Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Carry your camera phone around and snap impromptu photos of your #nonprofit. Speed and simplicity. If you are using an iPhone, you can shoot without unlocking the display. Also, the grid lines can help you make sure that the horizon is straight so your photo doesn’t give viewers vertigo. Experiment.

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Byte Technology

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

If you use photography on your blog or other type of WordPress site, it may be necessary to edit photos on the go. And the program itself is easy to learn and a lot of fun to use, perfect who people who share photos from their phone to the site on a regular basis.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 6, 2023

To really save time and effort, you could have people simply submit their recipe for potato salad; you’ll end up with a host of entirely different recipes because potato salad is modern society’s most chaotic dish, bar none. Do some outreach to any local photography groups or classes to see if they would be interested in participating.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Effective nonprofit storytelling not only illustrates the tangible impact of your work but also highlights the people your work has benefited and how you’re making a difference in their lives and communities. Show the difference. Quote over a photo of a woman speaking. Quote graphic with text over a photo of a person typing.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 20, 2009

While doing research, I found myself digging back into old arguments on museum listservs about photo policies and I want to add my two (very opinionated) cents on this. Conservation: Objects may be damaged by flash photography. If people can take their own photos, they won't buy them in the gift shop. But what about visitors?

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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. It also has the power to make our culture more equitable for everyone.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 20, 2014

Five years ago, I wrote a post arguing that museum photo policies should be as open as possible. Last week, he wrote a series of posts about the British National Gallery''s reversal of their photo policy. For the first time, the National Gallery is permitting non-flash photography. Some people can take photos.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

This means investing in high-quality promotional photography is an absolute must for promoting your event. For instance, you might share photos from last year’s successful event or a behind-the-scenes look at your event setup. Ensure your photos are a good mix of candids and posed photos and avoid distracting filters or editing styles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2013

Photo Source: Mlaraevski on Flickr. Your photos should not only resonate with your audience, it should tell a story, not be copyrighted, and be a decent photo (not blurry or poorly composed). You can take your own photos or use stock photography. Don’t forget to add your URL or logo. Measuring Tools.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

In fact, I used them for this blog (see upper-right), but please ignore the silly photo in the Fotolia ad. A free, fun mobile photo-sharing iPhone App that turns your mobile photos instantly in art. Users simply take a photo with their iPhone and add special editing and art effects with one tap. Instagram :: instagr.am.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2016

Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan. The Photography plan includes only Adobe's best photography tools: Adobe Photoshop CC and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC. It's a slimmed-down version of the All Apps plan, containing just two photography-related apps and 2 GB of cloud storage space. Request Photography plan.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

In fact, I used them for this blog (see upper-right), but please ignore the silly photo in the Fotolia ad. A free, fun mobile photo-sharing iPhone App that turns your mobile photos instantly in art. Users simply take a photo with their iPhone and add special editing and art effects with one tap. Instagram :: instagr.am.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 2, 2022

Virtual fundraising is not less than in-person fundraising, it’s a different animal altogether. Make it about making a difference! People are so different in how they respond to humor. Photography contest: Ask participants to share their best nature, pet, bird, flower, or food photo.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Photos, videos, selfies, and personal stories allow us to embed emotional content in fundraising campaigns. What photos and videos can you use to tell your campaign story? Tip 2: Use Photos to Create Emotional Impact. Consider how the photo subject will reinforce the fundraising campaign message.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

It''s such a simple process, but one that has made a huge difference in our lives. Photo of Heater by In Her Image Photography' Heather is working on finishing her book , and I''m trying to get back into the swing of regular blogging, so now we text each when we''re going to write, and when we finish. Once again, it''s working!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

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. The foundation of effective photo and video editing is a creative eye and an appreciation of digital photography and video. Multitasking.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

If your budget is limited, you can distribute the responsibility for using various tools among different staff members, but implementing an effective social media strategy that is dispersed among multiple staff members will require strict organization and disciplined leadership. Flickr and Digital Photography: 5 Hours Weekly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Many years ago before the digital cameras and children, my husband used to spend many hours combining two past times: birding and photography. Over the holidays, I took an all too brief social media break to spent time with family.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

The activity provides a structured environment in which people can connect with one another, and coupled with different calls to action, can go a long way towards accommodate different comfort levels. Kroll advises community managers to consider telling the story with different materials – use creativity to amplify noise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Flickr Photo by Matthew Field. Give them a name, find a photo of them on a stock photography site and flesh out their biographical details. They may have very different ideas on this topic. ” My answer is: ”Don’t ask me, ask your audience.” Imagining Supporters with User Stories.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 13, 2013

Visitor-contributed photos surround a collection piece in Carnegie Museum of Art's Oh Snap! The result of those meetings and brainstorming sessions recently manifested itself in our Forum Gallery as an experimental photography project called Oh Snap! We Blur Digital and Real-World Experiences The biggest difference between Oh Snap!

