Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2006

I was delighted to discover his newly redesigned drupal blog and all the widgets he has installed. He also wrote an excellent response to my query, "What do you think about widgets?" Asking whether widgets will foster community is a tricky question. " I have to quote a few points here: The Web???s

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Here are four plugins–some free, some paid—that are designed specifically to decrease bounce rates (the ugly term for users hitting the “back button” without exploring your site); increase page views; and generally encourage your audience to stick with you day after day for every new post, video or product or service launch.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 15, 2021

For each donation, users receive photos, short stories, and explanations of how their dollars are effecting change globally. Organizations can easily share Facebook posts, YouTube videos, and images to bring their campaigns to life. One Today by Google. Pledgeling. Count us in. Emily Post would be proud.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

I scanned, uploaded, and organized photos of Leng as well as our communications into photo sets on flickr. I create two versions of the campaign video , one for YouTube and on Revver. At our last board meeting, we discussed online fundraising strategies and I made a proposal about using the fundraising widget and a campaign.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 24, 2009

Through blog posts, photos and web video, Morgan Sully , will document the stories of creative, innovative communities found in European galleries, international events , meetups , barcamps , fabrication labs , and innovation competitions. - Let Morgan know of any cool places worth checking out in England, Holland or Norway.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The dodo’s popularity brings up another excellent point: the importance of video in storytelling. Video has long been the most popular way for audiences to consume media, and that’s not going to change any time soon. In fact, Zenith Media predicted the average viewer will watch 100 minutes of video a day in 2021! .

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NTEN

JULY 11, 2011

Many non-profits have embraced features such as forums, blogs, user profiles, and photo/video sharing as a means to extend their reach. Social features on your site—such as comments, discussion boards, user-submitted stories, ratings, and voting widgets—can help build engagement within your audience.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

A first-of-its-kind Twitter widget that tracks tweets about nonprofits or social causes in real time. A Causes widget that points to charitable actions and donations on other sites such as GlobalGiving and Facebook Causes. Lasica, a social media pioneer who co-founded Ourmedia.org, the first video hosting and sharing site.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Instagram now supports horizontal and vertical photo formats , removing the restrictions of having to post a square photo, or inserting borders to post more than just square photos. It’s the perfect place to keep up to date on the World Series champions, presidential races and viral video happenings from around the web.

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Forum One

APRIL 22, 2010

Additions: Photos, wikis, video, search, email notifications, and chat. Additions: Photos, email notifications, email blasts, and calendaring features. Directory: Using the "My Friends" module, ability to view others photos, and information. Additions: Photos, video, search, and a chat add-on widget.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

Photo by Stitch Throughout the month of October, NTEN's WeAreMedia worked on building the Nonprofit Social Media Tool Box. Photo Sharing. Photo Sharing. Video Sharing. Fundraising Widgets. RSS Readers. Social Bookmarking. Commenting. Blogging Tools. Podcasting. Crowd Sourcing. Micro Media. Lifestreams.

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Global Giving

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Q: So, an API is similar in some ways to a website widget or plug-in? Featured Photo: Give Argentine Youth a Chance by Fundacion Cimientos. It enables any website to display charitable projects by country, region, and theme, for purposes as varied as birthday celebrations and earthquake response. LEARN MORE.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

Photo Sharing. Video Sharing. Fundraising Widgets. Nonprofit social media techies filled the pages with links to tools, tips, and tutorials for these types of social media tools: Monitoring. RSS Readers. Social Bookmarking. Commenting. Blogging Tools. Podcasting. Crowd Sourcing. Micro Media. Lifestreams. Social Networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

That's why I remixed the fundraising widget on my blog in support of Creative Commons Annual Campaign. my photos, my articles, my videos have traveled around the world literally. So, we searched for creative commons licensed photos. I hope you will do the same and donate too. I've reaped the benefits too. He's only 8 too!

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Qgiv

JULY 25, 2022

With video and photo galleries, you can add engaging visuals to showcase your organization’s mission for anyone that visits your donation form and wants to make a gift. If crowdfunding is an important part of your fundraising strategy, check out platforms like Fundly and DonorsChoose for nonprofit-oriented crowdfunding solutions.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2014

It is open to creators from all backgrounds – from charities to video game developers to artists. Depending on what you donate, you'll receive notes, photos, or a calendar from the students. There's also a great video that tells you more about the rescued tigers, lions, and cougars you'll be helping.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2006

I took that photo of Marshall at the NTC in Seattle last year when I finally met him face-to-face! Anyway, there is a terrific video interview of Marshall and text transcript over at Master New Media where Marshall talks about Mashups. ve been thinking about widgets, relative to mash ups, lately. s a Widget, Marshall?

