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Hurricane Irene and the Nonprofit Social Media Storm

NTEN

We know our friends over at the Red Cross have been expertly using social media for disaster response for years now, but this weekend, with Hurricane Irene set to touch down all along the east coast, we saw many other organizations and government entities reaching out via social media, as well.

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Guest Post: Facebook Video Tips from Non-Profit Marketers

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Using a tool like Animato can make it easy for your nonprofit to create DYI videos, but to be successful you need to develop a strategy and use compelling storytelling. Jane Goodall Institute: Storytelling on Facebook and beyond with square videos. However, storytelling isn’t enough. It should be.

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Two Examples of Nonprofit Social Media That Will Make You Smile (and learn a best practice or two)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The parade of bad news: gun violence, hurricanes, earthquakes, nuclear war, fake news, and more. 2: Use Transmedia Storytelling to Share Stories That Inspires InspireAction. Good storytelling is a key skill for your social media team and strategy. What to do? And the shelter continues to post updates.

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In Case of Emergency, Update Your Facebook Status

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As we have seen in natural disasters from Hurricane Katrina to the Chile Earthquake, people are using social media to reach out for help. In addition to using Foursquare and Gowalla for conference attendees to check in and leave tips, the conference will also experiment with Whrrl, a geo location crowdsourced storytelling application.

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Make Your Videos Better

Tech Soup

Visit TechSoup's Digital Storytelling Challenge for more great resources on creating effective videos for your organization. Shoot outside, and you’ll find that even the slightest breeze can sound like a hurricane on video. Want to make editing easier? Start out with better video footage. Others are handheld.

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Going Virtual – An Alternative Volunteer Event Guide

Connection Cafe

Preparation and Resiliency: The talents and expertise are an enormous untapped resource in preparing our communities for natural and man-made disasters of all kinds, whether it’s hurricanes, earthquakes, school shootings, or global pandemics like COVID – 19. storytellers?in?the?world. SeenIt Build?the?most?powerful?and?trustworthy?on

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Cool App Roundup: Fundraising Edition

Tech Soup

From gaming to storytelling, these apps make supporting a cause entertaining and interactive. For example, after Hurricane Sandy, New York City residents could associate their check-ins around the city with donating to a cause of their choice, such as the American Red Cross. The Shopify service (available through TechSoup!)