Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 17, 2020

There is a technique that you can use for nearly any type of campaign that will help you achieve the best results and the lowest cost per result: it’s all about targeting broadly, having lots of creative variations and giving Facebook time to learn. . 1) Forget about organic, focus on ads. 3) Understand Facebook Ad objectives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Photo by Fensterbme on Flickr. Note from Beth: I’m planning a year-end campaign for one of my favorite charities and wanted some good tips on incorporating video. Video Can Help Boost Donations in End-Of-The-Year Fundraising by Michael Hoffman. How big is video online? Explore Personalized Video.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Photo by Global Fund for Children. Note from Beth: After you read this guest post, you’ll have lots of great tips for your nonprofit’s video. And don’t forget, The 5th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards is now open for submissions from members of the YouTube Nonprofit Program until March 2nd.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Element #5: Relevant photo or video. The right image or video clip can connect better than any words you can write and will hit the donor right in the feelz. Rewrite your letter using the Kitchen Table technique , which makes it much more friendly and conversational. Element #6: Contact info for questions.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

It also requires strategic planning, effective communication, and innovative marketing techniques to reach your target audience and inspire them to take action. Share photos and videos of the animals in your care and use relevant hashtags to expand your reach. Tell the story of those impacted by your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

I couldn’t help but think – what if Joe Page or other community foundation board members had flip cameras, some video and story telling training and shared their stories on the Alaska Community Foundation Facebook page? With video, don’t try to capture everything. With video, don’t try to capture everything.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2007

I'm pleased to present my fourth installment in my interview series with famous video bloggers about video blogging techniques that nonprofits or others might use. In this segment I interview Jonny Goldstein about how to shoot video without shooting yourself in the foot in the editing room. Jonny's tips include: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

That shift is easier when you have some good techniques for actually get those tasks done. Here’s five ways to avoid procrastination and be more productive: Flickr Photo by TBN97. Pomodoro : The pomodoro technique is a time management methodology created by Francesco Cirillo. Bullet Journal is done by hand.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2024

Social fundraising campaigns allow donors to rally around individuals through status updates, photos, videos and more. With the right mindset and techniques, fundraisers can transform what feels like a burden into a rewarding experience of community, purpose, and achievement. The key is making participation fun and frictionless.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 18, 2022

Your website needs to be warm and engaging with plenty of stories, photos, video, and blank space for the eye to rest. Does my website feature clear (not blurry), compelling, high-quality photos, images, and video? Visitor-friendly website. People will check you out online before they make a gift, so be ready for them.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Let’s take a look at some fundraising ideas – the fifteen most effective donor acquisition and online fundraising techniques used by top nonprofits. Here’s a quick video to show you how. They’ve purchase that book, tweeted that page or shared that photo on Facebook. 1) Go Mobile, Now!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Photo by George Galanais. ” I’ll be going to the S XSW Nonprofit and Social Good Meet Up and the Digital DoGooders Award where my colleague, Mark Horvath , will be honored. Colleague Michael Hoffman will also be doing a workshop on video and will be hanging out at the Beaconfire Lounge. SXSW: March 7, 2014.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2017

These are two photos of me and Tharum Bun , a Cambodia blogger I met via our blogs back in 2003. They also had a talented filmmaker capture the winners’ stories in brief videos. If you want to see storytelling at its finest, coupled with breathtaking social impact, watch the videos.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

It’s important to remember these prompt best practices when using AI content to ensure the best results: Proofread the work Fact check any information Check for plagiarism If you don’t have an expert graphic designer, AI can also help you edit any photos or videos you plan on using for your campaigns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2011

In the above video, Naeema Zarif. Photo by SMEXbeirut. The morning used the World Cafe technique. The world cafe technique is where participants learn through conversation in small groups. The world cafe technique is where participants learn through conversation in small groups. Photo by SMEXbeirut.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2013

It is also a good technique to easily capture the digital artifacts from the event to prepare the after story. You can also use storify to curate tweets, photos, videos, resources, and links during the event.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2011

That morning, I saw the jaw-dropping photos and videos from the Japan tsunami disaster. What were successful techniques or elements of SXSWcares? Media – The campaign featured compelling video footage of the disaster and testimonies from Japanese attendees. How did you co-created the campaign? Hindsight is always 20-20.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

In light of the pandemic, I’ve been using different questions that allow people to reflect how things have changed and focus on coping techniques. Visual Icebreakers: Video allows us to see people’s faces and objects on your desk or something you bring to the meeting. Or the last photo in their phone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2010

This is a quick roundup of some of the wonderful reviews, blog posts, photos, and videos of The Networked Nonprofit. Photo by Curious Lee. I don’t yet have a kindle, so I was thrilled to see this tweet from CuriousLee with a photo he shared on our Networked Nonprofit flickr group. More information here.

