NetWits

JULY 11, 2012

Schools have a unique opportunity to build their Facebook following and stay connected with alumni due to the captive audience and deep relationships that are built with students, families and faculty. Get “Likes” from Students & Families. The best time to build that relationship is while they’re a student at your school.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

A recent post by Isaac Kiehl highlighted social media, and in particular the use of online photos, as a means by which nonprofits can improve interaction with the community. 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.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 4, 2024

For example, compare the impact of the following statements: “Because of our nonprofit’s tireless efforts, we were able to provide 100 laptops for local students interested in pursuing computer science careers.” As you can see, just a few subtle wording changes turn a nonprofit-centric statement into a supporter-centric one.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2023

This is not the time to discuss the administrative minutiae about how the food was transported or the intricate process you go through to match volunteer tutors and students. Photos and videos have immediate appeal and draw people into a story FAST. In fact, sometimes a video or series of photos can tell the story for you.

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NetWits

JULY 16, 2012

— We already know that Facebook is crushing it and that schools have an incredible opportunity to use the platform to deepen relationships with families, students and alumni. Make the Most of Your Cover Photo. Your Facebook cover photo is prime real estate. You might also try having a little fun with your cover photo.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

There’s all kinds of videos you can watch. I got plenty of videos on my YouTube that they can watch about how to build more courage. You’re helping to change lives of these students.” And if you are interested in that, maybe you’re thinking about making a switch before the end of the year, check us out.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Host it over a video conferencing platform like Zoom and take advantage of features like breakout rooms to allow participants to get to know each other in a smaller setting. Make sure to advertise your artists and makers on your social media platforms leading up to the opening of your shop with photos and videos.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

DREAM’s annual report is doing everything right: beautiful images, student stories, and (of course) thanking their donors. We especially love how they paired a full-page image of a student with key stats that support the organization’s overall mission, a mix of showing and telling. Check out the annual report template!

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 1, 2021

Tuition for ten students in an after-school program? Tell the story with photos or a video. Photos do not need to be professionally shot and the video does not need to be professionally filmed and edited. Maybe your organization’s vehicle needs new tires, or maybe your students need headphones for school.

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Media Cause

JANUARY 26, 2024

During the pandemic, new influencers were gaining fame, and they felt more relatable—Charli D’Amelio was at home making dance videos, and Alix Earle was just talking about her everyday life in college while filming “get ready with me” videos. Sure, it’s a curated post, but it’s meant to look low-effort.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2011

I recently attended the US launch event for Historypin is a new (and free) application for Android, iPhone, or the web that arranges photos, videos, and text in the context of time and location (leveraging the Google Maps API). What other ways do you think this tool could be used to support the social sector?

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NetWits

JULY 10, 2012

Launching in February 2004 for students at Harvard University it quickly became a popular site and expanded to other colleges in the Boston area, the Ivy Leagues, and Stanford University. Independent schools, private schools and K-12 schools have all found great benefits from using the Facebook platform to engage with students and families.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2011

Yesterday, Holly Ross at NTEN , mentioned that a common question she gets after talking about Social Media with nonprofits is from organizations that work with students or young people and are concerned about liability issues surrounding what students who “like&# their page may post on their page, or on their own walls.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Throw out the stock imagery and leverage text, photos, and videos to reinforce why someone should get involved. Add a peer-to-peer fundraising component to increase your reach and bolster your results. Use engaging visuals. Crowdfunding is best when it feels urgent and personal. Have multi-channel consistency.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Photo by One Squiggly Line. ” (Photo captured by Renee Blodgett). The audience was primarily college students and after the event, several came up to me and thanked me for inspiring them to do a social good activity online. The talk is brief and you can view the video here.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Many K-12 schools have found success by centralizing their asks in celebration of the students, faculty and staff building a legacy. Engage current students and alumni to share those stories on your giving day hub to give real-life meaning to how a donation can impact the campus community. Do they need photos and logos?

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The Storytelling Non-profit

APRIL 9, 2020

A story bank is central place to capture any text, audio, video and photos associated with a story. 90 Day Plans One of my most popular YouTube videos is on creating a 90 Day Nonprofit Communications plan.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2014

Is it an inspiring video? Cool photos? A video at the top of the campaign opens with idyllic scenes of the gulf and a guy enjoying a summer day. Watch the whole video here: (Please visit the site to view this video). The page opens with a video of a previous KaBoom! A great story? Indiegogo).

