Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 1, 2009

An Animoto video created by the American Cancer Society is good example of how photos, music, and simple text can tell a story and convey a message of gratitude to donors and supporters: The first step is to create an account. Then choose a song from Animoto’s music gallery and finally click “Create Video&#.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2006

The next technique that I am exploring in my screencasting/videocasting skill set is the addition of music. I've resisted adding music for three stupid reasons: 1. My (incorrect) perception that non-copyrighted music is crap. Finding Good Quality Music Sources Isn't Impossible. Trade Off: What value does music add?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Many parents will be honored to help. To spark conversation, have different questions on board members’ name tags such as “Ask me about our new kid’s program, Jumpstart.” Share the playlist with donors and let them experience the emotion through music. Contributors can also be volunteers, beneficiaries, and even donors.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

To help you take full advantage of this opportunity, we’ve compiled helpful tactics for building out your Instagram event promotion. We’ll highlight best practices for promoting events on Instagram using creative marketing strategies that will help your opportunity stand out from the crowd. Tag your account in a story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2010

After all, funding for the arts (theater, dance, music, museums etc.) By publishing these reviews, GNP helps raise awareness about the importance of these groups, and showcases the many reasons to continue supporting their work. Tags: Art Sector Arts & Technology. Many may be asking, therefore, “Why fund the arts?”

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sgEngage

AUGUST 28, 2023

Or, if your ocean conservation nonprofit is fundraising around Earth Day, you might appeal to donors’ emotions with a message about how individuals can help save the planet by donating. Peer-to-peer, or P2P, fundraising involves inviting dedicated supporters to help your nonprofit raise funds by reaching out to their personal networks.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 14, 2023

If you’re not great at writing, recruit help from someone who is. It also helps your potential donors understand where their money will go, why their money is needed, and the impact their gift will make. Heartwarming posts will help keep them interested and keep your organization fresh in their minds. Write your copy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2010

Cafes, bars, and live music venues are its primary focus, but nonprofits can and are already starting to add their physical location as “Venues&# to FourSquare in order to show up in “Check-in&# searches. Many people that don’t work at nonprofits, but want to help will be adding nonprofits to FourSquare.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 26, 2021

Cost Effective – Decor, gift bags, marketing, music, catering, venue…and the list goes on. A venue, for instance, is a necessary component, yet it usually comes with the biggest price tag. . With virtual efforts, however, you avoid the sky-high prices that drive ticket sales and sometimes discourage possible attendees.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

Today, 12for12k is holding a 24-hour video tweetathon to help raise funds for this month’s charity and end the first six months of operations in style! Special musical performances by some interesting guests (under discussion). Tags: challenge events 12for12k fundraising nonprofits twitter.

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CauseVox

MAY 6, 2021

This shows that your donation receipt is more than just a record of their transaction, it’s the opportunity to use your receipt to give your donor’s a great experience that will leave a lasting impact post-donation, helping you cultivate long-term relationships with donors. This e-mail serves as your transaction receipt.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 17, 2012

When I got the iPad yesterday I subscribed to iTunes Match to sync up music that was on my computer, and PhotoSync dealt with the images. My MacBook battery now gets about 90 minutes at best on a full charge and I didn’t want to buy a new battery if I could help it. ” Tagged: apple , ipad , iphone.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 18, 2022

Moreover, it’s incredibly frustrating for your nonprofit if you’re in danger of not reaching your fundraising goals , and there are people willing and ready to help who cannot contribute financially. Musical instruments. That is, make sure that you’re asking for help with specific tasks that take a few hours maximum.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 12, 2009

Whole sectors – media, music, finance, publishing – are being turned upside down. Along with my Social by Social colleague David Wilcox , we’ll be helping coordinate a team of folks doing video, live-blogging, interviews, tweets, and more! But where is the impact on our public services? Social Reporting.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 30, 2010

Next, I went to the Social Entrepreneurs Corner (a space set aside for the SEs) and ended up talking in detail with Iftekhar of Waste Concern from Bangladesh about the idea they floated in the bar a couple days ago for software to help cities reduce their carbon footprint. Tags: WEF social entrepreneurs Davos Schwab Foundation.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 23, 2023

You can set up a photobooth and encourage participants to take photos and tag your organization. Live Music Curate a diverse lineup of local musicians, bands, or performers that resonate with the fall theme and your audience’s preferences, or host a community talent show.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

Just yesterday I read a tweet that called the #nonprofit twitter tag a “cavernous echo chamber.” They’re jocks, geeks, artists, musicians and cheerleaders…and we need their help. WEINGARTEN | Rolling Stone Music Critic| @1000TimesYes. I hate it…It’s not the music that’s the best, it’s the music that the most people can stand.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 17, 2010

The best evidence of this that I hear comes from those nonprofits that now have volunteers helping them with their social media. The black smoke monster on LOST was a stream of black smoke that would appear with scary background music and people would run screaming away from it. Tags: Networked Nonprofit.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2011

Videos should be clear to understand if employing dialogue or music. Music is great for enhancing the mood of a video and nonprofits and libraries interested in low-cost music licensing can check out Magnatune 's music library or Frog Music Licensing. Optimising Video For Search Engines.

