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Using Social Media Internationally: How Not To Get Lost in Translation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here’s some good tips when your network is global. Hands up who’s got a Twitter follower from Japan? Just because you can translate a Facebook status update from English into Cantonese using a Google tool doesn’t mean that you should, nor is it an effective part of an international social media strategy. Probably not.

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Finding a Community of Nonprofit Technology Experts

Tech Soup

We're a global movement with chapters in 24 countries. The **NetSquared Victoria** team has been investigating [tools for online collaboration]([link] Check out the storify! * Every month, our global network of community organizers hosts Tech4Good events in more than 70 cities. Image 1 : Ednah Karamagi / CC BY.

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10 Facebook Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Canva is a low-cost, do-it-yourself graphic design tool with pre-sized Facebook cover templates, but as digital marketing becomes more essential for nonprofits to succeed, hiring a graphic designer for your social media campaigns should be a line item in your annual budget. 3) Upload visual content that tells the story of your organization.

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Meet Your Local NetSquared Organizer at #17NTC

Tech Soup

These global leaders are coming from the United Kingdom, Uganda, Florida, and DC. Covina, California: Productivity Tools for Nonprofits and Small Businesses. Tokyo, Japan: #社会課題に向き合うwebデザイナーが­増えている!? Image 1 : NTEN / CC BY-NC-SA. Image 2 : Joyce Bettencourt / CC BY. They're going to try and recruit you.

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Nonprofit Technology News for November 2013

Tech Soup

Hacker Helper is a free online tool that will allow volunteer developers to prepare for hackathons. The tool will allow hackers and coders to get up to speed before the hackathon by reading problem statements written from the perspective of the people who are working to solve social problems on the ground: NGOs and activists.

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Supporting Nonprofit Tech Educators Across the Globe

Tech Soup

The NetSquared organizers' events help TechSoup deliver on our shared mission of ensuring that civil society has the tools and skills necessary to use technology effectively. Every month, our global network of community organizers host Tech4Good events in more than 70 cities. Naples, Florida: Show Off Your Tools!

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[VIDEO] Using WhatsApp to Increase Engagement with Multicultural Communities

Bloomerang

So it’s a great tool for areas that have low internet connection. . Well, probably not obvious because we have a global audience, maybe someone from Japan doesn’t know where Stanford is.” This is a great, great tool. ” and I said, “No. ” Right? So always keep that in mind.