Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 8, 2012

Sponsored by Microsoft Corporate Citizenship and presented by Heather Mansfield of Nonprofit Tech 2.0 , attendees will gain practical knowledge about how to successfully integrate your nonprofit’s Web 1.0 The webinar begins with defining Web 1.0 The webinar begins with defining Web 1.0

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Whole Whale

APRIL 13, 2022

For the key people working on your web project, how much experience do they have? This is especially important at large web firms. What is their background or experience in Google Analytics and web tracking for impact? Do all of the web projects they’ve recently worked on have a similar aesthetic? Experience.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 3, 2011

Introduction: Integrating Web 1.0, and Web 3.0. The Static Web. The Social Web. Getting Started with Digital Photography. The Big Picture: Creating and Distributing Content for the Social Web. The Mobile Web. Chapter 8 Social Media and the Mobile Web. What about Peer-to-Peer Fund-Raising?

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Social Media Content Social Chapter 200

Byte Technology

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

If you use photography on your blog or other type of WordPress site, it may be necessary to edit photos on the go. The post Paired Up: Must Have Smartphone Apps for WordPress Bloggers appeared first on Byte Technology’s Web Design Insights Blog.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Note: This is the ninth in a series of posts about the Nonprofit Web Design Process. Wireframes are skeleton layouts of key pages or templates for a website and are used to position elements on the page without colors, styles or photography. See the end of this post for a linked index of other posts in the series. Visual Design.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Get the necessary training (HTML, digital photography, video, social media, and mobile technology). Web 1.0 :: The Broadcast Web. Web 2.0 :: The Social Web. Web 3.0 :: The Mobile Web. Subscribe to, like, and follow large organizations with a mission that is similar to yours. Create a Google account.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 1, 2016

And nearly all web-design experts agree that, with a new startup site, going with a free theme is the logical choice—you can always upgrade to a paid theme after you get your proverbial feet wet on the WordPress program. What makes a user stay on one site versus another?

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WordPress Photography Site Free 100

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 24, 2018

Not only that, Gerry also turned me and a bunch of the Benetech team onto digital photography. Just last month, he helped me solve a knotty trademark and web domain challenge. Gerry enabled my life’s work in so many ways!

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Mentoring Copyright Law Photography 167

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. A website that allows nonprofits to set up web-based SupporterWalls of which spots of varying sizes and donation amounts can be purchased by your supporters. SupporterWall :: supporterwall.com. SwipeGood :: swipegood.com.

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Fun Resource Stats Wikipedia 236

Byte Technology

OCTOBER 28, 2016

While many CMSs come and go, for more than five years WordPress has shown itself to be a reliable—and therefore lasting—platform for web design. The post Why WordPress is the Best Choice for your Website CMS appeared first on Byte Technology’s Web Design Insights Blog. Staying Power.

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WordPress Websites Open Source Photography 100

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

Facebook is the largest social network in the world and is becoming increasingly integrated into the Social Web with every passing second. Flickr and Digital Photography: 5 Hours Weekly. Flickr is the largest photo-sharing social networking community on the Web and should be your starting point for your online photo-sharing campaigns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2013

Photo Source: Mlaraevski on Flickr. Kitchen Equipment. For many of your text overlay needs, you can easily create them in PowerPoint and save as a jpg. You will also need to resize your image depending on what channel and how you plan to use it.

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Images PowerPoint Photography PDF 103

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. A website that allows nonprofits to set up web-based SupporterWalls of which spots of varying sizes and donation amounts can be purchased by your supporters. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk. SupporterWall :: supporterwall.com.

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Fun Resource Audio Stats 277

Museum 2.0

MARCH 13, 2013

so I was intrigued when I heard about a recent success from Jeffrey Inscho, Web and Digital Media Manager at Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh. The result of those meetings and brainstorming sessions recently manifested itself in our Forum Gallery as an experimental photography project called Oh Snap! Your Take on Our Photographs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2012

The photos, particularly since TNC’s audience are photography enthusiastic, can become a richer source for compelling photos than stock photos. This means the organization can be more efficient because it has opened up and allowed its network to create content about what they love: nature.

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Conservancy Contest Examples Congo 107

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

But when we scoured the Web for the worst wedding-day outfits on record, there was no recourse: time to right these hilarious wrongs and call in the Fashion Department for some much-needed advice. I marked my 20th anniversary in Flickr and on YouTube with this video (darn the gown doesn’t fit!).

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Relationship Celebrate Network Photography 96

Achieve

MAY 22, 2014

The key is to connect with others on an emotional level, and using beautiful photography or video content is an effective way to do that. Heidi Jewell is a Nashville-based photographer, writer and host/producer on the PBS Digital web series, “You Ought to Know Nashville,” which she launched in partnership with Nashville Public Television.

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Nashville Communication Experiment Photography 40

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 11, 2017

What is responsive web design? According to Wikipedia, or Nielsen Norman Group, an Evidence-Based User Experience Research Firm, responsive web design is an approach to web design aimed at allowing desktop webpages to be viewed in response to the size of the screen or web browser one is using to view a website or webpage.