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2014

It defines the colors, graphics, fonts and photography that make the site beautiful. Defining styles for different elements of the website including headlines, links, buttons, photos, form fields, promo items, etc. Purposes for the Visual Design phase include: Agreeing on a creative vision and personality for the web presence.

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Achieve

JUNE 7, 2015

Here are a few things that we learned: Use Photos of Eyes for an Emotional Connection to Your Audience. You audience can tell when you are using stock photography. Since they have a lot of difference causes that they are promoting, it is not uncommon for them to only create one or two ads per cause. Clarity is King.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 26, 2015

Good, this is important: Photos and other images should never be used just as decoration. For starters, this is a stock photo, which automatically feels staged and inorganic. As my colleague Wes Holing observed, "It's the photo equivalent of a saltine." How much does the size of the photo affect this?

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 1, 2017

It was to the point that I couldn’t even read what they were actually trying to say between all the stock photos and graphics. People are getting more and more familiar with stock photography which means it can sometimes hurt more than it helps.

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NTEN

MAY 10, 2012

photo from Broken Banjo Photography We've already established the successes and failures of the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference , but what about the straightforward facts? There were 153 sessions this year in 38 different meeting rooms across 2 hotels. 1772 NPTechies registered for 2012 NTC.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2015

ChangeON [2015 Nonprofit Technology Conference] Part 3 - Many different sessions (Translated from [2015 ??? ?? ????(NTC) Please let us know in the comments! 1?? ?? ???? ??), 2? - ???? ??, ???? ???? ?????), ChangeON Trendspotting: 2015 Nonprofit Technology Conference , Debra Askanase, Community Organizer 2.0

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 31, 2008

Today, August 31st, is Blog Day , a day for bloggers to recommend 5 new blogs to their readers, "preferably blogs that are different from their own culture, point of view and attitude." They post photos of cupcakes from cupcake bakeries all over the world, and from readers who submit photos of their own creations.

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Global Giving

APRIL 28, 2016

As charities, we tell stories all the time—it’s how we show our donors their money is making a difference! Best practices for filming are very much the same as for photography. Featured Photo: Using Texting to Increase Literacy in Afghanistan by Afghan Institute of Learning. Of course you do! For example: Facebook.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Finally, photography — both still and video — is about capturing light. Different light sources will change the way your video looks, so consider where you’re shooting. Photo: Photochiel. An external microphone can drastically improve audio quality. Others are handheld.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2008

Photo by Feast of Fools. We have a concept for a national photography competition in conjunction with the Congress ??? ???if Read up on Flickr and look at different examples by nonprofits. Freedom from Oil Flickr Photo Contest. Nature Conservancy Photo Contest. Matching Grant for Each Photo Uploaded.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2014

TechSoup's annual storytelling campaign was created to help nonprofits and social good organizations communicate differently, to build community, and to educate on how to tell powerful and effective stories for a global audience. But how can stories touch hearts and minds if they go unnoticed and unheard?

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Care2

JANUARY 13, 2012

In exhibits and galleries where photography is permitted, of course!) Pin images of different kinds of military awards and metals. Think flight-deck suits, coast-gaurd swimmer gear, navy-divers in scuba gear, dozens of different kinds of helmets and the vehicle or unit each is unique to, pilot's headsets and masks.

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Tech Soup

JULY 11, 2011

Is It Different from Digital Storytelling? What Is the Difference Between Connecting and Collaborating Through Social Video? 2010 as a way of using film, photography, and real-time reporting. The film, photos, and blog entries from the initiative can be. linked with other Google tools down the road (both endeavors are in.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2008

Thousands of photos in flickr (and really good ones). Two delicious breakfast and lunches, plus 5 different kinds of candy in the afternoon. A couple of personal highlights of the sessions: Photography Tips Kris Krug who is an awesome photographer who gave us great tips on improving our photos. Two awesome parties.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 22, 2007

" So, I thought I'd use a screen capture of the photo inside flickr instead, but wasn't sure whether I could. Jim laughed and told me that the photo was in the public domain so I could blog it anyway I wanted and that he was going to change the default license. In this way, photos could be shared internally without worries.

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Media Cause

MAY 23, 2022

As a designer and illustrator, I’m constantly weighing the pros and cons of using photos or illustrations. Stock photography is limiting and photoshoots are expensive, but illustration gives you the freedom to create imagery of anything. It eliminates the boundary of realism, which is an inherent part of photography. .

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