Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2011

If you haven’t noticed QR Codes yet, after you read this post and browse the QR Codes on Flickr you’re going to start to seeing them everywhere. In libraries. In magazines, on flyers, tabletops, and conference materials. So, what are they? In museum tour materials. As scavenger hunts. In city tours. For art walks.

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JUNE 27, 2016

This five-photo Flickr submission presents a compelling visual narrative and tells a great story. Its photo story is extremely powerful and highly shareable. Best Library Story — Libraries Transform Teaser. Libraries have fans, tons of fans. Best Photography Winner — Learning Tree Farm.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

—– The Electronic Resources and Libraries Conference takes place Febrary 28-March 2 in Austin, TX, and I’m SO honored to be a keynote speaker! The keynote will focus on “Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation”. Libraries, whether associated with a school, government, agency or geography, serve a community.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

Flickr Pro account. First Place Photo. Flickr Pro account. Second Place (Photo or Video). Flickr Pro account. Third Place (Photo or Video). Flickr Pro account. Atomic Training All Access yearly subscriptions. Cisco Flip video camera. Plantronics headset. GoToMeeting with 25 seats.

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MARCH 19, 2012

more than 200 nonprofits, libraries, and NGOs from 25 countries submitted one-minute videos and five-photo slideshows to showcase the impact they are making on their respective communities. Check out the full playlist of videos on YouTube and gallery of photo sets on Flickr. This is a “red carpet” event!

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Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2012

over 200 nonprofits, libraries, and NGOs from 25 countries worldwide submitted one-minute videos and five-photo slideshows to showcase the impact they are making on their respective communities. Check out the full playlist of videos on YouTube and gallery of photo sets on Flickr. This is a “red carpet” event!

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 30, 2013

If you''ve never cooked with us before, here''s how it works: Pick up a copy of Vegan Indian Cooking at your local bookstore, online, your library, or download a free PDF copy of Vegan Indian Cooking on the Agate Publishing website. Try recipes from it all month.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Creative Commons Search is another search engine that searches multiple sites simultaneously, including Flickr, Open Clip Art Library , Pixabay , and several more. Flickr is one of our go-to places for Creative Commons- licensed images. I like this resource for maps, flags, and people photos. How TechSoup Uses Images.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2012

Shoot photos directly from the app or import photos from your mobile device, then edit them using a simple touch interface. If you have a Flickr account, you can manage, organize, and share images using the free Flickr mobile apps for Android, iOS, and Windows phone. Photo: Oleg. Have a different smartphone?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Whether you are a donor partner, nonprofit, library or NGO, or just someone who is interested in TechSoup, we would be delighted to hear from you. Photo: kopp0041. We are committed to providing you with relevant, timely content in addition to helping you get the most out of all that TechSoup Global has to offer. LinkedIn Group.

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AFP Blog

MARCH 6, 2008

Flickr giving away 10K pro memberships (to nonprofits) - News - Internet Applications Software: "Flickr is giving away pro accounts to nonprofits and public libraries to showcase their efforts.Yahoo owned photo community Flickr has launched a new program called Flickr for Good.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2013

After the event, Scoop It (Android, iOS) is a useful tool for compiling press coverage, photos, social media, and more into one, slick-looking page. Instagram (Android, iOS) is the ultimate social photo-sharing platform. You can add filters and effects to your photos and share them with Twitter or Facebook.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2013

Combining the slideshow functionality of PowerPoint with the capability to create unique and interactive content curated from all corners of the web, Zeega allows you pull videos from YouTube, photos from Flickr, sound clips, and music from the cloud to create meaningful and engaging digital stories.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2011

Week three of TechSoup's Social Media Mondays in May focused on use of video for nonprofits and libraries. engage audiences can be overwhelming to nonprofit and library. Nonprofits and libraries need not worry excessively about technical quality, as chat participants were in agreement that content mattered most.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

TechSoup has been running international video and photo competitions for some years now. 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. A five-picture Flickr slideshow. digital storytelling storymakers video'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

I was particularly interested in examples using blogs, Twitter, Flickr, Youtube, and Facebook. The Museum solicited photographs from artists via an open call on their website, Facebook group, Flickr groups, and outreach to Brooklyn-based arts organizations. Here's the description of how they used flickr for the exhibition.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 24, 2012

Flickr Photo by Carissa Marie. I like to think of content curation is going the library to research sources for your term paper! This is definitely not a chicken and egg question! A debate in content marketing circles is whether or not you should simply focus on creating original content and forget content curation.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

If I ask myself in this moment what I naturally want to do that would restore and refresh me, I can think of lots of things like: bake a new cookie recipe, read one of the new books I got from the library, or go to a yoga class I've always wanted to check out, but I don't have the time. Flickr photo credit: Play with Me!!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2009

Photo in Flickr. I'm looking for nonprofit libraries that could cover the cost of postage for a box of books in exchange for a donation of some of my books. with close to 3,200 members, which is turning it into the main community destination for Spanish-speaking diabetics).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2006

