digital publishing world and is thus going deeper and serving many more people.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Online forums and communities with members-only access can also provide a platform for people to exchange ideas and collaborate. Community Engagement Benefits Lots of people like the idea of giving back to their community, but it can be hard for them to nail down how they’ll do it. That’s where your nonprofit can step in.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 26, 2013

While both are important to your nonprofit, charity, cause, or library, both together just might be its secret weapon. So how do you turn your data into a powerful communications tool to tell your story? Digital storytelling is everywhere these days. And if there's any more widespread topic than digital storytelling, it's data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

In ongoing conversations with John Gautam on Twitter, I've learned more about how their overall social publishing strategy which balances their curated content or "branded" content with community conversations to co-create social content. An important ingredient to our strategy was building a community around our mission.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2016

This event is part of our Tech Training for Nonprofit and Library Staff online course. In her spare time, she supports the WordPress community as deputy and local meetup organizer. Danielle Jackson is a communications specialist from GCFLearnFree.org, an online provider of free technology tutorials. Pacific time (2 p.m.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2022

Your story library: These are the stories that get people hooked on your mission. Or it can be a professionally written story that reads like a feature in a magazine and includes professional quality video and photos. Store them in your library, so you will have them when you are ready to deploy them as part of your marketing strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2008

I worked in the public library system for ten years & loved that. After that the shift to building community online was a natural. & am also the editor for Personal Branding Magazine. The community had a need & my sister & I found a product that fulfilled it. Have people involved in building the community.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2007

Veale Humanitarian Award for service to the blind community. Here's the letter from the editor of Matilda Ziegler Magazine, which explains why Carrie was deserving of this award: A Letter from the Editor New York City Dec. Carrie just received the James H. Congratulations, Carrie! What makes Carrie unique is her dedication.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 4, 2012

Susan Chavez is a blogger for TechSoup's Online Community team. The best advice is to take a tip from libraries and museums and curate all that information. Audience matters, and being mindful of what your community is interested in should inform the curation process. The Human Element.

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2013

Social media and community staff rely on RSS readers to find interesting and share-worthy articles for Facebook or Twitter. Flipboard (Android, iOS) is like your own personal magazine for your smartphone or tablet. Check out our Apps for Nonprofits and Libraries page! More Resources.

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Tech Soup

JULY 28, 2014

For educational nonprofits, schools, and libraries, Raspberry Pi is very useful for teaching students about electronics, computing, and many other technical subjects for a price that's far less than a new computer. Libraries have also experimented with replacing terminals with smaller footprint Raspberry Pi computers.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Drupal started out primarily as a web content development platform, with a strength in community features. Community Blogs. Kinds of sites best done in Drupal: Large community sites where you need different kinds of content generated by users (blogs, wikis, job postings, etc.). Simple brochureware websites. eCommerce sites.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 18, 2008

I've long believed that museums have a special opportunity to support the community spirit of Web 2.0 as physical analogs to virtual community platforms. People who engage deeply in any online community, whether a bulletin board or social networking site, want to meet in person. meetup for Elite Yelp! I don't think so.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 3, 2012

You can read her writing in Fundraising Success magazine and her personal blog, Marketing for Nonprofits. It sounds “old-school” but I love to go to my local library every Saturday to wander up and down the stacks. Jocelyn is also a recognized blogger and speaker on online marketing and fundraising.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

These programs offer donated access points, switches, controllers, routers, and a number of other benefits to your nonprofit, library, or foundation. PC Magazine’s walkthrough for setting up a small office network. Ask it in our community forums where you can get advice from fellow nonprofits. Have a question?

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

She says: “I like to reach communities that we haven’t reached before in the developing world like what we’re doing to bridge the digital divide with the Aga Khan Development Network in Mozambique. I also liked the work we did a few years ago to support telecentres in poor communities affected by civil war in Colombia.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 11, 2013

This newly updated image- and video-editing bundle runs on Windows machines or Macs, and is now available to eligible nonprofits, charities, and public libraries through TechSoup. An Adobe community staff member elaborates on these difference further in the Adobe forums. Choosing the Right Software. When to Go Pro. Training Resources.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Some donors look for these signals of community support (everybody’s doing it) to make the decision that they would be in good company if they donate. Posters are a great way to show off the name/logo of the donor at events or around your facility, house of worship, soup kitchen, community center. Design them free on Canva.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Now let’s look at the original photo which I have seen before when our friends were on a text chain doing a fashion review on a text chain for how amazing Kendra looked on election day when she was out celebrating with communities since she was the person who topped the ticket in the district that day. Amy Costello: Thank you.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 6, 2008

Be a community gathering space. If the space allows, be a low-cost gathering space for your community to have meetings, readings, exhibit art, post events, etc. For example, we have a small store in Oakland called Issues that sells international newspapers and magazines. Donate to your community.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 3, 2010

As many of you know, I've been working for the past year+ on a book about visitor participation in museums, libraries, science centers, and art galleries. There are projects from Vietnam to Australia to the Netherlands to the US, from libraries, museums, science centers, zoos, state parks, and art centers. Want to buy a book ?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

She has been named a Haas Public Service Fellow at Stanford, a Top 10 College Woman by Glamour Magazine , and a Person You Should Know by CNN. What we do is essentially support social entrepreneurship within refugee communities. Now 26, Erickson is still FORGE's Executive Director. What have been the challenges of using that process?

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

Use Your Nonprofit Blog to Create Your Own Media Coverage When the men accused of murdering Gwen Araujo, a woman they beat, bound and strangled after they discovered that she was biologically male, went to trial, the Community United Against Violence decided to use a blog to document the trial. First of all, what are they? From Yahoo!

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Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2021

We’re talking about the very bottom layer, that very bottom, the potential constituents, the people in our community, who do we get into the pyramid? You know, we talk about the millionaires or the wealthy people in our community. So who do we use these tactics with that piece? We’ve all seen this, the donor pyramid, right?

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Plus, the resources section on their website has a library full of information to help your nonprofit succeed. E-magazine design and production to bolster your newsletter efforts. Bristol Strategy Group uses its unique SMART Way methodology, which is a set of 10 questions that identify gaps in your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

It’s a creative, visual way to tell your organization’s stories of protest to your online communities. This iPhone/iPad app that allows you to easily flip through your favorite news sources and magazines. DailyFeats :: dailyfeats.com. A website (mobile app coming soon) that allows users to check-in while doing good deeds.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

You're responding to comments and playing matchmaker between members of your community. But what about that community you have in the workplace? Each week, all staff members engage with the NTEN community through commenting on blog posts from around the community. Are your staff tweeting up a storm? Let us know!

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Museum 2.0

MAY 5, 2009

But in the case of Tech Virtual, it also caused conflict as I tried to balance being a friendly, caring community manager with being the "boss" of the participatory process. technology and more focus on engaging with communities. In both MN150 and Tech Virtual, it led to us being more dynamic and flexible in our production of exhibits.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 14, 2014

Elijah van der Giessen, NetSquared Community Manager. It is for iOS or Android and is the world's largest online community for readers and book lovers to share recommendations. Overdrive media console – is an audio and ebook downloader and reader app which is especially useful for ebooks you get from the library.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2013

The story combines a resource depleted Earth surviving by the international community's use of virtual worlds. "I love reading Wired magazine. This book taps into both the dark heart and the irrepressible hope of many of the communities TechSoup Global serves. Cliff Figallo, Interim Community Manager.

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