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NTC Day of Service 2011: The Art of Story Capture

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This year’s Day of Service featured three different projects – a computer recycling project and installation of a wireless network in Washington, DC’s largest homeless shelter and meal preparation at DC Central Kitchen. Meal Preparation at DC Central Kitchen. Tech Recycling Day.

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NTC Storytellers: Day of Service Wireless Router Installation at Community for Creative Nonviolence

NTEN

A Photo Essay by Wendy Marinaccio A team of 30 NTEN-ers volunteered our mornings at the Community for Creative Nonviolence, which runs the largest homeless shelter in the country. The teams enjoy lunch together, thanks to DC Central Kitchen Fresh Start Catering. Me with Peter and Theresa.) Our router!

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Crafting Sticky, Emotional Stories That Reach Your Audience

Tech Soup

Now I know storytelling is a buzzword right now, and buzzwords come and go. Storytelling has been a buzzword before, and will be again. But even when storytelling is not a buzzword, your story needs to be told. As a co-coordinator for NetSquared DC, I recently helped organize a storytelling event in DC.

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Greater Washington Give to the Max Day Training Event

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Some wisdom from DC Nonprofits: JoesMovement : Joe’s Movement Emporium is the community performing arts center of World Arts Focus, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that was launched in 1992. NStreet Village : N Street Village is a community of empowerment and recovery for homeless and low-income women in Washington, D.C.

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Net2Local November Event Preview

Tech Soup

Washington, DC: NetSquared DC Happy Hour. San Francisco: Let’s Learn About Project Homeless Connect SF: Discussion and Brainstorming. Vancouver, Canada: Digital Storytelling Workshop. Toronto, Canada: Taking Events to the Next Level with Tech: How to Think like an Event Manager. Thursday, November 14.

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Using Smartphones and Portable Wi-Fi Hotspots to Tell Your Story

Tech Soup

Storytelling with Mobile Video. The Mobile Beacon 4G coverage area is in major US cities in 35 states and also Washington DC. They're a homeless services and neighborhood revitalization nonprofit that serves West Philly. " May well be. TechSoup has some tools that may come in handy. Tell Your Story. Tell Your Story.

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Five Online Fundraising Tips to Raise More Money

Care2

Example of Bad Subject Line: Renew Your Commitment to End Dog Homelessness. Example of Good Subject Line: Help Keep a Puppy Safe in DC’s Blizzard! You don’t have to be the world’s greatest storyteller to tell a compelling story to your members. What’s Wrong with it?

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