Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2012

Check out the full playlist of videos on YouTube and gallery of photo sets on Flickr. Winners, chosen by a panel of expert judges and the community, will receive products from our award donor partners Cisco, Adobe, Flickr Citrix, Sliderocket, Blazon, SurveyMonkey, and more. We look forward to seeing you at the awards party!

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Flickr: vernhart Thanks to the amazing efforts of the NTEN community, it's been a great Member Appreciation Month! And a huge thank you to this week's sponsor, Beaconfire, for helping us celebrate our members! A huge #NTENThanks for all your support! Congratulations to all our winners and thank you for being members of NTEN.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 31, 2009

We’re still getting pictures posted, but here’s a link to some of them from Flickr. Better yet, the bill we’re championing, HR 1189 The Colorectal Cancer Prevention, Early Detection, and Treatment Act, gained new co-sponsored following Members meeting with our advocates.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

The other panelists spoke about the projects they’ve been a part of, things they’ve developed and things they’ve helped produce. This can help prove the value and need, as well as begin the iteration and development with the community’s engagement from the beginning. Image credit: Flickr opensourceway.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

Tagging, a feature found across many social media channels, is used to help surface content during searches. To understand why tagging is found on so many social sharing sites it helps to understand why tags exist in the first place. A helpful question to ask is, "who is this content intended for?"

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

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. And for that event, Facebook Causes helped us raise the most money we’ve ever raised on social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2014

Flickr Photo by Lendingmemo. You can help create the Bill of Rights here. At CauseVox , We’ve helped thousands of people and nonprofits all over the world crowdfund for nonprofits and social good projects. For example, Project Renewal helps homeless people get off the streets. Build a tribe of champions.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Flickr: Scott Beale Biking to work last week was like riding through that town in the Andromeda Strain: t here were no other commuters, no car exhaust to cough on while waiting at lights. There were signs of life out there in our community nonetheless, which we've wrangled together to help you get back into the swing of things.

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NTEN

JULY 16, 2010

Flickr: cambodia4kidsorg (Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.). fellow nptechies about the social media policies she helped develop for.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

Any charity anywhere in the world can send us a short video or five-picture Flickr slideshow that tells about their work and will be entered to win some cash prizes. I was particularly keen to promote this achievement to our corporate sponsors to demonstrate they are hooked up with a competent and successful not-for-profit organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2008

I launched a personal fundraising campaign so I could help be a sponsor for the conference and get over there with video cameras, shwag (t-shirts and stickers donated by nonprofits and tech companies) and teaching resources. Viirak (the guy behind the stickered laptop ) and Be Chantra were there to help. Videos to come shortly!

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NTEN

JUNE 2, 2011

The more information you know, the more information you should provide your community manager, which will help him/her to connect not just with an audience but the right audience. Tip: Possible touch points include website, eNewsletter, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or Flickr. Where does your target audience reside, how old are they?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Flickr Photo by SMEX Beirut. It is sponsored by MEPI, US Department of State’s Middle East Partnership Initiative and as part of Civil Society 2.0. They also recruit and train volunteers to help to carry out their mission and support hospital patients. I started work on the E-Mediat project over a year ago.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2009

The foundation's mission is to “inspire and empower people affected by cancer” by helping find the information, support, and strength they need to fight cancer. Build partnerships with corporate sponsors Buca Di Beppo signed on to host LIVESTRONG Day events. Take for example, this post about celebrating " Livestrong Day at Work.".

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

Last year, The March of Dimes ran a flickr photo contest to help draw attention to premature births. I think they've done a brilliant job at getting sponsors too -- for example if you donate you can get a promotional coupon good for a free print from the one the digital photo sponsors. March of Dimes: PSA Video Contest.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

As more tablets and smartphones are making their way into the classroom, it makes sense that there are a number of apps aimed at helping young people with their education and job preparedness. One of those is a mobile-web app called Forage City , which helps community members share surplus food with one another. iStudiez Pro.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2007

She is one of 18 students being sponsored for college through The Sharing Foundation's program. My family has been her sponsor for over a year. She spends meets with every student, takes their photos, and collects their sponsor letters to bring back to the donors. More background here ). So, here's what to do BEFORE Jan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2008

Thanks to the generous sponsors FirstGiving and MarketWire , the event is free and it comes with a generous breakfast spread. There are a lot of ways that a creative do-gooder can continue to help heal the world. And we're betting, actually praying, that you know a bunch of ways that we can help. Share ‘em.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Finding photos is even easier if using CreativeCommons.org , which searches only for creative commons licensed content on Google, Flickr, Wikimedia Commons, and more. Sponsors will sometimes contribute for higher filmmaking budget and music, photo, or video creators are more inclined to lend freely to nonprofits. Learn More.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 23, 2009

Waiting a few weeks until your "real life" is in full swing can help you craft more realistic goals. Write to the Nigerian woman I sponsored through Women for Women International each month. Participate in the 2009 Indie Resolution Challenge sponsored by my local paper, The East Bay Express. It stayed about the same.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

NTEN Members are our heroes (Flickr: levork) (Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) Members are in bold.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

Twitter : A space where we can engage with the community, share ideas, ask for help, get feedback, listen to complaints, participate and mobilize people to help us with our vision of ‘a book in every child’s hand’. Channels used : Scribd, Blog, Flickr. So, we decided to see if the Twitter community could help us.

