EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

As you use your blog to create and post more engaging content, make sure you’re not also inadvertently slowing down your website with a clogged library of unused or duplicate files. Check out our digital session on demand with Cornershop Creative about digital advocacy tactics and techniques to help you power your programs and purpose.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Nonprofit groups and libraries can utilize trackable phone numbers, personalized URLs, and BRCs (Business Reply Cards) to reach a broader audience than they might in their local area, as well as increase individual donations. One library in particular incorporated data segmentation in an attempt to grow and optimize its mailing list.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

YouTube also has its own audio library offerd free of charge. Using the techniques of storytelling for nonprofits can make a huge difference in the results of your fundraising. There are many sites that offer free, royalty-free music for videos, in all sorts of genres, that generate all sorts of moods. Free Music Archive: [link].

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 28, 2009

We concluded by sharing the tough questions each of us struggles with in applying participatory design techniques to museum practice. And second, what techniques can help us find more? My local public library does an annual summer book recommendation wall, on which patrons can post their mini-reviews of books they've read and enjoyed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 3, 2009

We concluded by sharing the tough questions each of us struggl es with in applying participatory design techniques to museum practice. And second, what techniques can help us find more? My local public library does an annual summer book recommendation wall, on which patrons can post their mini-reviews of books they've read and enjoyed.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

The course will also walk you through creating a brand book for your nonprofit or library. With TechSoup Courses , you can learn some basic techniques and tips that will support you with many of your organizational design needs. After completing this course, you will be able to. Learn design basics.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

But before you can effect change with a good story, we realize you need the proper tools and techniques to effectively tell your story first. about a few ways you can integrate storytelling into your nonprofit, library, or charity's mission, now. At TechSoup, we want to empower and. Join us on Thursday, December 5 at 11 a.m.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2019

Uploads protection: WordPress files that allow your nonprofit’s team to upload files to the Media Library get an extra level of security to keep hackers out. This technique makes it very difficult for a hacker’s software to guess because the words are random and unique – making them resistant to attacks.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2016

If you choose to use this technique, use pies with only a couple of wedges to keep it easy to understand. Free Data Visualization Webinar for Nonprofits and Libraries. It becomes too hard to meaningfully interpret the pie pieces when the number of wedges gets too high. Overlay pies on maps. Pro Tips for Pie Charts. Get Tableau now.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 16, 2010

They suggested: For an exhibition of religious art, inviting monks or representatives of different religions to serve as a kind of "Human Library," offering their differing perspectives on the artworks. Read about the Human Library in chapter 3 of The Participatory Museum by searching that term here.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 11, 2013

The author of the book, Giving 2.0 , has just released all her teaching notes and syllabi, along with philanthropy library. Stanford University lecturer Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen teaches students at Stanford about how to master philanthropy. I first heard Laura speak when she launched her book , Giving 2.0,

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 10, 2013

million downloads of accessible books through its online library, to over 200,000 people with disabilities such as blindness and severe dyslexia. Here big data affected a global policy debate—and will hopefully make a big difference. Second, Bookshare , a social enterprise operated by Benetech, last year processed requests for more than 1.3

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2023

You may want to spend some time on the front lines of your nonprofit gathering stories and creating a story library so you have several ready when you need them. Keep practicing and refining your technique. Be sure to either get permission to tell the story or change the names and pertinent details to protect privacy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 14, 2012

Much of the “good” done throughout history has been financed by what one could call “repentant sinners,” such as Carnegie with his libraries, funded by the exploitation of labor in the days of the robber barons. Komen for the Cure is a perfect example of this conundrum.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

What we do: Benetech's Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) develops database software, data collection strategies, and statistical techniques to measure human rights atrocities. Familiarity with python, R, and JavaScript libraries for charting, mapping, and vis is helpful.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2017

Nonprofit, church, library, and foundation offices are vulnerable to this malware, which can lock up your IT system until a ransom is paid. The malware technique has actually been around since 1989 , however. The attack has hit businesses, universities, and hospitals so far. WannaCry Ransomware.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2013

According the New York Times “Facebook is already working on techniques to reduce the average amount of data used by its Android mobile app from the current 12 megabytes a day to 1 megabyte without users noticing.” Digital Divide libraries digital inclusion tslibraryorg digital literacy' Connectivity Is a Human Right.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2010

In addition, they are leveraging their synergies to enhance their product pipeline in the near future, bring the best features from cloud-based and on-premise implementations (some of which we hope to see available for qualified nonprofits and libraries at TechSoup.).

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

There are tons of ideas that you can shop on Meta (Facebook) Ads Library. Elements to include when studying techniques that inspire immediate action and applying those lessons: Analyze effective ad appeals – what motivates rapid response? What motivates instant digital engagement and gifts?

