Get Fully Funded

MARCH 27, 2023

Use a photo that reflects the heart of your organization’s work. If your organization works with children, you can recruit children to draw pictures for your cards. Framed photo: Take photos of your volunteers in action with a goal of getting a frame-worthy shot. You can get crafty and paint a wooden frame.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 3, 2011

The Big Picture: Social Networking. The Big Picture: Microblogging. The Big Picture: Storytelling through Video and Photos. The Big Picture: Merging Your Personal and Professional Brands. The Big Picture: Creating and Distributing Content for the Social Web. What about Categories and Tags?

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2021

You may also decide to include additional information such as a profile picture and short biography, which can be more meaningful for your donors’ friends and family. Highlighting your donors in a photo album or digital slide show. This can be in the form of a thank-you video, a slideshow of your constituents, or a photo recognition.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2012

Here’s how it works, according to their recent Facebook and Tumblr posts: The Nature Conservancy has used photo contests to crowdsource photos from its network through social media in the post, as far back as 2008 when it ran a contest on Flickr. There are some obvious benefits: Engaging its network beyond the like on Facebook.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Photo galleries. For example, post a picture of a campaign fundraising thermometer on your Instagram story when you reach a new milestone, or tweet out reminders on the day of an event. Photos and videos. You can engage with donors just by sharing photos from events or new. New blog posts. Announcements. Fun challenges.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Books You can design a short photo book related to your mission. You can incorporate pictures of your volunteers and their roles, and even team pictures for your volunteers to keep and look back on! Framed photos This could be a group shot of all the volunteers or an individual portrait of each volunteer.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

And don’t forget to look at the photo gallery, which features some great pictures taken by Benetech’s Communications Director Ann Harrison. One photo features Patrick Ball, director of Benetech’s human rights program examining documents from the archive. Check out the whole story here.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2010

TwitPic : TwitPic lets you share photos on Twitter. You can post pictures to TwitPic from your phone or through the site itself. For an example, see UNICEF’s TwitPic Page: twitpic.com/photos/UNICEF. Tags: Twitter. It’s an easy and effective first step for launching an awareness campaign on Twitter.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 20, 2009

While doing research, I found myself digging back into old arguments on museum listservs about photo policies and I want to add my two (very opinionated) cents on this. If people can take their own photos, they won't buy them in the gift shop. Aesthetics of Experience: Photo-taking is distracting for other visitors.

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NetWits

JULY 11, 2012

Provide enticing high-resolution photos. Class photos. Teacher photos (meet the faculty). Pictures (the key is to have them tag friends/family): Of them selves in their school apparel. Virtual campus tour. Run a competition. If you like the page you’ll be entered to win __ !!! everyone likes a fancy new iPad).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 6, 2010

That said, there are three iPhone Apps currently live and available for download that give us a good picture of how iPhone Apps can be utilized by nonprofits, activists, and donors: 1) Geolocation Activism :: CauseWorld. Tags: Mobile Marketing Smartphone Apps mobile fundraising Smartphones Apps. 3) Volunteerism :: The Extraordinaries.

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Achieve

MARCH 2, 2022

If you can’t gather all of your supporters together for a 5K or walk-a-thon, have people participate by running or walking in their neighborhoods or local parks and uploading pictures and their running or walking statistics on social media or their personal fundraising pages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Photo by Laughing Squid. Here are some helpful hints to make your Facebook group a truly vibrant platform: Maximizing group features for networking and engagement: Tagging individuals in posts. The power of pictures. Pictures are great conversation starters. Include bragging rights – what makes these members unique?

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 14, 2023

Interest Keepers: Post photos and videos of your work in action throughout your campaign. If you’re trying to feed children in Africa, show a photo or clip of those kids. If you’re raising money to purchase a vehicle, show a picture of the one you want. You can post milestones like “we’ve just reached $1,000!” A link to donate!

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2017

We needed a simple and easy-to-use solution to share PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, photos, and videos within and outside the organization. An example of a metadata tag is one we use for our branding across different countries. We have lots of photos, and they're a challenge to organize.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Pictured, from left: Jill Watts, Director of Capacity Building Initiatives at the ASU Lodestar Center; Jerry Hirsch, Chairman of The Lodestar Foundation; Robert Ashcraft, Ph.D., See more photos from the event on our Facebook page. Blog Tags: Philanthropy Matters. The next PhilanthropyMatters event is Feb.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2007

I love that some nonprofits are sharing photos of their messy offices on Flickr! lolnptech.org includes photos of people, who could be tagged as "nptech." I bet if one searched flicker you might come up with some more photos to add. What caption would you add to this picture ?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 18, 2014

Allowing Facebook users to post photos and videos to your page increases your exposure to their friends. For example, the friends of the Facebook users who’ve posted these photos of rabbits will see a story in their News Feed, exposing them to the mission of the National Wildlife Federation. Turn On Tagging.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

The students of Class Five at the school are now on Twitter and Tumblr and you can follow them all by clicking their pictures in this blog post. Tags: events fundraising africa epic change tweetsgiving. The internet has opened up the world for these students and their teachers are increasingly using the web in their curriculum.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 10, 2021

A picture is really worth a thousand words. You can do that by sharing photos or videos from prior years that illustrate how great it was, include images of speakers, or create graphics or videos highlighting what people can expect to see at the event. Use Images + Videos. People may want to support you even if they don’t attend.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2013

After the event, Scoop It (Android, iOS) is a useful tool for compiling press coverage, photos, social media, and more into one, slick-looking page. Instagram (Android, iOS) is the ultimate social photo-sharing platform. You can add filters and effects to your photos and share them with Twitter or Facebook.

