Candid

JANUARY 24, 2023

If you’re considering trying out short-form video on social media, here are some tips based on what I learned from this experiment: You don’t need fancy equipment. No dancing, no music or other theatrics were necessary; our fans’ favorite videos just featured a staff member with some good advice to share.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 16, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tips for reducing IT costs August 16, 2007 Nicholas Carr, who writes the blog Rough Type , is a smart dude. The one I love the best: Procrastinate.

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2022

They use the power of movement and music to transform the lives of their students while creating an inviting and nurturing community for all. Who they are: MOVE Inclusive Dance is an inclusive dance studio that empowers individuals of all ability levels to learn life skills through dance. Take a look !

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Bloomerang

JUNE 12, 2021

Here are my 8 self-care tips: . When was the last time you trained? This could be as simple as listening to music in the car, watching a regular TV series, reading a book, doing a hobby, having a pamper treat, or spending an hour with candles and a hot bath. Psychological and physical well-being are two sides of the same coin.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

We are hours away from Facebook’s anticipated announcement of platform changes (integrated music, video, e-commerce?), I carefully trained myself to ignore the red button notifications on the upper right side on Google + interface., It’s the light blue area in the diagram below.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Here are a few tips to help you get started. Camps can be a way to give special opportunities to the underprivileged , educate about important social issues, teach art and music, build leadership—the list goes on. Almost any nonprofit that runs programs geared toward children could expand upon them in the form of a summer camp.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

Grant research tip: When searching for grants, using geography is an effective way to target funders. The arts and culture focus areas in this list include performing arts, artists, art education programs, museums, visual arts, and beyond. Start small and work your way out. Cleveland Foundation. Areas served: New York City.

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Achieve

AUGUST 20, 2021

This guide will walk through several actionable tips that will transform your meeting agendas from subpar to extraordinary. Now, let’s jump into one of our favorite tips: creating consent agendas. This training shouldn’t stop once they’re comfortable in their roles. . Here’s what we’ll cover: . Jeb Banner. Boardable. ,

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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. For inexpensive music, try Music Bakery. Take Advantage of Online Resources. For many people, Google is their #1 online resource. For stock photos, try Fotolia.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2014

I’m preparing for a webinar and with any training I begin the instructional design with surveying participants to understand their level, learning goals, and attitudes about the subject matter. Billboard’s audience, presumably, is passionate about songs and lyrics given it is the source for music charts, news, and events.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

It’s like a band with no director – everyone is playing their own song and together it’s just noise instead of beautiful chords of music. Here’s the bottom line: You won’t be successful if your body starts to fail you, so keep it in tip-top condition. Without good leadership, everything falls apart. Find what works for you and do it.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Your school’s band, orchestra, and choir work hard to prepare music pieces every year. Host an online sports equipment drive so your team’s supporters can buy equipment your team can use to train and play with. Ask for volunteers from local musicians or music groups and livestream a concert full of classic songs and sing-a-longs.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 18, 2022

Musical instruments. Supplies your organization utilizes on a regular basis, such as oil or aprons for a hospitality training organization. These tips will start you down the path to developing an in-kind gift strategy to make your organization’s financial foundation stronger than ever before. Arts and crafts. Kitchen goods.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 8, 2008

Thanks to twitter (hat tip to marshallk ), I learned about today’s big news: Google, Plaxo and Facebook joined the Data Portability working group. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Many organizations provide trainings, courses, and varied sorts of learning activities to their constituents. Increasingly, a wide variety of training opportunities are being delivered via LMS. Most proprietary LMS are geared specifically toward the college/university or corporate training markets, and are thus quite expensive.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Creative stuff: Things unique to your organization including the ability to create art, music, poetry, dance, etc. If you are with a job training program, maybe you make a bookmark that is focused on job interview tips. Free access to trainings or programs that normally have a fee.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 30, 2008

Amy is a great source for nptech tips of all types. I read her blog for great tips on professional development and technology. { I love Holly’s approach to technology. Amy Sample Ward let’s us know how to give green. Beth is, of course, THE web 2.0 and social network guru for the nptech community.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 6, 2008

Hat tip to Jon Stahl for the heads up. { Hat tip to Jon Stahl for the heads up. { Miro , the free and open source media player, has released a Firefox plugin , which automatically inserts their affiliate code when you buy something from Amazon. This seems like something many nonprofits might want to try out.

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Kindful

AUGUST 12, 2021

Grant research tip: When searching for grants, using geography is an effective way to target funders. The arts and culture focus areas in this list include performing arts, artists, art education programs, museums, visual arts, and beyond. Start small and work your way out. Cleveland Foundation. Areas served: New York City.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2009

I love the troubleshotting tips: "If you've been sitting still and your equipment turns off, just wave your arms to it back on again." . You can combine clips, cut clips, add a title or music. Advice about using the FLIP camera: The Flip Spotlight site has a resource section with lots of tips for using the camera.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

The talk concluded with tips from Brandon Walowitz of Lights.Camera.Help. Helping staff articulate their stories and developing them might require storytelling training. To encourage library patrons to continue making content, Escondido Public Library trains library patrons using mostly free and open source software.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2011

Videos can be used to do anything from providing useful training information to compelling the viewer to act on behalf of a cause. Videos should be clear to understand if employing dialogue or music. TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge: Tips on Telling Your Story. Optimising Video For Search Engines.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Aisha and I had worked together on a social media training project for HHS/ Aids.Gov , so I was excited to see another shared interest and connection. On the podcast and her blog, she shares many practical tips about self-care. Whether you have kids or a job, you have to lead from abundance not scarcity.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 12, 2008

I’ll be on hiatus for about another week, and will have some long awaited new FOSS tools, as well as other posts that have been brewing for a while. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

Music converters: [link] [link] [link] 3 Gordon Montgomery 11.20.07 Music converters: [link] [link] [link] 3 Gordon Montgomery 11.20.07 The only thing that will be left is games. I like building my own systems – I need a new desktop, and I like the idea that I can build my own easily, and get a fair bit of power fairly cheaply.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 11, 2008

Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2008

Adobe (yeah, Adobe ) joined the Linux Foundation , and released a Linux alpha of Air , their new application platform. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 10, 2007

I think in some ways, this might decrease LinkedIn’s usefulness as a platform for fundraising or constituent-building by nonprofits (it has always seemed less viable for this than either Facebook or MySpace.) Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 19, 2008

It does make me think a lot about this whole space, and wonder if the fast moving train of Salesforce, and the slower moving trains of the open source alternatives, are beginning to bear down on the old guard, and how they will respond to them (or not, which would spell doom.) Time will tell. {

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

So I’m polishing off my PHP skills, and we’ll see where that leads. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

Jobs understands that DRM doesn’t work, and doesn’t help sell music. There are better sites for music and there are adequate players for 1/5th the price. What Apple did do correctly is allow users to submit their own podcast and homemade music on the itunes website. The iPod is a rip off.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

Cliff Atkinson's new book, The Back Channel is a must read for anyone presenting at conferences or planning trainings in age of social media. How: 6 Tools and Tips. We had similar spread for those having experience designing and delivering trainings. In fact, we gave away a couple of free copies. Social Instructional Design.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

It is, I imagine, what the future of television will be. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 3, 2008

I’m looking forward to talking about free and open source software to this audience. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 31, 2007

I have to admit to being a very happy camper. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 23, 2008

Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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