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Nonprofits and Instagram: The Ultimate Curated Collection of Best Practices, Examples, and Tips

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is superb for visual storytelling about your organization, its stakeholders, and results. Also, here’s a post I wrote about how early adopter nonprofits have used Instagram for contests. Cheat Sheets and Tutorial To Coach Your Nonprofit CEO. Nonprofit Examples and Getting Started or Rebooting A Strategic Approach.

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How To Put Social Fundraising On Steroids: Community Giving Days

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was an early adopter of this approach back in 2006 and over the years I have had the opportunity to raise over $250,000 for a charity that supports Cambodian children using these techniques as part of online giving contests like the Case Foundation’s America’s Giving Challenge. Enter online fundraising contests.

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New on SSIR: Can Giving Days Strengthen Your Community?

Amy Sample Ward

In the report “ How Giving Contests Can Strengthen Nonprofits and Communities ,” sponsored by the Case Foundation and released today, Geoff Livingston analyzes the impact of Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington and the repercussions for other regions and nonprofit communities.

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Nonprofits and Instagram: The Ultimate Curated Collection of Best Practices, Examples, and Tips

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is superb for visual storytelling about your organization, its stakeholders, and results. The idea that “pictures do the talking” is also appealing to younger audiences which is why Instagram is popular with Gen Z and Gen Y. Cheat Sheets and Tutorial To Coach Your Nonprofit CEO.

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Your Top 10 Tech Topics

Tech Soup

Our five-part Photoshop for Nonprofits tutorial shows you how. Our Storymakers campaign offered storytelling how-to webinars and events, culminating in a contest to identify the very best nonprofit videos. Stop online threats before they happen with practical tips from our Safer Online Guide. You Want to Tell Better Stories.

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TechSoup's Top 10 Tech Topics of 2016

Tech Soup

Our Digital Storytelling Challenge. TechSoup organizes an annual event called Storymakers ; organizations from around the globe participate in a multimedia contest for a chance to win exciting prizes and learn how to effectively tell their story. Check out our resources on great nonprofit storytelling and learn more.

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Tips for Shooting A Winning Video For Your Nonprofit

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There are contests to push filmmakers to “ tell the story behind the still ” and television producers are turning to this compact video recording technology. Both have dedicated users and a huge variety of tutorials online to help you get started. The HD DSLR video revolution is here. This tech trend is all the rage.

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