Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Also discussed are low-cost or free photo-editing tools that allow nonprofits to create images that not only work well on Pinterest, but also on other social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Related Links: Summer Webinar Special for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2013

I have no proof these tips will help your nonprofit get more media coverage, but at the very least they will help your nonprofit’s press release get more exposure on the Social Web. People on social networks ignore links that do not pull up thumbnails and are heavily text-based. Social Media'

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Subscribe to social media and mobile technology blogs. Get the necessary training (HTML, digital photography, video, social media, and mobile technology). Define metrics of measurement and create a social media ROI spreadsheet. Write social media and mobile technology policies. Purchase a digital camera.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 10, 2018

Julia Campbell is social media and storytelling consultant for nonprofits and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. Pinterest remains one of the fastest growing social media platforms, reportedly closing in on 250 million users, the majority of whom are women. . By Julia Campbell .

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 8, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Update on social network portability January 8, 2008 Last week, I covered the Richard Scoble dust-up. Update: LinkedIn, Flickr, SixApart and Twitter have now joined Dataportability.org. Be Helpful.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2010

flickr: birgerking. NTEN is currently undergoing a Digital Strategy review process with the help of our good friends at Common Knowledge. As part of this, we’re looking to re-vamp our Social Network Strategy. As mentioned before, NTEN would not have a social network strategy without a social network.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

Facebook is the largest social network in the world and is becoming increasingly integrated into the Social Web with every passing second. Flickr and Digital Photography: 5 Hours Weekly. Niche Networks (Ning, Change.org, Care2, WiserEarth, BlackPlanet): 5 to 10 Hours Weekly.

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2013

Jacobwith Flickr: jenny8lee When it comes to building community and increasing brand awareness, some organizations hire communications, marketing, and engagement staff to handle these activities. Rebooting Your Digital Community Building." By Jamie Millard and Lori L. So where to begin? for " Ctrl.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 3, 2011

Eleven Qualities of an Effective Social Media Manager. The Big Picture: Social Networking. Chapter 5 YouTube and Flickr. Getting Started with Digital Photography. Introduction to Flickr Accounts. Eleven Flickr Best Practices for Nonprofits. Eleven Flickr Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

An exceptionally dedicated person could maintain a similar job description with social media for a year or two, but at some point it becomes obvious that that this workload is just not sustainable. The successful use of social media requires a significant time investment. Social media is not free! Here are five reasons why: 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Title: Associate Director, Digital Marketing. Flickr: flickr.com/groups/thenatureconservancy. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? We’re using all of the main social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, etc. Name: Amy Ganderson. Website: www.nature.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. Creative Commons on Flickr :: flickr.com/creativecommons. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. Creative Commons on Flickr :: flickr.com/creativecommons. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Share what you do and ask for enewsletter subscriptions on social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, etc). Social media is no longer seen as a fad or waste of time or thing that young people do. Think about what social networking sites are right for your organization and go create an account.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2007

Flickr Photo by Mission Control. I've been doing research for an article I'm writing for TechSoup about social networking tips, tricks, and tools -- once you've made the decision that it is right for your organization, how maintain a socnet presence without it being a huge black hole? Don't Forget Your Time Management Skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

TechSoup has just published the second article on a three-part series on Social Networks and Nonprofits. The first article, Should Your Organization Use Social Networking Sites? Signs that a social networking site might work ??? or not work ??? This thinking approach keeps us from fondling the hammer.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

TechSoup's own social media team weigh in on the report and offer their advice for making wise social media decisions. Keep in mind that a user on Flickr consumes and engages with media differently than the audience that engages on Instagram simply because of how the platforms of engagement are set up.

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2012

flickr: reid. Highlights include Dan Michel, Digital Marketing Manager at Feeding America , along with Melissa Roberts & Drew Bearn from Free Range Studios talking with David J Neff of Lights. Just because the 12NTC is sold out doesn't mean that you can't be a part of it. about nonprofits & innovation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2010

In January, after the Haiti Earthquake struck, if you were participating on social networks, you couldn’t help but notice the many, many Tweets and Facebook status messages about the Haiti Earthquake. And they expect a response from emergency and disaster response organizations.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

" Try These Dynamic Digital Storytelling Platforms | Community Organizer 2.0 – "Nonprofit organizations can tell the best stories. Anecdotely, I see a lot of blogs and Flickr photo streams, some YouTube and Vimeo use. Here are my top digital storytelling platforms and tools for your nonprofit to try out in 2010."

