Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Flickr Photo by Iain. So much of our work life is being in meetings, but many times are a participant, not the meeting leader. What can we do as a participant to make meetings more productive? Look Out for Others: While this is the role of the meeting leader, it is a great way to contribute productively to meetings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2006

The newest one is called the Warholizer Now, I know where one of last week's Creative Commons Flickr photo entrants might possibly have gotten their inspiration. I discovered this new tool during a discussion on the NTEN Affinity Group list for nonprofits and flickr about how to be efficient using flickr.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2006

As a follow up to last week's screencast on how to use flickr as a visual resource, here is a post about how to share your wonderfully visual powerpoints with others via your blog or flickr. The flickr set has notes and pointers to other resources if you are interested in the content. add titles and overs -Then production.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 24, 2012

This is always high on my list, but I made sure that this year our gifts came from shops owned locally, featuring products made locally as well. This means that products had less transportation costs and are tied to sustaining the community’s economy. Photo: Flickr gazeronly.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

If you don’t have a good image, search Flickr Creative Commons and free stock photo sites for something that will enhance your story. You can set this photo as your social sharing image in Give Lively’s Nonprofit Member Portal so that it automatically accompanies your link, or you can simply add the photo to your posts and tweets.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2017

Flickr Photo by Real Blades, Creative Common License. Here are two more tips for productivity routines: Daily/Weekly/Monthly/Quarterly Looking Ahead Rituals. I use the technique of Bullet Journals , a hand-written system to manage your to-do lists. How do you manage your time so you are productive and not overwhelmed?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2008

I'm working remotely on an unreliable and slow wifi connection and Flickr has been getting a massage (down for maintenance) for most of the afternoon. Several recent posts have looked at productivity issues. In addition, no visuals either. and social networking tools? See Social Media Is A Waste of Time, Part 1 and Part 2. (

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2013

Adobe : Adobe products aren’t just for creative professionals — with a little know-how you too can make powerful digital images and videos. Or try Adobe's Creative Suite 6 Production Premium to add visual effects and edit your videos. But are you aware of the extra tools available through Flickr Pro?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

Flickr photo by Geoff Livingston. Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. I wish you a very happy and healthy 2019!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

The launch of Google Buzz prompted me to better explore the suite of Google Products , and I have to say I was pretty astounded by what I found. Second, while logged into your new account, add the Twitter , Facebook , YouTube , MySpace , Flickr , etc. If it is still available, create an account that matches you social media profiles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

While some procrastination can be beneficial, it can reduce your productivity if it gets out of hand. That shift is easier when you have some good techniques for actually get those tasks done. Here’s five ways to avoid procrastination and be more productive: Flickr Photo by TBN97. How do you procrastinate?

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2014

We end up losing significant time, productivity, and results by allowing interruptions to constantly invade our workflow. There’s a big difference between unwanted interruptions — the ones that will negatively impact our productivity and results — and ones that are more welcome and contribute to our efforts and goals.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 29, 2013

"The greatest untapped source of motivation, he [Adam Grant] argues, is a sense of service to others; focusing on the contribution of our work to other peoples’ lives has the potential to make us more productive than thinking about helping ourselves." Tweet Flickr photo credit: Just Give Me Water by Peter Korsh by Susan Dominus.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2008

I might spend a few minutes brainstorming on flickr by typing in combinations of keywords related to ideas to come up with a metaphor. Maybe I should be more proactive in my topic selection and brainstorm a list of topics, pick one, and then go research it. I also select a visual early on because it helps me think.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2011

TechSoup has over 400 technology products available for nonprofits and over 40 donor partners. 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. Since 2002, TechSoup has helped over 118,000 nonprofits and libraries save over $1.7

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Look to fund projects, not products. Likewise, what we have as far as a product on Day 1, could and should look different on Day 15 and Day 50 and Day 500. Image credit: Flickr opensourceway. The infrastructure that supports new innovations and social enterprise requires capacity, just like any other organization.

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AUGUST 21, 2012

Regardless of mission, nonprofits often have basic technology needs that overlap, including office productivity software, email platforms, accounting and payroll, data backup, and donor or fundraising databases. Flickr photo: torkildr. Environment America.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

The usefulness of smartphones as business productivity tools doesn’t seem to be slowing down. Microsoft with its Surface line of tablets that are a hybrid of laptops and tablets, is working hard to transform tablets from personal entertainment devices to business productivity machines. Mobile Addiction. The downside?