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

When in-person is simply not an option, consider using multimedia to enhance your site and make it visually appealing – videos, photos, images, podcasts and even live streaming video are great ways to share your organization’s culture and engage with constituents using a personal, interactive touch. SlideshowPro Director.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

March of Dimes: PSA Video Contest. Last year, The March of Dimes ran a flickr photo contest to help draw attention to premature births. There are also banners and widgets. Cooper and Emily just reminded me that November is Prematurity Awareness Month.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2008

Flickr Photo by Jacques de Goldfiem Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar last weekend devastating five regions. The photos, videos, and blog reports are giving us vivid citizen accounts. Channel NewsAsia reported that more than 22,000 people are dead with another 41,000 missing. Hundreds of thousands are now homeless.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 8, 2014

transaction fee, and in return receive social media widgets and donor receipts. For example, if you always want to save photos that you take with Instagram to your Dropbox folder, IFTTT will automatically do that for you. Snapchat is an instant messaging app for photos. Vine is the first video sharing app, owned by Twitter.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2012

Capture photos and video of your organization in action. Bing Search: a web-based search engine app capable of filtering results to display only images, video, or local results. Apps can be used online (a web app), on mobile devices (a mobile app), or as an add-on to other tools (widgets, plug-ins, templates, and so on).

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

It is open to creators from all backgrounds – from charities to video game developers to artists. Depending on what you donate, you'll receive notes, photos, or a calendar from the students. There's also a great video that tells you more about the rescued tigers, lions, and cougars you'll be helping.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2008

For every online social network training we do, we actually present the ning site and demonstrate ways participants can create and customize profiles, syndicate RSS feeds, post blogs, photos and videos and more. Users can import their Flickr photos from their account and promote their profile pages and widgets on Facebook.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

You can make use of their donation widget and place it on your website or Facebook page. It basically allows you to merge all of your major communications media (Dropbox, Google Spreadsheet, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, mobile photos, mobile notes, and more). Share photos and videos of your organization and its events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2008

Photo by Stitch. Share Your Story: You share the impact of your organization's programs through blogging, podcasting, sharing photos on Flickr, or YouTube or other video sharing site. Photo Sharing. Video Sharing. Fundraising Widgets and Apps. Podcasting. Social Networks.

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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2009

Of course, we're going to aggregate photos, videos, blog posts, and various other content tagged "09NTC" But that's just the beginning. This year, we'll also have: Live video feeds from selected sessions. You should totally check it out! > > Find out how to follow the 2009 NTC Live! We've set up the feeds.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

Mobile devices allow multi-touch and gesture navigation, precise GPS-based location tracking; have audio, video, and camera capabilities; let you send real-time notifications and SMS messaging; and more. But uploading GPS-tagged photos from a war zone may very well endanger the person who took the photos.

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NTEN

MARCH 15, 2011

Once you've got fresh content, spice it up with a photo or video. People love pictures and videos, and they can be easier to create and control than blogs. So, if you're serious about video, and like the control of hosting it on your site, try a content delivery network (CDN). Diversify Your Content. Start a Conversation.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Not only does a personalized website give participants a platform to share their story, upload photos, and process secure, online donations, it also helps them easily manage their fundraiser. Upload a personal photo. Each participant should be able to set a personal fundraising goal and then track donations to monitor progress.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 26, 2008

Add a Breadline Blogger Bakeoff fundraising widget to your blog. Upload your bread recipe with a photo or video. Flickr photo credit: Bread uploaded by Jeremy Keith. Make a donation to Breadline Africa. Breadline Africa is a South Africa based organization working to alleviate poverty in Africa. And many more!

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 1, 2017

You should use Squarespace if: Your nonprofit has an arsenal of stand-out photos to use. Squarespace’s templates are very visual and photo-heavy. There, you’ll find widgets for everything under the sun—from syncing up your social media accounts to creating dynamic team pages. Video is in your wheelhouse.

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NTEN

MAY 4, 2009

Flickr Photo: ann.a.liese The NTEN Award is given each year to a person who lives the values of our community. Flickr Photo: cambodia4kids The Lifetime Acheivement Award is given each year to a person who has pushed the nptech community forward. The DoGooderTV Nonprofit Video Awards is a project of NTEN and See3 Communications.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2009

Socialbrite is here to offer articles, videos, resources and tutorials on how to take command of all this Web 2.0 A first-of-its-kind Twitter widget that tracks tweets about nonprofits or social causes in real time. A Causes widget that points to charitable actions and donations on other sites such as Global Giving and Facebook Causes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2008

For every online social network training we do, we actually present the ning site and demonstrate ways participants can create and customize profiles, syndicate RSS feeds, post blogs, photos and videos and more. Users can import their Flickr photos from their account and promote their profile pages and widgets on Facebook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2010

Swedish-Lesson - (Photo: International Federation of Red Cross/Hakan Flank/VolunteerMatch). Training could also be done virtually with videos or through shared docs on a wiki. VCs could help volunteers share milestones and accomplishments with badges, banners, or widgets that can be shared with the volunteer’s personal network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2007

Photo by Geodog Speed Geeking Session at Advocacy Dev - complete flickr stream here. I keep running into NpTechers posting vacation photos and blog posts. If it isn't vacations, it's photos of restaurant and a fun evening out. NpTech Community Snippets Who let the (NpTech) dogs out? Marnie Webb is on a road trip. Google Aps.

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