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NTEN

APRIL 17, 2009

Flickr: cogdogblog Judy Hallman always rocks the power of wikis for knowledge aggregation and collaboration. She just provided a nice summary of her 501 Tech Club Triangle meeting notes in wiki format , so others can help add to and annotate them. ") The winners will be announced at the NTC. 2009 NTENny Spotlight: David Krumlauf.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2007

My family has sponsored her college costs for her freshman and sophomore years and last year I raised the money on my blog. That's why I'm asking my friends on Facebook to help. All contributors will be graciously thanked on my blog and in flickr. What a deal for $10! Donate now. Spread the word!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2012

Flickr Photo by Nielio. We want to continue finding ways to help you do it more effectively. As one of Minnesota’s eight volunteer centers, Community Thread connects people with volunteer opportunities, provides volunteer support to other nonprofits and sponsors large scale opportunities to volunteer.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

They shared updates on the tour blog , Flickr , and YouTube. He was able to fund his trip largely through corporate sponsors that he recognizes on the UnRoad Trip website. Sponsors & Partners - Seek out corporate sponsors who are aligned with your mission to cover some of the road trip costs.

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NTEN

MARCH 15, 2010

Flickr Photo: h.koppdelaney Transparent. Since transparency is only one leg of the stool, San Francisco also sponsored an app development contest to get people involved in using the data for the public good. The public will help you get it the rest of the way." Participatory. Collaborative. Good things will follow.

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NTEN

APRIL 9, 2009

Flickr Photo by Green Moon Penguin Day is coming to San Francisco on Saturday, April 25, 2009, right before the NTC. Helping Techies and Non-Techies Communicate and Cooperate. Penguin Day SF is organized by Aspiration, NOSI, PICnet, CiviCRM, and Chicago Technology Cooperative, and generously sponsored by Google.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2011

The E-Mediat project is sponsored by MEPI, US Department of State’s Middle East Partnership Initiative and was created in response to Secretary Clinton’s announcement of Civil Society 2.0. It is an effective technique to use to help participants process what they’ve learned and to harvest insights. Photo by SMEXbeirut.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2009

In April, 2009, we celebrated reaching 200 million users and we designated 16 nonprofits to receive the proceeds from virtual gifts. The organizations said that the most valuable part for them was that it helped increased the number of Fans who joined their pages. More of my photos and videos on Flickr. Kyle Reiss).

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 17, 2014

Meanwhile, that grant needs to get written, that trade show with potential sponsors is next week and you’ve got to craft your pitch, and your big event is coming up in two months and there’s still so much to do! Here are 4 Steps to help you focus on the things that matter: Step One: Don’t Focus on Everyone!

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2008

Inspired by the film, Rachel of Vampituity is asking people to create a Pie That Evokes Your Dreams for February's food blogging event, Sugar High Friday , and to help support the dreams of the nonprofit, Pie Ranch , in the process. Make a contribution to a nonprofit helping to transform the world of food through pie: Pie Ranch.

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Forum One

JUNE 18, 2008

" The event, Participation Camp, was organized by volunteers recently and sponsored, in part, by Forum One.Participation, as we discussed it, relates to lowering the. Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Given my right brained, non-linear and visual way of presenting ideas, I thought it might be helpful to write up a few notes about the above talk. You can also share the impact of your organization's programs through podcasts, sharing photos on Flickr, or videos on YouTube or other video sharing sites. More information here.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 24, 2010

This was because last week Convio sponsored our annual Convio Cares Week when each employee is encouraged to participate in a service project in our local communities. I also love to volunteer because it reminds me of how the money that I’m helping nonprofit organizations raise is being used.

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Forum One

MARCH 24, 2008

" The event, Participation Camp, was organized by volunteers recently and sponsored, in part, by Forum One.Participation, as we discussed it, relates to lowering the. Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 10, 2008

" The event, Participation Camp, was organized by volunteers recently and sponsored, in part, by Forum One.Participation, as we discussed it, relates to lowering the. Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area.

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