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BoardAssist

JANUARY 10, 2017

Whether you need to make a few simple tweaks to your current page or perform a complete overhaul, these Facebook marketing techniques will help get your page seen. Whether you need to make a few simple tweaks to your current page or perform a complete overhaul, these Facebook marketing techniques will help get your page seen.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 24, 2013

Let’s take a look at the fifteen most effective donor acquisition and online fundraising techniques used by top nonprofits. Here’s a quick video to show you how. They’ve purchase that book, tweeted that page or shared that photo on Facebook. 1) Go Mobile, Now! That’s right – this year! Are you ready?

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Everyaction

JUNE 11, 2018

For instance, while video content is know to perform well on Facebook, it is important that the video is sized appropriately for mobile screens, where square and vertical videos greatly outperform videos of horizontal orientation. Use an app for events and organizing.

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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. ” 3.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

But if you want to get even deeper insights, do an in-depth review of a similar nonprofit’s practice – whether it be broad – such as digital marketing techniques or narrow such as analyzing specific techniques as part of a content strategy. Include photos of the donors or the company logo whenever possible.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 21, 2012

asked social benefit organizations for their best photos and videos and in return shared a month’s worth of educational events. Topics covered using mobile devices for digital storytelling , production techniques , time and resources required for digital story creation , and more. A Few Good Tools for Video Editing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2006

Click To Play I've been exploring about how a teacher or parent might seek out video blog content that is educational for kids not yet ready to mix their own. So, for Halloween, I went searching on youtube for some Halloween videos and all I saw what looked copyrighted material and some crap. Later, I went and looked over at blip.tv

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2014

Flickr Photo by PetitPlat - Stephanie Kilgast. Here are two stories about two very different nonprofits and how they approached designing their dashboards with human-centered design techniques. Staff were asked to use a technique called “ Rose, Bud, Thorn ” to identify strengths, challenges, and opportunities for change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

Some points and examples we shared in response to questions: Fundraisers need to be experts in transmedia storytelling techniques and exploring new possibilities for sharing stories. Transmedia storytelling it is the technique of telling a story across multiple online platforms and formats using current digital technologies.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

The final installment of TechSoup’s Digital Storytelling Challenge webinar series covered video post-production and editing. gave a basic overview of video editing before taking webinar participants through a live walk-through of editing techniques. Please visit the site to view this video). Plan, Capture, Produce.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 18, 2017

Videos have captioned text, so that those with hearing impairments can still get the message you are trying to communicate. 
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2007

One of the ideas I've been exploring is the whole notion of video blogging from Cambodia by Cambodians. I'm going to bring over video blogging kits - inexpensive cameras, rechargeable batteries, SD cards, and Ryanne's book. I put out a call for a session "Mobile Blogging and Video Blogging: I know nothing, educate me."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 15, 2013

The 7 minute video above is from Matt Smith who is a Seattle improviser and auctioneer. The video is short and worth listening to all of it, but if you are impatient skip to minute 7 and listen to the last five minutes. It keeps you from being creative, stops us, but here is a technique to get past it: The failure bow.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2011

Photo by hmcotterill. What do time management techniques and good habits look like in an age of connectedness? Photo by TBN98. In this video , Chris Brogan talks about how he manages his time. In the nonprofit sector, time is our most valuable resource. It can’t be recycled if we squander it. Schedule Legos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2015

So having a few brainstorming facilitation techniques to use with your team, is useful. That’s a fancy name for your “pantry” or your sources – like photos, existing reports, or videos. What tools, techniques, or work flows work for you? It starts with ideas and brainstorming.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2016

Photo: Americans for the Arts. I also love sharing techniques and tips with other trainers and often do “train the trainers” sessions as part of my practice. Here’s the video if you want to see it in action). If you been to a training where the trainer incorporated movement, what techniques did they use?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2012

Video: Our session was lived streamed and we have a video. Photos: I rounded up the photos and screen captured important tweets and put them into Flickr here. Here’s a couple of techniques that I try to use every time I do a workshop, presentation, keynote, or other instruction. Our session is here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2006

It's called Web Video for the Social Benefit Sector. The moderator, Patrick O'Heffernan, shared his thoughts based on his experience with The People Choose which is connected to Link TV and the first non-profit site to launch user-generated video as a community building process in a non profit environment.

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