Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2013

TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge is here! All April long, we're putting on events to sharpen your digital storytelling skills. Not quite a 24-hour digital storytelling party, but as close as we can get! Highlights from the day will be captured and shared with everyone.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 3, 2015

The reports listed below are just a small sampling of some of the research available to nonprofits on the subjects of online fundraising and social media. 2015 Digital Outlook Report :: Download. 2014 Nonprofit Storytelling Report :: Download. 2013 Digital Persuasion Report :: Download. Published by M+R and NTEN.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge kicks off this April combining a month of learning and friendly competition into a media-making challenge. More important, they hone their digital storytelling skills and come away with a reusable piece of marketing collateral. Register for all three today.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2012

The theme of this year's conference is "Making Meaning Matter" with panels and discussions on community building and digital media. Sachs also wrote Winning the Story Wars , a book about how nonprofits and other organizations for social good can use storytelling to capture an audience. Image: Ginny Mies.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

In September, the San Francisco Online Community Meetup welcomed Cara Jones , founder of Storytellers for Good , and JD Lasica , chief strategist at Socialbrite. Jones and Lasica spoke on the topic of using storytelling for community building. Principles of Storytelling. Aim for the heart. Image: SusanChavez.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

If you already have social media, see which posts were most popular with your followers and engagers. Someone may have already asked a question on one of your social media posts that could lead to a blog post. Her early career focused on content creation, engagement and digital storytelling work. That’s totally natural.

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NTEN

MAY 1, 2013

nap and dusted the snow off, we want to share the huge outpouring of blog posts, videos, pictures, and other media from the NTEN community. We would love to share it, so if you see any media we missed, please let us know in the comments! What We Learned at NTEN''s 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference , Big Duck NYC.

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NTEN

MAY 7, 2013

nap and dusted the snow off, we want to share the huge outpouring of blog posts, videos, pictures, and other media from the NTEN community. We would love to share it, so if you see any media we missed, please let us know in the comments! What We Learned at NTEN''s 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference , Big Duck NYC.

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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. We want our donors to be advocates. Harrison has over 61.5k

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2013

The TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge is back and there are some great prizes in store for organizations with the most creative, compelling, and entertaining stories. However, before we can talk about prizes or even sending submissions, we need to cover how to create those digital stories.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

If you’re going to the BBCON 2013 Conference starting September 29 th , you should expect a great conference filled some of my favorite nonprofits and campaigners who will be sharing their insights in email marketing, storytelling via multiple channels, and social media wins and fails. 2:15 to 3:30. Monday, September 30.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

TechSoup kicked off its 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge with the webinar Creating a Culture of Storytelling. The webinar provided case studies of how one nonprofit and one library created storytelling cultures within their organizations. on how to get your organization started telling stories digitally.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Think about the way you interact and engage with social media. There's no question that social media gives us the power to easily create, curate, and share the precious moments of our lives. So, whether you are a social wallflower or a busy bee, visual storytelling allows your audience to see and engage with what you want them to.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2014

2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge Participant - KI EcoCenter. Nonprofits can change the world through storytelling. Our live webinar and workshop events are a great way to teach web skills, engage with our community, expand digital media learning, and empower story makers to make impact.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

In previous years, we called it our Digital Storytelling Challenge. We thought we’d ask some past winners to tell us about how they’ve been using their videos and how important storytelling is to their organization. The 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge received many many entries from 12 different countries.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Just in time for TechSoup's Social Media September September , our friends at Idealware have released an update to The Nonprofit Social Media Decision Guide. TechSoup's own social media team weigh in on the report and offer their advice for making wise social media decisions. Where do you start?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

We’re half way into Social Media September , but we’re just getting started! There are several ways for you to get involved in our social media for social good events no matter where you live, since our community is holding both live and virtual gatherings. Morrisville, NC: Social Media for Social Good.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2013

Thankfully, with the power of mobile apps, you can be a photographer, videographer, social media promoter, and a liveblogger for your events. To kick off TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge , we have compiled apps to help you showcase your organization in action. Liveblogging, Curation, and Social Media.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

Digital Storytelling Challenge. NetSquared organizers were jazzed by the Digital Storytelling Challenge. Ten Net2 groups held Digital Storytelling events in their community, with an estimated 360 attendees. Net Tuesday Toronto offers Tales and Tips From Our First "Social Media Surgery" May Events.