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Last year, bloggers big and small raised $270,000 to provide 65,000 students with the resources needed to learn. At Socialbrite, we’d like to call on our readers to support students in public school classrooms in low-income areas. Watch, embed or download the 6-minute video on Vimeo. Watch the video in H.264

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Usually, this event is held to celebrate individuals for gifting large donations or sponsorships to one of Junior Achievement’s programs and businesses who’ve provided student leadership programs or internships. Include videos With an online event registration page, you aren’t as limited as you might be with a physical invitation.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

Their Tweetsgiving campaigns were fundraisers benefiting Mama Lucy’s school in Tanzania and connected the students to their supporters through Twitter. Donors could communicate with the students, and they thanked participants directly – building lasting relationships.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Together with our fabulous volunteers Melissa & AJ Leon of theLacProject , we taught the students and teachers about computers and social media. 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. Read the rest of the interview here.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 5, 2007

On Monday, when I landed, I went straight from the airport to meet Leng Sopharath, the college student our family sponsors through the Sharing Foundation's program. She showed me her room, her photo album, talked about her family, her daily activities, her job goals and how much she appreciated the opportunity to attend the university.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 22, 2007

They will award two $10,000 Undergraduate Scholarships, one $10,000 Graduate Scholarship, four $2,500 Undergraduate Scholarships, and four $2,500 Graduate Scholarships to students pursuing studies in sustainable and organic agriculture. To celebrate their 20th anniversary, they are sponsoring their first national photo competition.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 2, 2012

During the party we had a surprise video message from Stevie Wonder, a long-time Bookshare member who told us that he is using Read2Go to read accessible books from the Bookshare library. “I This summer, we will have three students working on Bookshare software for our users underwritten by Google’s Summer of Code program.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Keep a list of students or your group members on hand to make sure everyone gets a candygram, and add a sign to your table giving people an option to order extra candygrams to cover the cost. For a fun addition, ask students to bring sleeping bags and blankets to school with them. kids that have food allergies. Pictures with Santa.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

Her students consistently score at the top of over 120 schools in the Arusha district of Tanzania. At 19, New Jersey native Maggie Doyne used her life savings from babysitting to start Kopila Valley children’s home in Nepal, which has grown to a home for over 40 children, and a school serving over 200 students. Learn more!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

The application allows any user to send information—including photos, videos, audio, or text—simply and securely to a Martus account. Photo credit: Katy Steinmetz, TIME Magazine. We want to see that students with disabilities have equal opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 18, 2011

Asking supporters to take an apple to their teacher may sound like a fun call to action – it engages students and parents in any grade level, is a simple and straightforward ask, and has teachers at the center. Perhaps the campaign could have been anchored in that fact and asked people to make a 45 second or less video to get involved.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

See and hear how technology is transforming communities by viewing accompanying photos and videos. Visit Mexico where the CEGE Foundation uses donated Microsoft software like Expression Studio 4 to prepare university students for careers in information and communication technology.

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NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2014

The last time I was in Baltimore was in 2007, with Amnesty International at their regional conference, attending as a bright-eyed student organizer trying to learn how to more effectively spread the good word of social justice and human rights (the story of how I got involved in nonprofit marketing!).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2012

For example, GreatNonprofits , encourages people to post reviews, photos, and videos about nonprofits. For one nonprofit, the programmatic feedback of reviews on GreatNonprofits.org helped them better serve their students. The website also enables nonprofits to invite their users and volunteers to post feedback about them.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 11, 2018

Some universities are working to collect more thank-you letters from students, while others are starting to share video acknowledgements with donors. Online donor profiles allow you to steward donors by highlighting their name, a photo, their story, and the impact they are hoping to make on campus.

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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2012

Schools have a unique opportunity to build their Facebook following and stay connected with alumni due to the deep relationships that are built with students, families, and faculty. The best time to build that relationship is while they’re a student at your school. Get "Likes" from Students and Families.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2012

Photo by WhiteAfrican. How does turning wired students into digital citizens fit with your organization’s existing mission? Is it about keeping students safe? Note from Beth: By the time you read this post, I’ll be in the air enroute to Rwanda for a training project. There’s no going back now.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 22, 2011

One of the first Juicy Blogging E-Course assignments I give to my students is to write a blog post that has more images than words. As you can see from the screenshot of the Tumblr dashboard below, Tumblr's format encourages you to share photos, quotes, links, dialogue, audio, and video, in addition to straight text.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 28, 2012

See and hear how technology is transforming communities by viewing accompanying photos and videos. Visit Mexico where the CEGE Foundation uses donated Microsoft software like Expression Studio 4 to prepare university students for careers in information and communication technology.

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