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Global Giving

JANUARY 21, 2015

The point of this experiment was to catch people’s attention with the friendly language and statement nobody could possibly disagree with, then make the “big” ask of signing up for our mailing lists (using what’s known as the Foot-in-the-Door technique). Part 1: The Foot-in-the-Door technique. But would people feel misled by this?

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

What happens when AI has even more vast libraries and generations of human learning to draw from? NLP techniques can be used to understand and generate text, translate, and perform other language-related tasks. This seems to be another slightly gray area. Is there anything new under the sun?

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

In this post, we share how you can use virtual fundraising techniques to execute a peer-to-peer fundraising event. For more Giving Tuesday resources, be sure to check out our Giving Tuesday library of ideas, tips and tricks, and examples from nonprofits just like you! Upgrade Your Virtual Fundraising Strategy With Peer-To-Peer.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

One of the programs developed by Benetech is a digital library called Bookshare.org. I collaborated with people at Worth Trust to develop techniques that will improve the efficiency and quality of their work. This summer I interned with an organization called Benetech , a U.S.-based

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Tech Soup

MARCH 28, 2016

No matter your budget or movie-making skills, you can find the right combination of equipment for your nonprofit or public library. The shaky camera technique might work for certain horror movies, but you probably don't want to use it for digital storytelling purposes. Pick Your Camera.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

In initially looking at the problem of accessibility, Malhan and his co-founders noticed a fragmented landscape of individuals and nongovernmental organizations addressing this issue and building up their own libraries of resources.

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Qgiv

MARCH 26, 2024

Whether you’re just starting on your fundraising journey or a seasoned fundraising professional, these free resources will help you fill up your team’s digital library! Take advantage of Qgiv’s fundraising blog to learn different fundraising techniques. Check out Bloomerang’s resource library for different guides and templates.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Also, familiarity with game design techniques, and tools, and exercises, and processes. Then there’s design thinking - lots of design thinking. And most importantly, not being afraid to have fun. SR: Over the years, I’ve made all sorts of games, but also taught others to make games.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Are there certain kinds of institutions that are more well-suited for participatory techniques than others? Most people who really love and support a museum want it to be loved and well-used by the larger community, and many of these folks are thrilled by techniques that engage new people with the organization. Yes and no.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2006

It's a busy time in Second Life , particularly for libraries, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations. I've written a lot about interactive lectures as an instructional technique in the real world - so what is the best way to bring that into Second Life. What is transferable?

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

AUGUST 3, 2006

If you do some web programming but you haven't tried the new Ajax techniques in your Web projects yet, you can find some great examples that demystify the whole thing in Ajax Hacks , by Bruce Perry. Charles Toepfer has posted a nice cross-browser library that implements this straightforward approach to xpath for the Mozilla browsers.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

Are there certain kinds of institutions that are more well-suited for participatory techniques than others? Most people who really love and support a museum want it to be loved and well-used by the larger community, and many of these folks are thrilled by techniques that engage new people with the organization. Yes and no.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 20, 2016

Many of my favorite museums, libraries, and zoos are customer-centered places. The objects in both museums were varied, and the display techniques incorporated movement, varied sight lines, juxtaposition, and humor to keep us intrigued and engaged. They care about visitor comfort.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2010

Photo by Metro Library and Archive. I also do the same sort of notes for different promotional techniques and I look at the increase (or decrease) in the number of fans: Suggest to friends. I'm working with a small group of Packard Foundation grantees on a social media lab where they are implementing different social media experiments.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 15, 2016

Remember New World Symphony, the Miami orchestra that used night club marketing techniques to attract young urbanites to classical music? Or the promotores at the Waukegan Public Library sharing their offerings with Latino immigrants? Think of the Subjects to Change teen program, or the free lunches at the Cleveland Public Library.

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Candid

JULY 5, 2023

One leader at Candid wisely uses the progressive stack method , a technique to prioritize voices less-heard in team meetings. If you’d like to try this, you can borrow free eBooks and audiobooks from Candid’s extensive online library.) Meeting people where they are is another act of inclusion.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

readers, I'm almost done with the first draft of The Participatory Museum: A Practical Guide , a book that explores the theory, practice, and design techniques for involving visitors and community members in the creation and sharing of cultural content. Dear Museum 2.0 I expect this to take about 2.5x

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 4, 2015

I wrote The Participatory Museum for two reasons: to explore the "how" of participatory design in museums, cultural centers, libraries, and science centers to create a version of this blog that was more "shareable" with organizational leaders and trustees By many measures, the book has been a success.

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