Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Here is a video tutorial LinkedIn released to walk you through the new feature. Victoria Michelson is a freelance writer for Wild Apricot , but she spends most of her time running races to support local nonprofit organizations in Boise, ID. Filter engagement trends by type and time period. What has been your experience?

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NTEN

AUGUST 28, 2014

We recognize NTEN’s 501 Tech Clubs (local in-person groups) and Communities of Practice (CoPs) (online affinity groups) organizers are one clever and innovative bunch! As we all know, the nonprofit tech community is loaded with smart and thoughtful organizers who give their time and efforts to help the rest of us do the good work we do.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

We’ve looked for people who want to share, give, engage, create, and collaborate by offering their time and talent to local organizations and people who need their help, and its not too late to get involved. Refurbish hardware for a local computer center. Learn more about finding a project, here.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2012

More than three-quarters of the nation's public libraries offer e-books, but most Americans don't know that this service is provided by their local library. Yet 58 percent of Americans have a library card, 69 percent say their local library is important to them, and many Americans would like to learn more about borrowing e-books.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2016

In her spare time, she supports the WordPress community as deputy and local meetup organizer. Danielle Jackson is a communications specialist from GCFLearnFree.org, an online provider of free technology tutorials. Since 2013, she has also been a Techsoup NetSquared organizer for Tech4Good SWFL.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Take a look at the Microsoft Local Impact Map. Visit the Microsoft Donation Program: Short Tutorials page ! One of these great resources is the Microsoft Nonprofit Website , an all-in-one resource where nonprofits can learn about Microsoft's offerings to their community.

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Tech Soup

MAY 2, 2011

One of my first summer jobs as a teenager was helping a local business with some edits to its website. For more information, check out this video tutorial on HTML by Google : (Please visit the site to view this media). For starters: HTML, CSS, and Javascript from the Ground Up (Google-produced video tutorials).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

In November, 2011, the Community Foundation for the National Capital Region, The United Way of National Capital Area, and the social giving platform, Razoo, hosted a multi-million dollar local giving day. A significant outreach campaign to raise awareness of the nonprofit community and the local event.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

You can, however, join your local Giving Tuesday movement to localize your efforts. Team up with local news. Many local news organizations like to host an annual food or gift drive around the holidays. Try partnering with your local news station to increase the reach of your campaign. Host a concert.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2015

I was in San Antonio this week to facilitate an interactive master class for 300 nonprofits that was hosted by the San Antonio Nonprofit Council that hosts The Big Give, a very successful local giving day. However, in my opinion, I think Co-Schedule might be better suited for those who want ease of use and good tutorials.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Because so many people use Mailchimp, it is easy to get support via Mailchimp Facebook groups and YouTube tutorials. Many nonprofit organizations gain access to Catchafire via a sponsor, such as their local community foundation. Contact your local community foundation and ask if they offer Catchafire memberships to local nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

NetSquared groups focus on topics that address their unique local tech challenges, but once a quarter, we select a common theme. In the US, the Chicago and Portland groups visited their local Microsoft stores to learn how to leverage the Office 365 donation. Cleveland, Ohio: Tableau Tutorial: Free Data Visualization for Nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2016

Short video tutorials. NetSquared is your source for local in-person nonprofit tech training and meetups around the world. When asked, "How do you prefer to learn about using technology for your organization?", ", the top responses were. Step-by-step how-to guides. Self-paced or on-demand online training. Live webinars.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

You can also create a special reading list, locate books in your local library, and share what you're reading with friends over social media. This student-built app lets players take on the role of a ghost detective who encounters local residents who haunt the community. Apps Made by Youth. Additional Resources.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

Scores of additional articles, guides and tutorials to help newcomers and veterans alike get better acquainted with this fast-moving space. A Causes widget that points to charitable actions and donations on other sites such as GlobalGiving and Facebook Causes.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

Classes/Tutorials/Webinars. Equipped with a reliable video streaming platform (like Zoom), it’s easy for anyone to set up and conduct their own online class, tutorial, or webinar. To ensure this stays virtual, make the list something that you can do at-home or just around the local neighborhood. Simple Virtual Fundraising Ideas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

In fact, some participants in the group mentioned using MBA students from local universities to assist with data collection. ” Or if you are a self-learner and just need to learn a few techniques for creating charts in excel, here’s some terrific video tutorials. The people with skills are out there.

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Tech Soup

MAY 27, 2011

Live: Participatory Events, Webinars, Conversations, Local and Global. YouTube tutorials — YouTube offers special features just for nonprofits , including the ability to add fundraising links to your videos. Crossplatform and Multichannel Integration: Tools, People, and Information.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

However, while in Asia I got to watch CNN Asia and the BBC and read the local press. VIDEO: HTML All Writers Need to Know. Diversify your news sources. The best social media managers have a voracious appetite for news and current affairs. By early December I was anxious, angry, and hopeless. In fact, quite the opposite.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Check out your local camera shop for rentals and expert advice. Both have dedicated users and a huge variety of tutorials online to help you get started. Rent or Buy? You don’t have to buy a thing to film your video on a DSLR. Renting means you can get an expensive piece of equipment for a fraction of the price.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2015

Baltimore, Maryland: Salesforce CRM Tutorial and Free Tech Help Session! Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Image: New Orleans Net2NO meetup / New Orleans Local via NetSquared / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. Seattle, Washington: Exceptional Boards: How to Build a Powerful and Successful CEO/ED and Board Chair Team.

