Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2014

The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas just finished up on January 10 th so we thought we’d call out some of the products and trends that we hope are fun and interesting to nonprofit techies. smart socks generate heat maps of how a runner’s foot strikes the ground and sends the info to a phone app.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

Last week, I had a fun time moderating the June #4Change Twitter Chat on Online Community Building. But for now local is still something I use a map and a tank of gas to determine the limits of. From @winwinapps: Make it fun. Support info is very important. Make the goal easily quantifiable. From @neddotom: recap 1.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

It uses the info for targeted ads. Here’s how Claire Cain Miller explains how it works: “Once you sign up for Plus, it becomes your account for all Google products, from Gmail to YouTube to maps, so Google sees who you are and what you do across its services, even if you never once return to the social network itself.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

That’s what keeps things fun and engaging! But before, during, and after the fun, your message and the voice of your organization need to come through. An editorial calendar is basically just a content map or a guide that helps you map out your nonprofit’s content (including social media) for the year. JUST for fun!

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2023

GALA CAMPAIGN TEMPLATE Flipcause Campaign Tips: Use a single landing page listing the event info and all the ways your community can get involved: buy tickets , donate , volunteer , sponsor —you can even add peer-to-peer —but try to stick to no more than 3 calls-to-action! Don’t be afraid to call on your supporters!

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Use a single landing page listing the event info and all the ways your community can get involved: buy tickets , donate , volunteer , sponsor —you can even add peer-to-peer —but try to stick to no more than 3 calls-to-action! A run, walk, or 5k race is a classic fundraiser because it’s engaging, it’s active, and it’s fun!

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

But we’re going to start with something just a little fun. Actually, the whole thing is going to be fun. We need to have a little bit of fun. But let’s just start with something fun. They’re always looked so, so fun. Because it’s 2022, things are crazy. So I’m going to walk you.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

But we’re going to start with something just a little fun. Actually, the whole thing is going to be fun. We need to have a little bit of fun. But let’s just start with something fun. They’re always looked so, so fun. And the thing I want to say is that this strategy, this whole strategy is called funder mapping.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 22, 2006

People from the Bay Area Darfur Coalition were handing out info. Add yourself to the Bloggers for Darfur Frappr map. about events happening on April 30th to raise awareness about the genocide in Darfur. Where I wish I could be is at the Rally to Stop Genocide in Washington DC. Post a Bloggers for Darfur badge on your blog. •

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

And so before their case for support was even dry, before they mapped out their gift tables, their leadership team was. . And then, you know, one of the fun parts is getting an architect involved and talking about the program. Dang, this was fun. I know we’ve got the contact info there, but please let people know again.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 31, 2009

It's not fun for some people. We could literally take a map and then say, "OK, here are the 10 communities. And in some ways, part of the fun of doing Spot.us I would love to do an info. graphic, or a map. That sounds really nerdy, but it can actually be really fun. The sum is much greater than the parts.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 12, 2006

The second one is the Localization Mapping Project that shows on a GIS map all the different localization projects happening in the nine county region of the Bay Area as a tool that other people can plug into. Also, it connects the dots with similar projects happening, so people can see where they are on the map.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 14, 2014

This is part two of TechSoup staff recommendations for mobile apps beyond the usual suspects : Facebook, Google Maps, Twitter, YouTube, Gmail, Pandora, iTunes, and Google Play. Yelp - for finding reviews and other info on all kinds of businesses. has a great weather map. Map My Hike – is an app that provides hiking maps.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 29, 2022

Once they see how these tasks can be fun, they’ll be more likely to want to do more to help you. All of those pieces of info can impact what you decide to ask the donor for and when you think the right time to Ask is. In other words, start with something easy and low risk for them, like identifying prospects.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And it’s just really a way to map out everything from soup to nuts for all the resources and inputs that you have and matching that and aligning that with your impact and all the steps in between to get you there. . You have the whiteboard that you can map them out. That can help out as well kind of map out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

asked our chapters if it was valuable to them in telling their story and getting info out, made adjustments based on their feedback. . Collected hundreds of “thanks” from people affected via Twitter and regular channels saying the info we provided on newsroom helped them navigate their situation better. We made adjustments.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

So thanks for joining a special Wednesday session, this is kind of fun. That was one really fun example. . Resource mapping, who’s already here? This is such a fun topic. So it was fun to have you again and learn from you. But every week, we love it, we bring out a great guest, today is no exception.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 1, 2006

Sign a pledge and track the impact of their pledge on a map. For more info. Supporters can: 1. Download Wille Nelson singing Bob Dylan's "Blowing in the Wind." Watch a movie about mountaintop removal on YouTube. View the National Memorial for the Mountains on Google Earth. The campaign raised $17, 000.

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