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See3

JUNE 3, 2009

The GATC’s most distinguished project to date is the Genesis World Music Ensemble, or the Saffron Caravan, which brings together music artists from the Middle East, North Africa and the Americas to revisit, reinvent and link musical traditions. Tags: see3 peace. Here they describe her best-known program.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

This method is great for its ease of use and immediacy but will not allow you to add any sound effects, music, or cut in other voices and input. As you get comfortable editing content and producing the audio files, you can embellish the podcast with sound effects, music, and additional guests.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

Nonprofit tech experts team up to help others master ‘social tools for social change’. We’re here to help nonprofits master the social Web to bring about meaningful social change,” said J.D. Productivity Tools in dozens of categories that can help organizations get a handle on the social Web. Follow us on Twitter: @socialbrite.

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NTEN

MAY 7, 2010

Tag your own news with "ntenmember" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliesewith your updates.) Tags: community buzz NPTech nten members. (Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharingtheir nptech awesome. Members are in bold. Congratulations! Let me know!)

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

It looked quite like it might be a fun event to be at, but the hefty $3000 price tag for admission wasn’t something that I could possibly stomach, so I sat in front of my laptop, watching people describe new tools. Be Helpful. Corporations sponsor the widget, so there is a brand showing. Seesmic is a video conversation site.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 26, 2008

I use WP pretty much everyday, between my own blogs, and helping clients maintain theirs. Songbird is a brillant idea: build a music player using the Mozilla framework. I love discovering new music, seeing what people I know are listening to, and learning more about what I listen to over time. Open Source Tools. WordPress.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2009

ONE/Blog – ONE/Northwest never ceases to amaze me The Open Road – Matt Asay has some interesting insights from the Open Source biz world Tagged as: nptech { 3 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Jon Stahl 04.17.09 Be Helpful. RoughType by Nicholas Carr – really smart dude, really interesting stuff.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2010

I've been thinking about this as I prep some interactive prototypes for the Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum, a Seattle-based museum of pop culture. One prototype is based on the Billboard Top 10 charts for pop music. It features more musical genres, more women, and more chronological spread.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Help people create work they love and express themselves as a blog and creative career coach. Tags: project. Sew something that people need, like pillowcases for the 1 Million Pillowcase Challenge. Create a funny TV show, movie, or YouTube video list/gift package for someone who is feeling blue. Adopt another pet.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

He wanted to raise some money to help the local orchestra and test some ideas. Kicking off the effort was paired with an e-mail to a list of about 30 classical music bloggers. There were 44 followers that used the #floodofsupport hash tag or linked to the Crowdrise page or blog post. Here is what he learned.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 1, 2007

Be Helpful. The punch line: … there’s a good chance that underneath the shiny is something that isn’t very interesting. Not always, but often.) And that some of what’s deeply, truly, long-term transformative isn’t shiny at all.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 14, 2008

1 trackback } Recent Links Tagged With "portability" - JabberTags 01.03.09 Be Helpful. Like all social networks, they are only as usable as people in your social graph use it, and it’s pretty sparse for me right now. But hopefully that will change. { at 5:50 am { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Beth Kanter 08.15.08

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 7, 2007

Be Helpful. The topic is “Nonprofit Data Management: from slips of paper to CRM&# As you all know, I’ve been thinking about data management issues for years, and it would be great for people to share their ideas and knowledge. So, submit those posts by Sunday evening!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 6, 2007

But there are a few tidbits that I’ve enjoyed: There is a great Flickr stream building up of photos tagged with “07NTC &# including one of me. Technorati Tags: 07NTC , nptech { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 John Frost 04.06.07 Be Helpful. I’m sorry I missed that session!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2006

It has been a delightful experience and it's also helped me expand my world music collection. They've recommended some terrific musicians and music from their countries. Elene discusses Kurt Cobain and the impact that his music has had on her. Technorati Tags: net2 , nptech

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

Her perspective is that the scarcity mentality of nonprofits (the idea that there is only one pie, and we only get our small slice) helps keep nonprofits from taking full advantage of social media (i.e. No web development help. Wouldn’t helping them raise money themselves fulfill their mission?) Be Helpful.

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BoardAssist

JULY 15, 2016

From the nonprofits we helped, the feedback has been extremely positive. Are you a charity that offers free music education to inner city kids? We thought we understood how SEO worked, and mistakenly thought how quickly folks found us online was largely about having certain keywords and tags on our website.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 27, 2009

The recording starts with two and a half minutes of music without talking. The experiment continues, and participants do stranger and stranger things—following people, playing freeze tag, taking pictures of each other, forming a giant dartboard. Tags: Unusual Projects and Influences. That cloud is pretty ugly.”

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