Photo from my flickr stream taken during the June 30th in-world meeting. Library Services in Second Life [link]. And, feel to explore my Second Life Learning journal here , my flickr npsl stream here , my delicious links here and my wiki notes here. TechSoup Meeting Photo Documentation: July 7th , June 30th.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

I Love Libraries Mission: "Friends of I Love Libraries was created to provide a means for library advocates to strengthen grassroots efforts in support of America’s libraries. Flickr photo credit: Luck of Summer Rain uploaded by Gordana Adamovic-Mladenovic. Photo of Dora the Cat by Me.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2011

Flickr Photo by Lee Haywood. Subject Matter Expertise: My entry to Quora was through connections who come from the library and education areas and by side stepped into a couple of technology areas. Note from Beth: Geoff Livingston contributed to this post. Thanks Geoff! ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Flickr Photo by Metro Transportation Library and Archive. Photo/video Views (optional if I’m testing as content strategy). Successful social media is like going to the gym because the discipline of a good routine gets results much like working out on a daily basis. New Fans (Likes). Unsubscribes. Page Views.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

One of our missions at TechSoup Global is to supply low-cost refurbished IT equipment to nonprofits and libraries. Our Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) supplies warrantied refurbished laptop and desktop computers to nonprofits and public libraries. Photo courtesy of Flickr user lungstruck.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Also, if you work for a public library, TechSoup's MaintainIT Project offers free webinars on a variety of library-specific topics of interest (and a full archive of all previously recorded events too). Photo of a webinar screenshot from the MaintainIT Project on Flickr.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2013

PowerPoint, you can find and add photos from albums on Flickr, Facebook, and other online services without saving to your computer. Eligible nonprofits, foundations, and public libraries, may be able to request donated Office 2013 Standard and Professional Plus through TechSoup's Microsoft Donation Program. For example in.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2009

Winner of the Creative Commons 2006 Photo Schwag Contest I believe in setting my content free. My photos and blog posts have traveled around the world! I still sometimes see rather blank expressions when I ask about turning to CC licensed resources to find photos. It provides a huge return on investment.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 21, 2008

Flickr photo contest. The author of Social Software in Libraries hosted an Alternative Book Cover contest. The winners got signed copies of her book and were announced at the Computers in Libraries Conference. Photo Credit: Photo of me answering your questions (: taken by my hubs. book online promotion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Extension programs use wikis, flickr, blogs, tagging, and other tools to share information and content. A blog with the comments feature enabled allows or sharing photos in flickrs allows Extension program participants to discuss plans and programs. From Flickr User EJK. That's what I use and why I use it).

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 1, 2008

I just got Nigella Lawson's Feast cookbook out from the library. Flickr Photo Credit: Father's Day Gift uploaded by Breibeest. Based on those lists, you brainstorm some goals you'd like to achieve, and then (this is my favorite part) 1. cross off any goals that don't make you feel excited or energized, and 2.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

Photo from Politalk_Tim Flickr Stream via the Voter s project Cross-posted at Netsquared Election Day, Organizing, Campaigns, Nonprofits and Web 2.0 blog shares an interview with entitled " Camera Rwanda: Storytelling using Flickr." " Here's the wiki , blog , and flickr compilations. Full report here )

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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. Young people have access to computers in schools and libraries, but there is a difference in the quality of experience. NMC Flickr Photos. Gary Hayes photos in flickr In Kenzo's notes. NMC Consortium Summary.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 6, 2008

Hold an annual fundraising event with readings and signings by local writers to benefit a literacy program at a school, nonprofit or library, or to give a grant to an aspiring local writer. Flickr photo credit: Strand Bookstore uploaded by Kathleen Conklin career advice bookstore entrepreneurship. Donate to your community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2007

Photo from Kate in Flickr Social Signal Open House in TechSoup Office last week I'm playing catch up here on a bunch of Second Life stuff happening over the past week that I didn't want to let slip through my fingers: Social Signal held an open house in Second Life to welcome their new virtual worlds manager, Catherine Winters , to Social Signal.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 18, 2008

They left and wrote over 100 positive reviews of the evening, 12 positive reviews of the museum, and shared over 300 photos of their revels on Flickr. Again, hundreds of mostly young people shot hundreds of videos and photos featuring or on location at the museum. Don't look at the number of videos, photos, or reviews.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

99 app allows you to easily create panoramic photos on your smartphone. This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. Creative Commons on Flickr :: flickr.com/creativecommons. A free, fun mobile photo-sharing iPhone App that turns your mobile photos instantly in art.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

Meanwhile, library geeks are talking about tagging. Games for Social Change gaming and libraries was recently published and the author is the Shifted Librarian and My Avatar Wears Tight Jeans and 4 Other Things I learned from Internet Librarian 2006 is worth the read from Michael Stephens.

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