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Achieve

JUNE 1, 2015

In this role, he helps petition starters successfully launch national and international campaigns using storytelling, media relations, email marketing, stakeholder engagement and social media. who need to bring more attention to their causes – stories previously not brought to public light before digital and social media.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 24, 2013

Net2Local, TechSoup Global’s grassroots #nptech community-building initiative has (almost) reached the end of 2013. We revive the ever-popular social media surgery format. Hi friends! So, what’s next? Hold on to your pocket protector because things are gonna get busy ! What We Have Planned. It’s the summer!

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Net2Local, TechSoup Global’s grassroots #nptech community-building initiative has almost reached the end of 2013. The most recent one was Social Media September. In the coming months Net2Local will also be participating in the Digital Storytelling Challenge and more social media surgeries. August 2013.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2014

Get hands-on help at a social media surgery, or learn about databases at a meetup or discover the top tech trends of 2014 at one of our panel discussions. Vancouver, Canada: Social Media Success with HootSuite. Portland, OR: Visual Storytelling & Digital Management. January Events. Tuesday, January 14. See you soon!

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

TechSoup Digital Storytelling. The TechSoup Digital Storytelling Contest is here! All April long, we’ll provide your organization with training and resources to tell its story digitally. Join in on the conversation and participate in our tweet chats and webinars around digital storytelling.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2024

He has over 12 years of broadcast TV and digital media marketing and sales expertise that he uses to help promote his auctions online. An award winning professional speaker and storyteller, Cathy is also an accomplished Toastmaster and Toastmaster judge.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2012

This post is by guest blogger Ritu Sharma, who is the executive director of Social Media for Nonprofits. Vancouver, British Columbia – March 2013 TBA. Facebook now boasts over 901 million active users, making it, by population, the world’s third largest country. Seattle, WA – November 1.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Manchester, United Kingdom: MediaCity social media surgery. San Francisco, CA: Let’s Go to the BSR Sustainability Hackathon 2013! Singapore: Clean & Green Hacakathon 2013. Vancouver, Canada: Digital Storytelling Workshop. Friday, November 8. Tuesday, November 12. Thursday, November 14.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

In the digital age, where most traditional storytelling is done over the Internet, attention spans are ever shrinking. National Library of Medicine put the average 2013 attention span at 8 seconds. Stories are also integral parts to any nonprofit organizations and particularly when it comes to fundraising. Time is money.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

Let’s start embracing the fact that the next 20 years will bring tremendous digital transformation in the nonprofit sector. While many nonprofit professionals are digital immigrants , we’ve had 20 years now to learn the language and customs of the digital native world. Stop, Start, and Continue. of total fundraising revenue.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

Don’t forget - despite the structured, sometimes mechanical feel a fundraising plan can have, storytelling does have a place in the planning process. What (if any) connections do we have to influencers in our community, the media, and vis-à-vis our board that we can leverage to amplify our reach? Data source: Giving USA. Your networks.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

It's no secret that we are advocates of digital storytelling at TechSoup. This April our 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge offers resources to sharpen your skills and an opportunity to enter your short video or five-image slide show by April 30 to win awesome prizes! A Jamboree of Tools. Sounding It Out.

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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. Josh: I’m the Digital Strategist, which means I am in charge of everything that touches the internet. WHAT DO BOTH OF YOU DO AT MALARIA NO MORE? . Pratima: I’m the Graphic Designer.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2013

It's easy to see why Twitter wanted a foothold in the video messaging game — dynamic storytelling apps like Instagram and Cinemagram. — Tenovus (@tenovuscancer) January 29, 2013. — Dogs Trust (@DogsTrust) January 25, 2013. — Diabetes UK (@DiabetesUK) March 1, 2013. By Dogs Trust, UK.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

I invite you to have a look at my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends with its handy infographic so you can see how right (or wrong) I am about this year's tech trends. This resource was created and is managed by Heather Mansfield who wrote Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

Since we're three months into the new year, you're welcome to revisit my new-and-improved list of 2013 forecasts for hot nonprofit technology trends as well. Coming immediately after the doGooder Video Awards is TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge (TSDIGS) coming April 1.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

From #batkid to #GivingTuesday, the Next Generation of American Giving to Content Marketing for Nonprofits , storytelling to social fundraising, retention rates to relationship building, the roundup below covers it all (and everything in between). Charles Klein of Crowdvance offers up Six Ways Buddy The Elf Can Help You Reach Millennials.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

I was building social media contacts with progressive policy organizations and conducting a routine communications capacity audit. The combination of traditional media, social media, and mobilizing the local community helped to save their town's post office. I learned a few things from this experience.

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