Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

Flickr Photo by Justin Benttinen. Sounds pretty awesome, right? I have to admit it sounded more than a little daunting for several reasons. The time, money and effort also sounds overwhelming. The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. Learning in Public.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Zeega is a content curation tool that lets you collect video clips, sound bites, and images from sites with public media (like Flickr, YouTube, Dropbox, and so on). Using Zeega's simple editor tool, users can put multimedia clips together into a sequence or layer them (such as putting a sound bite with a photo).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Flickr Photo by neoporcupine. Being data-driven sounds great—in theory. Yesterday, I had the pleasure of doing a webinar on measurement and nonprofit for Kivi at the Nonprofit Marketing Guide. One of the questions I was asked, ”Why Data Informed? Why Not Data-Driven?”

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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. I use the advanced search feature.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

Flickr Photo by AnEye4Pictures. Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

TechSoup's Global Content and Community Coordinator and resident digital storytelling expert Ale Bezdikian says: If you're just embarking on your journey into social media visual storytelling using photos and videos, it's easy to become overwhelmed by the depth of information out there. Where do you start? That's how it works!

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 18, 2011

Asking supporters to take an apple to their teacher may sound like a fun call to action – it engages students and parents in any grade level, is a simple and straightforward ask, and has teachers at the center. Photo credit: Flickr leehaywood. But how does it help you move closer to your goal?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2012

Winners of the Digital Storytelling Challenge (TSDigs) stand to receive exciting prizes from TechSoup’s generous donor partners like Adobe, Cisco Systems, Seagate, Citrix, Flickr, and SlideRocket. TSDigs winners will also receive tickets to GetStoried's upcoming Reinvention Summit. How is the organization making a difference?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

If we re-examine the points above, but replace “innovation&# (which sounds very inflated and buzz-word-y) with “evolve&# (because hey, who doesn’t want to stick around and be relevant?) Photo credit: Flickr Rhys’s Piece Is ). Normally, I make sure to clarify definitions when I start.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

As for equipment, both for pre- and post-production, Vázquez’s first suggestion is for nonprofits to contact their local public access channel, which can be a great source for camera and sound tools. Obtaining free music, photos, or video clips is possible through online searches for creative commons licensed content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2009

Photo by Stitch. Photo by SamDiablo The Tire: Social media forms at the edges of the company. Flickr Photo by MR+G. Flickr Photo by Colmmacc. Charlene Li shared an exercise that does with corporations that sounded very similar to the share pair exercise I created for the WeAreMedia Workshop.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Flickr Photo: rakka I love public speaking. My husband would swear it's because I love the sound of my own voice, but really, I like it best when I get to hear the questions and comments from the crowd. Truth is, I'm no expert. I learn as much as I share at any speaking opportunity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Flickr Photo by Su Lin. That sounds really simple — because it is. Cover Photo Credit: Dan Ridley-Ellis. Note from Beth: Here’s a guest post from my colleague Steve MacLaughlin that is a great example of “ data informed fundraising.” ” A Fundraising Cliff? What does the data say? Take a step back.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Flickr Photo by TheeErin. Sounds more like a network than an organization? Is that a Zen graffiti artist? Did he run out of paint before spraying the letter “e&# ? Who knows, but if nonprofits embrace abundance, wouldn’t it give them more time to breathe?

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 17, 2008

Need headphones to monitor sound. About $270 on Amazon.com. Built-in mike MicroTrack 2 by M-Audio. About $270 on Amazon. Comes with a microphone, or you can buy a better quality one. Electro-Voice Microphone 635A. Use with MicroTrak. 120 on Amazon Headphones. You can usually use any kind of headphones (Walkman, iPod, etc.).

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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. However, one aspect of quality, sound quality, did warrant mention. As was noted, "creativity and passion" can overcome what is lacking in technical quality.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2008

Photo by Summer TX. What the heck is Twitter , and how can something that sounds so goofy possibly do anything useful???? Fail Whale Group on Flickr. David Neff mentioned that the Austin, TX Social Media Club was doing a TweetUp Blood Drive. The idea came from Mike Chapman who was celebrating a birthday. Fail Whale???s

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2007

Beth's Flickr Stream. But one scenario, well I had that very question in a video I just published : I create a short movie, comprised of a video clip and three digital photos that I took, my -over and a royalty-free soundtrack song, which I bought from Premium Beat. s licensing and that of the sound bite? Sounds of Samba???

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2008

birthday in true social media style with flickr 50th photo birthday card remix contest and I donated 50 bucks to the winner's favorite charity. The winner was Cogdog blog because my kids were the judges and he used a cute doggy photo). 51 isn't sounding so darn bad either. There's a lot of reasons for that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

Photo by Kino-Eye in Flickr. The excellent photo was taken by David Tames who I had interviewed earlier. In looking at all the photos in the stream from the conference, his photos are definitely some of the best. How can you get acceptable or decent sound quality but use inexpensive, accessible equipment?