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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.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 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 award donor partners Cisco, Adobe, Flickr Citrix, Sliderocket, Blazon, SurveyMonkey, and more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2016

Flickr Photo by Annamatic3000. He urges nonprofit staff to consider the impact of self-care on your productivity (does it increase or not?), ” He says health, happiness, and productivity at work are related outcomes and organizations need to support all three. or your career (will you be labeled a slacker?).

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2016

Learning to Improvise Can be Life-Changing , from The Detroit Creativity Project , demonstrates the highest level of technical production and takes the audience on a stirring, heartfelt journey into Detroit's schools. This five-photo Flickr submission presents a compelling visual narrative and tells a great story.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2012

Many TechSoup donor partners offer mobile versions of the products your organization already uses. 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. You can also access Flickr's mobile site using almost any smartphone browser.

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2013

Flickr Pro account. Flickr Pro account. View their Flickr set. Flickr Pro. Flickr Pro. View their Flickr set. Light of the Heart will receive a $400 gift certificate to Best Buy to spend on amazing production hardware and accessories. Charity Express will receive: Connect2give suite annual plan.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 23, 2012

While the barrier to video production and distribution tools has lowered greatly in recent years, many organizations miss the opportunity to present their stories, lacking the skills to use the tools effectively. Pacific time Join us for a webinar on the topic of pre-production. Don't Miss Our First Two Learning Sessions!

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 14, 2011

Flickr photo Time Flies.* hours During the week, I've been keeping rough track of how much time I spend on each category to make sure I'm not over, or under-spending in any category. hours During the week, I've been keeping rough track of how much time I spend on each category to make sure I'm not over, or under-spending in any category.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2007

I love Flickr Originally uploaded by jodi_tripp. For those who haven't seen it, Flickr is a photo-sharing site. So what makes Flickr so useful? Now I always use Flickr. On Flickr, they are searchable both by title and by tag. Then again, I did find 42,822 photos matching "I love flickr." Okay, pop quiz.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Flickr photo: lovebugstudios As an Executive Director, I especially love talking to other leaders about technology. No matter what prompts the conversation though, it almost always circles back to the same place: productivity. OK, it's not about productivity, per se. That's all it takes. See how easy we are to please?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Flickr Photo by kayaker1204. In fact, research shows that pro bono and skills-based volunteerism help companies enhance their recruitment and retention rates and improve employee morale, productivity, and loyalty. Corporations, from our perspective, can also make a big difference by donating their products to people in need.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 30, 2009

When developing your online presence, remember that you’re developing a community first, and generating site traffic is a by-product of that community. It isn’t vital that you post to Twitter AND Pownce AND Jaiku or that you upload photos to Flickr AND Picasa AND Photobucket. A passionate user base is invaluable.

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APRIL 27, 2012

Flickr: NTEN: Nonprofit Technology We're still catching our breath from the NTC earlier this month, but the nonprofit technology community is as active as ever this week! Face Off Against Tobacco is a campaign designed to raise awareness about the dangers of tobacco and show support for increasing the price of these products.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

Finally, I will be offering a Google+ and Google Products Webinar for Nonprofits on February 28, 2012. The vast majority of nonprofits do not have Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr icons on their website, blog, and/or in their e-newsletter. Google+ and Google Products for Nonprofit Organizations LinkedIn Group.

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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.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2018

flickr: blogtrepreneur. Plus the two weeks of lost productivity and stress for the staff as they clamor to try to work with no computers and no past emails and no access to digital files, at least another $10,000. Nonprofits Act on #Cybersecurity . easily $25,000 because it will be an emergency response call.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Finally, I will be offering a Google+ and Google Products Webinar for Nonprofits on February 28, 2012. The vast majority of nonprofits do not have Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr icons on their website, blog, and/or in their e-newsletter. Google+ and Google Products for Nonprofit Organizations LinkedIn Group.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

If you’re using Facebook pull in your Blog, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr accounts so that you page fans can see where else you participate. Think about the type of things you could offer (free membership, product, access to Facebook only content, etc). Think about incentives.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Vázquez, who has a background in screenwriting, guided the audience through some of the basic concepts of developing stories for production. Production Planning How-Tos. Production generally requires much more in terms of time and resources than most people initially think, which is why careful planning is a must.

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