Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 21, 2014

Why Your Nonprofit Should Invest in Video As Part Its Communications Strategy – Guest Post by Michael Hoffman, CEO of See3. It’s obvious to anyone who spends time online that video is taking over the internet. 92% value the investment they have made in video. 92% value the investment they have made in video.

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NCE Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Here’s a video on the newest stats related to the internet. Tags: Research stats Video vimeo. Are you adding to it these numbers by creating content, creating stick webpages, and encouraging open communication?

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NCE Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2009

His book about tribes looks at how the internet has ended mass marketing. Here’s a video of him describing this in more detail. How has the internet empowered you and the people you serve? Tags: Education and Training Research godin internet tribes. We discussed him in a previous post.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Many nonprofits have jumped on board the video bandwagon without paying much thought to cost, equipment, or the experience needed to make videos worth watching. As a species, we watch a lot of videos on our computers. Because we’re so saturated with movies, videos, and television, we know what looks good and what doesn’t.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 26, 2020

The rise of the livestream, combined with the growing popularity and widespread appeal of video games, has created an attractive new opportunity for charities — gaming fundraisers. These events are an exciting new kind of fundraiser in which gamers raise money for charity by livestreaming themselves playing video games.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

1%: “Donate” button in Facebook Live video stream. 2%: “Donate” button in Instagram Live video stream. 2%: “Donate” button in Instagram Live video stream. When asked why their nonprofit does not use Facebook Charitable Giving Tools, the 63% responded: 18%: Facebook Charitable Giving tools are not available in my country.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 11, 2014

Mary Meeker of the of the Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, does a yearly report on current state of the Internet and IT at about half way through the year. Here's what I found: Internet growth: 2.6 billion people are now using the Internet worldwide, 618 million of them are in China.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2017

As personal computers, smartphones, and the Internet of Things evolve, so must your nonprofit. The Internet of Things. By the year 2020, over 50 billion things – cars, appliances, roads – will be connected to the Internet of Things. Mass adoption of giving through the Internet of Things will likely take 5-10 years.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 26, 2013

On August 1, 2013, I testified before the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet on the subject “ Innovation in America: The Role of Technology.” We don’t create solutions from scratch: our innovation is adapting existing raw technology to meet the needs of the users in the social sector.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2019

This video from Candid provides easy-to-follow best practices for raising more money online. Chock full of actionable tips and helpful resources, the video will help you land your ideal position in the nonprofit sector. In this eight-minute video, Whole Whale provides 48 examples of fundraising campaigns that really work.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 5, 2008

YouTube is everywhere - you see videos as a common part of websites, and almost everyone has an internet connection with high enough bandwidth to play video. This means that a lot of nonprofits are interested in having video on their sites. Video is very bandwidth intensive. but that’s the place to start.)

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See3

JANUARY 21, 2009

Internet traffic hit a record peak on Tuesday as millions of people around the world sought to watch and read about the inauguration of President Obama. The web isn’t quite ready to handle the traffic, but we are seeing video content bringing more people online and keeping them online for longer. From today’s NY Times.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Online video takes this interaction one step further. A report by tech giant Cisco found that 51% of all consumer internet traffic in 2011 was video traffic. The figure is expected to rise to 54% by 2016, at which time video-on-demand traffic will have tripled. That’s it.”.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Super-short videos have become one of the coolest (and easiest!) Free video services like Instagram and Vine that feature short videos now attract millions of users, offering nonprofits, charities, and libraries an opportunity to connect with new audiences. Why Super-Short Videos? Fundraising videos. Really short.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Smart speakers are voice-activated digital assistants that enable users to use their voice to command a wide variety of activities, such as play music, listen to news, make calls, watch video clips, shop online, and control smart home devices (thermostats, home alarm systems, lights, smart TVs, etc.). Voice-commerce is on the rise.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2019

Chances are that if you are online, you’ve watched a YouTube video. While it is true that many users go to YouTube to find out how to make home improvements, how to cook a specific recipe, or just to zone out and watch cute animal videos, the popular platform can prove useful to nonprofits. . 2) Share compelling fundraising videos.

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AccelEvents

APRIL 1, 2021

A hybrid event needs some other factors, like a strong and robust internet connection and the ability to connect and integrate AV equipment, for example. Here are some of the top things to consider: Internet Connectivity. Navigating what your hybrid event needs in terms of internet connectivity may be tricky. In-house Support.

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Byte Technology

JANUARY 14, 2022

While our development team was building the website, our marketing team created an internet landing page with Flourish clinic information and strong calls to action. We had their first of many, patient testimonial videos edited, branded, posted, and ready for promotion within their first few months.

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AccelEvents

APRIL 1, 2021

A hybrid event needs some other factors, like a strong and robust internet connection and the ability to connect and integrate AV equipment, for example. Here are some of the top things to consider: Internet Connectivity. Navigating what your hybrid event needs in terms of internet connectivity may be tricky. In-house Support.

