Tech Soup

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Tutorials and Webinars. The lessons include instructional videos along with an activity so you can put your new skills to the test. You can find many Google Analytics webinars and tutorials on YouTube, but here's one especially tailored toward nonprofits. Google Analytics Academy. Articles and Resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

I've been experimenting with integrating social media into instruction for the past five years, so the webinar was a great opportunity to reflect on practice. I covered these three topics: Why: Social media integrated into instruction - Pass or Fail? What: The art of social instructional design. Social Instructional Design.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

I've been involved with teaching and learning technology for nonprofits since 1993 when I worked for the New York Foundation for the Arts' online network for artists, Arts Wire. And then immediately create instructional materials and trainings for the community. How to think like a social instructional designer.

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Global Giving

APRIL 28, 2016

For more detailed instructions, check out this iMovie app tutorial or this WeVideo app tutorial. For example #motivationmonday trends every Monday, so something like this could work: “Who would have thought making a charity #video using a #smartphone was so easy #motivationmonday!”

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The ultimate goal of grant research is to find funders who are highly likely to fund your work. I’ve reviewed your website but would like to confirm: Are the submission instructions you’ve listed accurate or have there been any recent changes? Use the 3-Way Fit Test. How do you do that? What is your process for selecting who you fund?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

Let your stakeholders share their story and passion about your organization – from the heart and humor work. Pick a campaign and platform to experiment with integrating social fundraising , but build your network and get organized first. Cultivate and cheer on champions for your cause. Engage influencers and free agents.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

goQ Software 's writing assistance and speech recognition software, WordQ + SpeakQ (admin fees: $10-$15) can help nonprofits and libraries that work with individuals who need general writing assistance, English language learners, and even those learning literacy and spelling. Instruction is also available in Spanish.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

The inspiration was part The Lab Theater a place where you try out contemporary or experimental works before you bring them to the main stage and part peer learning program. Here are some reflections on the instructional design: 1. In other words, how can you make the learning more social before, during, and after the instruction?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

Please note that these best practices will be a work in progress and updated regularly. If your nonprofit is already on Google+, then the best practices below are meant to help you better learn how to tap into and inspire the Google+ community. To be alerted of when new best practices are posted, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2015

But your organization is still doing amazing work that's worth a snapshot! Whether you're teaching children skills, building new homes for families in need, or growing urban gardens, you can find a way to capture and share your work visually. You don't necessarily need to post your own original images.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 13, 2015

Once you've worked that out, you can make something of your own that speaks to your organization's mission and includes its own branding, like your logos, fonts, color scheme, and message. This series includes screenshots and instructions for Adobe Photoshop CC 2014.2.2, Before You Begin. You can download it below. Logo File (.eps,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2005

And, of course, if we are training less technically saavy users (like me) to use some tools that are not very intuitive, we need good how-to instructions. The post is a great tutorial on Bloglines. The tutorial shows you how to sign up and subscribe to blogs with Bloglines but doesn't stop there. I like the post and the blog.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

UPDATED 2/26/12: Please note that the best practices listed below are a work in progress and are updated regularly. To be alerted of when new best practices are posted, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 e-Newsletter. It’s worth noting that it was updated in January.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

While it is a feature of many social sharing sites, often times those very sites do not provide beginner-friendly instructions on how to use tags effectively. Tagging Tutorials - Part 1 Flickr. Tagging, a feature found across many social media channels, is used to help surface content during searches. A Taxonomic Tree of Philanthropy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2007

I did my first presentation about the Internet when I started working with Arts Wire in 1993. Of course, the projector didn't work (did I mentioned that I had lugged the 50 pound projector up four flights of stairs.) But it worked out, I think. I could have done some things better with Webinar instructional practice.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 30, 2008

I first saw Scratch a few years ago, when I had friends working at the Media Lab, and at the time it seemed like a neat way for kids who were unfamiliar with programming to jump in and start designing their own interactive stories and games. In this post, a look at the intentional design choices that make ScratchR work. Does it work?

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

They make radio a discussion, not a tutorial. They also are an instructive model of the fusion of the old and the new, a gentle voiceprint of a world where new and traditional technologies come together without posturing or fear. They are a pair of designers working it out. And that makes it feel much more participatory.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 11, 2007

This is not an analytical post (primarily); it's an announcement and invitation to join the new project I've been working on with The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, CA. I've spent the last month building some sample exhibits, as well as a tutorial on interactive exhibit design. All of this is a work in progress.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 22, 2021

It’s impossible to showcase all our talent in one post, so we’re starting a blog series to introduce major work areas and show what happens behind the scenes. It’s my pleasure to introduce and highlight the extraordinary work of our team. First up is our talented Tech team! I’m Doug Stumberger, Interim CTO. What we do. Meet the team.

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Neon CRM

JULY 12, 2023

And while that system worked for them in their earlier stages, as the organization grows, their needs grow too. As for volunteer management, well, volunteers are just such an important part of nonprofit work. They can also search hundreds of articles in our help desk and get step-by-step instructions on how to use their tools.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Have an extra-generous donor or sponsor who’s interested in working with your organization? Set up a livestream and charge participants to access the livestream so they can follow along with the instructions your chef will provide. Once it rolls around, your donors have 24 hours to help your organization reach their fundraising goal.

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DNL OmniMedia

JULY 14, 2021

But, just because your current in-person training efforts are technically working, that doesn’t mean that they’re the best solution for your overall organization, staff members, and volunteers alike. They believe in the work of your organization and they want to play a role in advancing that work. E-learning resources.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 21, 2016

We’re taking a look at the top responses that prevent organizations from utilizing data and provided solutions for overcoming them; because no matter the challenges it poses, data is worth the work. Getting the know-how on how to track and analyze data will work wonders and prevent wasted time on trial-and-error in the future.

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