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

It may sound harsh and negative, but it wasn’t. Photo Credit: Flickr tableatny ]. I grew up being reminded that even if I ran as fast as I could and got first place in a track meet, that someone else, maybe at another school or in another city, was faster than me. That all of us can always get better.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

Flickr photo from jhritz NpDigg: The Insect Antennae? isn't as negative as it sounds. A Blast from the Past Gavin has posted some really early photos of the founding meetings for Aspiration, NTEN, and the NSNT on flickr. Hence, they're pretty lousy photos. Follow the links from here. Who has time for Video?

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NTEN

MARCH 6, 2009

Flickr Photo: _ES Amy Sample Ward lays out 5 strategic steps for measuring the ROI of social media for your organization. There are no easy equations, but this is sound advice on how to go from identifying the problem (or goal) to measuring the impact of a social media strategy (or tool). What do you know, NTEN made the news!

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 5, 2009

If the idea of creating a social media plan sounds scary to you, just think of it as: 10 Questions to Get You Started Using Social Media for Your Nonprofit or Do-Good Project. If you are a visual person, check out photo or video sharing. YouTube , Vimeo ) Photo sharing (i.e. A blog may be a place to start.

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NTEN

MAY 13, 2009

Flickr Photo: varnent Your job isn't going to exist in a few years, and it ain't the economy's fault. Doesn't it sort of sound like you're hiring someone to goof off online all day? Sound familiar? . Blame it on social media. . Chief among them: who does it? Those same people are talking to us, and each other. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Flickr Photo by Iain. Don’t attend a meeting wishing the meeting was over while stealing glances at your email on your mobile phone under the table, or trying to sound smart during the meeting. One of the modules is on meetings. But often we forget to add the secret sauce: how to participate in meetings with impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Photo by Fensterbme on Flickr. Start with an accounting of what video and photo assets you already have, and see how they can be put to work for your year-end plans. You owe it to yourself to get the most out of your good work through sight, sound, and motion. Explore Personalized Video.

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NTEN

JANUARY 10, 2011

Flickr Photo: Jonathan McIntosh I'm not very good as resolutions. As soon as the words came out of my mouth, I realized how hypocritical I've been, and also how ridiculous it sounded. Making big decisions, and then sticking to them no matter what is not my strongest suit. But I do have two hard and fast resolutions this year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2007

How to make the transitions smoother without that annoying burp sound or without it abrupting stopping midstream. I put the clip into another project, turned off the sound, saved it as AVI and brought into the original project.) David has some excellent notes here and, as always, great photos here. Thinking like a cinemagrapher.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 30, 2008

This idea sounds a bit mean to me, but it does remind me of when Beth Kanter wrote about Sarah Bunting of Tomato Nation raising over $100,000 for DonorsChoose. Flickr photo credit: Bake Sale uploaded by theotherway / Michelle fundraising fundraiser office

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

A December 2006 survey has found the at 28% of internet users have tagged or categorized content online such as photos, news stories or blog posts. That 1% will add a layer of meaning (or "semantics," if you prefer the way that sounds) that will seed enough innovation and connectedness of ideas???and and thus of people???that

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Flickr Photo by Marin Labar. There's a slight breeze that causes the leaves on the trees to make a distinctive rustling sound. I just finished the first day of a training on Network Effectiveness for Packard Grantees facilitated by the good folks at Monitor Institute.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2006

A quick search through Flickr resulted in many photos of beautiful, but toothless children, tooth fairy pillows , a pair of tooth fairies from a dental school, notes to the tooth fairy a dog's visit from the tooth fairy and children's notes to the tooth fairy like the one depicted in the photograph above.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

flickr photo: Unlisted Sightings You know how a good relationship works, right? And that sounds like a great relationship to me. . You have to give as good as you get. More precisely, you have to give 5 times more good than bad. Now, I don't want to offend you, but I've seen how you treat your data. It's feast or famine.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 29, 2006

has been around for a while, and may not sound as mysterious as del.icio.us , RSS or Second Life to your listener, try using some of their examples to start. Examples: Users' Earthday photos and the LGBT photo pool • YahooGroups , "Start a new group or join an existing group. Answers, "Raise awareness for your cause."

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NTEN

MAY 7, 2009

Flickr Photo: Steve Wampler I know that -- if you haven't had to already -- many of you are right in the middle of figuring out how to cut your IT budget for the next fiscal year. As he said in a later tweet: "Where I come from IT = Leadership, sounds like we have some work to do across the rest of the sector."

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