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See3

JANUARY 3, 2012

Change the world, one video at a time.Protect IP Act Breaks Internet | 3:51 Fight for the Future The internet is many things: work, information, curiosity, fun, opportunity. Surfing the net could also assume a new noun—institutional censorship.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2010

I like to use videos as part of the instruction to trigger discussion or something at the end as a group bonding mechanism. Something that has eluded me is how to directly embed the YouTube Video. I just discovered a way to embed the video directly in a slide. I'm knee deep in creating some new workshop curriculum.

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Tech Soup

MAY 5, 2015

The Internet has gone "video." Within the next couple of years, video will account for 69 percent of all consumer Internet traffic. It's definitely easier to grab great videos off the Internet to put on your website or blog than to make them. Please visit the site to view this video).

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Stream video for use in outreach, fundraising and training. If your nonprofit needs to be more productive, or cost-efficient, while on the go, it’s time to make a case for mobile Internet. In addition to the mobile computer lab, Philadelphia FIGHT staff members made a case for mobile Internet as a business tool enabling staff mobility.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Note from Beth: I’m planning a year-end campaign for one of my favorite charities and wanted some good tips on incorporating video. Video Can Help Boost Donations in End-Of-The-Year Fundraising by Michael Hoffman. Video Can Help Boost Donations in End-Of-The-Year Fundraising by Michael Hoffman. How big is video online?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

At the time, it was a completely new concept whereas today our daily internet experience is one based on social commentary and feedback. Embed images and videos that are consistent in size. Reading and seeing (include photos and videos!) Break up text with bold, large headings. Bold hyperlinks.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

But there was a common thread between these two events: the future of mobile video. Net Neutrality and Mobile Video. Wheeler wrote a proposal to reinstate net neutrality rules, which would allow Internet service providers (ISPs) to charge websites for faster services. Find out more information from Save the Internet.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Note From Beth: Frank Barry from BlackBaud kindly agreed to write a guest post showcasing some of the best presentations caught on video at the BlackBaud’s Conference last week. Guest Post by Frank Barry: Social Media for Social Good Video Roundup from #BBCon. Check out the video. Check out the video. Negatively?

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Care2

JUNE 19, 2013

This month''s Internet Advocacy Roundtable features a discussion on the cutting edge of online advertising from three companies that are breaking new ground on targeted advertising for advocacy and politics. This is a significant advancement , creating more effective ad campaigns that waste less money on ads served to the wrong people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2015

Ask any high school boy who likes video games who PewDiePie is and they will tell you that he is the most watched video personality on YouTube. The main focus of PewDiePie’s videos is his commentary and reactions to various video games as he plays, captured on video and shared on his YouTube Channel.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2011

Week three of TechSoup's Social Media Mondays in May focused on use of video for nonprofits and libraries. A topic covered in its Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki , video can be a powerful tool for. While video is an effective medium, the perceived costs of equipment and editing tools coupled with the question of what will.

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Thanks to low-cost cameras, and free or inexpensive software tools, there’s a place for video production within the budget of even small nonprofits and associations. And distributing your videos on the Internet has never been cheaper or easier.( read more ).

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 3, 2024

Highlight how your association promotes EDI by sharing videos, member testimonials, photos, and more. The WCAG are part of a series of guidelines published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), an international standards organization for the internet. Be sure to prioritize EDI efforts at your next in-person event!

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 13, 2021

With a live video, live audio, and even live comments, your online attendees will see your brand in a different light. Live streaming is when you upload live, unedited video content online. Think of your video source as a live feed that is funneled directly to the internet. Luckily, live streaming isn’t too difficult. .

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Media Cause

JANUARY 18, 2022

Long-Form Video Content. The extended long-form video simply can’t compete. Aside from the king of video Youtube—which has created their very own version of a short-form video platform “Youtube Shorts ” to stay in the race. ?According 24HR Social Stories. Will Reels Survive the TikTok spike?

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2013

Web conferencing, voice and video conferencing, and other types of remote collaboration have become a mainstay in the modern workplace. For a view of what’s going on there, see Ginny Mies’s Video Conferencing Apps: Take Virtual Meetings on the Road. The premium (paid) version allows group video meetings.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 26, 2014

They’re busy retweeting, posting, sharing, pinning, and blogging on an array of social media websites and platforms across the Internet. According to research conducted by Pew Internet these 5 social media statistics will help your nonprofit understand exactly how to optimize its content to see better engagement.

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NetWits

MARCH 30, 2010

Their mission is to help hundreds of thousands of non-profit organizations utilize the community empowering capabilities of the Internet to achieve social change. NetSquared is focused on the intersection of technology and social impact.

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