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Design Websites Mobile Nonprofit 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Give them a name, find a photo of them on a stock photography site and flesh out their biographical details. Facebook ads and surveys are examples of a conviction that effective web communicators hold dear: test your instincts and trust the numbers. Here are three ways to get a clearer sense of your audience. How old are they?

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Analysis Audience Test China 105

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

The foundation of effective photo and video editing is a creative eye and an appreciation of digital photography and video. It’s rare that any web-based activity lasts longer than 30 minutes. Video content needs to be edited and embellished with visual effects, animation, and audio.

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Skills Management Media Social Media 279

NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Photo Credit: Broken Banjo Photography Last year, we tried something new at the Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC): A Demo Stage. This year, the Demo Stage is back, and with a completely sold out schedule of presentations. Plus, of course, lots of amazing prizes!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

The Nature Conservancy has used Flickr Group to host a photo contest on its Web site. We have long known that our members were passionate about photography, and one of their strongest ties to the organization was through the photography that we use on our web site and in our publications.

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Conservancy Flickr Group Interview 56

Museum 2.0

APRIL 20, 2009

I just got home from the Museums and the Web conference in Indianapolis. The people at Museums and the Web are on the forefront of web-based innovative museum practice. The people at Museums and the Web are on the forefront of web-based innovative museum practice. Obtuse labels. Interesting architecture.

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Participatory Museum Web Indianapolis 35

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Avoid using stock photography, since this turns off donors. Include a web address at the beginning and end of the video so you can direct people to where they can make a donation. Consider how the photo subject will reinforce the fundraising campaign message. Here's a great example.

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Storytelling Campaign Digital Tips 66

Connection Cafe

MAY 21, 2009

Our art director, Don Roach and I recently authored an article on successful web site redesigns for our monthly "Connections" newsletter. Redesigning your web site can be a daunting task. Is it simply time to refresh the look-and-feel of a tired and dated web presence?

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Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2014

One thing we use quite a bit at TechSoup for meetings involving our telecommuters is the ReadyTalk audio and web conferencing service. The service allows us to conduct meetings either by phone or if we want to share documents to share them over the web via the ReadyTalk website. You just need a phone to use it. Thank You Marissa Mayer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2011

Providing super transparency into action on the ground through viscerally engaging media (email/video/photography) while providing opportunities for me to act and also socialize with other like-minded folks, are the attraction and loyalty factors. This is troubling given the changing media landscape.

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Model Support Studies Advocacy 104

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 20, 2009

While the majority of experience-based museums like children's and science museums have unrestricted noncommercial photography policies, many collections-based art and history museums continue to maintain highly restrictive photo policies. Conservation: Objects may be damaged by flash photography. But what about visitors?

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Museum Photo Policy Open 54

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2014

With over 15 years study in the practice of digital wizardry, Mikey has worked as a web designer, radio journalist, and travel writer, before finally finding his spiritual home in the moving image. Mikey has published two books, including the Bradt Travel Guide to Bangladesh.

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Care2

JANUARY 13, 2012

Add “pin it” buttons to your blog or web site so your visitors and supporters can create their own pin boards that highlight your cause. Scour the web for yummy recipes your congregants can prepare for the holidays, then pin images of all the yummy dishes that link through to the full recipes. Don’t just pin, repin.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 18, 2016

If that’s your case, see if stock photography is an option. Abstract or macro photography can be very effective if chosen carefully. Many nonprofits struggle with collecting quality images due to either financial restrictions or the nature of their mission.

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Websites Photography Images Attention 35

DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 31, 2021

All colors should be evaluated for compliance so that if they’re used in digital design, web users can see the colors clearly. Photography and Videography: To what extent will you use photography and videography in your branding? Include the exact HEX codes so others can easily replicate these colors.

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Guide Guidelines Nonprofit Mind 52

Forum One

APRIL 28, 2010

It takes time to cultivate through staff, donors, and beneficiaries, and it takes additional effort to organize, adapt, and publish to the web. Provide resources for people to tell stories more effectively: digital cameras, video cameras, audio records, and a solid blogging platform or web site.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

So, I design all of our in-house print and web-content, including proposals, email templates, social media posts, logos, invites, everything. I also read up on a lot of web design blogs, which explain the things you might already be seeing but help identify what’s working and what’s not. Josh: Collecting good photography.

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Design Zambia New York City Interaction 36

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

On giving, Dave Boyce of Fundly , offered a compelling argument for why nonprofits should engage with donors on the social web. Photos: Jim Vetter photography. Happy People Give More and Giving People Are Happier. Approximately $300 billion is donated by individuals in the U.S. every year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2012

Given he his background as founder of Blue State Digital and working with the Dean Campaign and Sunlight Foundation, he tells the story through the lens of political campaigns and movement building on the social web as well as a personal narrative.

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Literacy Chapter Journal Teach 110

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2010

Today I wanted to share some preliminary steps to take when your organization begins thinking about a web site redesign. Finally, any key strategists in your organization that know what types of people visit your web site and who else you want to reach out to. Author: Lacey Kruger.

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