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NTEN

MARCH 30, 2011

Dropbox continuously replicates local files to a personal cloud file space and synchronizes those folders across multiple computers and mobile devices. Unlike other frameworks for documentation, it pushes you to think in web tutorial mode. For step-by-step, go-at-your-own pace tutorial documentation, definitely try ScreenSteps.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Your local NetSquared group is here to help with free, in-person events being held across the U.S. Baltimore, Maryland: Salesforce CRM Tutorial and Free Tech Help Session! Feeling overwhelmed? and the globe. Vancouver, British Columbia: Social Media Tune-Up for Nonprofits (with Hootsuite!). Wednesday, October 21, 2015.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 4, 2016

Focusing in on Local Issues. The website features a helpful app tutorial slideshow demonstrating how to install and use the app. Caravan Studios , a division of TechSoup, hosted a breakfast in San Francisco's Chinatown neighborhood for nonprofits, app developers, and anyone interested in changing the world for the better.

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See3

AUGUST 31, 2009

But for filmmakers and DIY video folks, try Lynda.com and Creative Cow for tutorials and training. If you’re on your way to a local rally, grab a still camera and take some pictures. Good sound makes all the difference. Take Advantage of Online Resources. For many people, Google is their #1 online resource.

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2015

Boulder Food Rescue works with local businesses to collect surplus food that would usually be thrown away and distribute that food to people who need it. The organization uses TechSoup donations of QuickBooks to do all its accounting and Adobe Creative Suite to create things like its video tutorials. Here are the top 10.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 16, 2007

Just as important, this project's partnership of a half-dozen less-than-tech-savvy grassroots organizations from across Appalachia has created a new and much stronger framework for cooperation of local and regional organizations on the national stage. Marketing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

He welcomed me to the Bay Area and asked if I would be interested in doing some trainings for the local arts community. The modules for the experiments include online tutorials, a worksheet that asks them to plan and implement their experiment, and the check-ins in between now and June. . I said yes.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 22, 2022

You can also get in contact with any chefs at beloved local restaurants to see if they’d be willing to teach as well. Ask your school’s cultural clubs to put together an educational video, whether it be a step-by-step art project, cooking tutorial, or something unique. Sports Team Fundraising Ideas During COVID. Plant sale.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2007

There wouldn't be a local node or the phone had some weirdness that prevented me from dialing out successfully. Thank goddness Beth Raney has this tutorial. I would bring the laptop and plug into the phone line and do demos in small groups. But I was constantly faced with technical glitches, particularly with Internet access.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 9, 2005

A Strategic Communications Planning tutorial is available on their web site that covers the materials from their workshop, but here were some of the highlights for me: The pyramid of steps to creating a communication plan looks something like this: 1. City governments are increasingly passing laws to strengthen the local, green economy.

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AccelEvents

MARCH 25, 2021

The physical event is then the foundation for local audiences. This content can be used in future marketing campaigns, support tutorials, or be part of a later course. Similarly, if your goal is community outreach, you can use the hybrid event to drive your brand’s value to the community.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

Local Initiatives Support Corporation ( LISC ) is a national economic development nonprofit that equips struggling and low-income communities with capital, strategy, and know-how so they can become places where people can thrive. I recommend looking at the Silk tutorial, Create a Silk by Importing a Spreadsheet. How LISC Uses Silk.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 1, 2010

Two pieces of advice if you are thinking about making a book on your own: There are lots of tutorials--books, videos, etc.--available established a relationship with a local printer who I use to do bulk orders so I don't have to pay for shipping when buying books to sell at conferences and events. And that shocked me.

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AccelEvents

MARCH 25, 2021

The physical event is then the foundation for local audiences. This content can be used in future marketing campaigns, support tutorials, or be part of a later course. Similarly, if your goal is community outreach, you can use the hybrid event to drive your brand’s value to the community.

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Robert Weiner

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Richard Rothwell posted a blog entry on Portable Data Security , several list members recommended using TrueCrypt , and Carlos Thomas posted a TrueCrypt tutorial. But if you can’t take these steps, or really do need to store sensitive data on local machines or removable media, those devices should at least be encrypted.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 9, 2015

Local Initiatives Support Corporation ( LISC ) is a national economic development nonprofit that equips struggling and low-income communities with capital, strategy, and know-how so they can become places where people can thrive. I recommend looking at the Silk tutorial, Create a Silk by Importing a Spreadsheet. How LISC Uses Silk.

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