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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. This morning I attended the MacArthur Foundation Digital Learning briefing that was taking place at the Natural History Museum in NYC. It was the ultimate digital media multi-tasking experience. Also, not all kids are digital natives." local time).

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2010

From the technologies influencing the digital divide, civic engagement, and online advertising to getting a leg up on social media tools like YouTube and Flickr to win an advocacy campaign, the two-day conference holds a lot of promise for new learning.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

Whether you or not you understand how to use tags, chances are you have come across them if you have ever used blogs, YouTube, Flickr, Twitter, or bookmarking sites such as Delicious. Donations were followed by an additional prompt to share on social networks to encourage others to participate through donations. The campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

That means I’ll continue to build my personal networks and content sources in these areas. As far as geekery topics, I’m particularly excited to explore some of the new tools for coping with the ever expanding information on social networks and mobile. Sense: Sensing is making sense of the information.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

You can also follow the action on Flickr and Delicious. Tags: Accessible Technology Consultants Consultants Digital Divide Running Your Organization Services Social Networking Tech Planning Training Using the Web and Internet Volunteers. If so, come tell us about it in the TechSoup forums. . . . . . .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Title: Digital Marketing Manager. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? While the giants (Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, Flickr and Youtube) are great for outreach and relationship-building, we’ve had surprising successes with StumbleUpon, LinkedIn, Plancast and other sites.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2008

  (WE'll be announcing this week's winners late on Friday) Photo Sharing tools are Internet sites where anyone can upload, share, and organize their digital photos with friends, family, colleagues, and the rest of the world. Video sharing sites have social networking features.   What are you waiting for?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 7, 2007

August 7, 2007 I’ve been experimenting with the non-content centered social networking sites LinkedIn and Facebook for a while now. The content centered ones, like flickr, del.icio.us and our own Social Source Commons , are a different animal.) 1 trackback } The Better Scoial Network 08.24.07 3 KJ 08.09.07

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Flickr Photo by Jek in the Box. We also just started reporting on the metrics we already had available (web analytics, FB insights, email campaign stats) and are now moving towards more of a “digital content services&# model with metrics related to specific campaigns, etc.&#. Digital IQ Public Sector Benchmark.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2011

In addition to the numerous technology products and how-tos we make available, we've created digital content designed to help you and your organization. Look for us and let us know what you think; you can find us at any one of the following: TechSoup Blog. SlideShare. Del.icio.us. Flavors.me.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 17, 2008

Podcasting Hardware Olympus Digital Recorders $125-$200 on Amazon Samson Zoom H4 Handy Digital Recorder. You have to set it up yourself and pay for web hosting) MovableType.com: [link] (Higher Education & Non-profit license for 5 authors, $195. Includes support for first year. Need to set it up yourself and pay for web hosting).

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NTEN

MAY 2, 2012

12NTC: Engaging Youth Using Social Media , Ariel Gilbert Knight. How Non-Profits Can Protect Digital Rights and Themselves in the Post-SOPA Era , Rob Cottingham. Nonprofits Chalk Up Big Gains in Social-Network Followers , Derek Lieu. And just for fun, here are all the photos on Flickr tagged 12ntc ! Flicker Sets.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 18, 2007

I decided to try out facebook when I kept hearing about the integration of other social networking sites into facebook. I’m still not convinced by any of these social network sites not directly linked to content (unlike del.icio.us or flickr) – but it’s fun to play with, anyway. Be Helpful.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Faith in Practice won an Honorable Mention in the Digital Storytelling Online Challenge for their Flickr story submission. Tags: Running Your Organization Social Networking Spotlight Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0 What organization do you work for and where are you located?

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NTEN

JUNE 2, 2011

Whether you decide to in-source or outsource community management, you should discuss the following items with your community manager to make sure your nonprofit is making the most out of your marketing and digital advertising. Tip: Possible touch points include website, eNewsletter, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or Flickr.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2011

An effective nonprofit video can be as simple as a Flickr photo stream set to an audio track or a really great interview. These applications, with certain individual limitations, also allow users to share their videos to a number of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, increasing their audience reach.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2008

In yesterday's keynote, Charlene Li's key point was in the future, 'social networks will be like air.' In other words, it won't get in your way as you navigate across the web and it will feel inadequate (like you can't breathe) if your friends or social network or "social graph" isn't part of your everyday web experience.

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