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Care2

DECEMBER 26, 2011

We email them, text them, tweet them and tag them on Facebook. Copyright: Who Really Owns Your Photos, Video and Media? Your Brand Or Profile Photo Could Be Used For Product Endorsements Without Consent. We don’t send people letters via postal carrier anymore. It has also changed the way we do business. Here’s why.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

Even better if you can tag the individual or do their Twitter handle. In this Twitter example below, the school is also encouraging the alumni network to RT this alum’s accomplishment. Be sure to use compelling photos and other visuals. Use Nostalgia (old class photos) to Spark A Trip Down Memory Lane.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

I think this is a hard concept for many to agree with because of the process by which the social media tools are most often adopted in organizations: for example, Jane really likes taking pictures and usually posts them to Flickr (an online photo sharing website) as a way to store them, sort them, and share them.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Working together, citizens could piece together news stories as well as facts from witnesses as they emerged to create the most complete picture of events. The photo or video taken on a phone and then posted to the web can change the conversation, alert news media to issues or new developments, and change the course of response.

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NTEN

APRIL 10, 2010

Well, you have to do two things: Go over to the CNN court, store, or building and take a picture with some sort of CNN paraphernalia or logo. Upload your photo to the official 10NTC Flickr group and/or show up to lunch and show us your picture. Tags: 10NTC NPTech NTEN seth godin. Enjoy your final day at 10NTC!

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

It allows you to search for photos with a Creative Commons license for noncommercial use and images that you can modify, adapt, or build upon. You can also search files by tags. I like this resource for maps, flags, and people photos. There is some overlap with Stock Photos That Don't Suck , but is a good big list.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 4, 2013

Pictures: take them. My favorite lesson from the report is “to use pictures effectively, be diligent about taking them… and storing them.” This also means organizing photos where staff can find them for easy use. Use genuine, not generic pictures. Take some photos and use them well. Fundraising'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Instagram, the popular Millennial photo sharing site, is gaining traction with world leaders, government leaders and nonprofit executive directors. Instagram is about photo sharing and tell stories in photos. He shares photos and reflections from business trips. Here’s what I discovered: Genuine. Specialization.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 30, 2007

It’s called Tag this Image! You look at this picture. Now, write down the words that you associate with the picture. Tagging,” or assigning descriptors to pictures, websites, and other content on the internet, is a huge trend in 2.0. Whether on Flickr with photos, on del.icio.us Tagging is useful.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 23, 2023

You can set up a photobooth and encourage participants to take photos and tag your organization. Picture all the bearded participants showing up on a stage at your fall festival to show off their new facial hair. If you are space limited, offer a costume contest where participants can win a spot prize for the best outfit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2011

Here they are: Guy Kawaski: Facebook is picture economy, while Twitter is a link economy. Be strategic about cross linking and collaborating with other organizations on Facebook by using tagging, page favorites, and participating. One can always learn so much for watching a good speaker! The small circle economy ? .

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Then afterward, they can relive the good times, post new pics, un-tag themselves from the dance party candid pics, and hopefully make plans to attend again next year. If homecoming has a theme, you can source the stories, people, and photos that will convey it in an exciting manner. Will there be especially photogenic moments?

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NTEN

JANUARY 12, 2010

Flickr Photo: Vermin Inc Sacrilege right? Information into dance teachers pictures online bill payment. Tags: Infrastructure Leadership NPTech NTEN. This is the sort of thing I'm not supposed to say. We are, after all, the Nonprofit TECHNOLOGY Network. But sometimes, it's best to sit a little behind the curve.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 29, 2010

Include a photo in the post if at all possible. Pictures have tenfold the value of words. Flickr photo credit: Juicy! Tags: blog. • Finally, Kevin Jones of Hannah's Socks wrote me a note about why he thinks their organization's blog is juicy: "It's not about us. It's about our supporters. by sunshinecity.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2017

Take a picture at our Booth 217 using our #TechedUp sign. Tag @Techsoup and use #TechedUp and #17NTC. Publish your photo on Twitter or Instagram. Take a picture at TechSoup Booth 217 using the #TechedUp sign. Tag @Techsoup and use #TechedUp and #17NTC. Publish the photo on Twitter or Instagram.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 22, 2010

And, as a huge Dr. Who fan, I had Tim take a picture of me in front of the Tardis (Doctor Who's time travel machine disguised as a standard old English police box). Photo credit: Steve Francis So, I got to tell the TEDxVolcano attendees my personal experience of my favorite explosion, the Percheron Rocket: my first job out of school.

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