Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

The Society’s fundraising activities benefit the Talkeetna Bachelor Society’s Fund for Women and Children in Crisis. 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?

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sgEngage

AUGUST 23, 2023

For example, ensure your website reflects: Your mission and vision Your credentials, such as any awards and accreditations your organization has received Innovations and research that you’ve contributed to the healthcare sector Stories compel and inspire support , especially when paired with intriguing visuals like photos and videos.

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sgEngage

JUNE 23, 2022

Accessibility provides several benefits for your organization, including that it: Fosters a more inclusive culture and shows that your nonprofit is welcoming and inclusive for all. Hide decorative-only images (such as stock photos) from being shown to screen readers. Creates a more pleasant user experience for all site visitors.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 21, 2009

Here are some of the benefits of blogging: . Blogging allows you to not only share stories about your work, but post photos, video, and audio fairly easily. For a nonprofit, a blog is an inexpensive way to communicate with lots of people and open up dialog with supporters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2010

For someone with a hectic travel schedule, remote presentations are always welcomed. There is a huge benefit because you save time and travel money. In the past, I have presented remotely using skype audio and video. Last year I audio-skyped into a conference in the UK to present with Steve Bridger.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 21, 2009

Here are some of the benefits of blogging: . Blogging allows you to not only share stories about your work, but post photos, video, and audio fairly easily. For a nonprofit, a blog is an inexpensive way to communicate with lots of people and open up dialog with supporters.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 21, 2009

Here are some of the benefits of blogging: . Blogging allows you to not only share stories about your work, but post photos, video, and audio fairly easily. For a nonprofit, a blog is an inexpensive way to communicate with lots of people and open up dialog with supporters.

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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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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

They were able to benefit from Bloomerang’s intuitive interface, donor-centricity, and custom field functionality. Slack Platform overview: Slack is a messaging platform that enables employees to send and receive multimedia messages, including regular chats as well as audio and video clips. This keeps all conversations focused.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Telling your organization’s story in video does not always require investing in expensive equipment. Advances in technology now mean that many nonprofits most likely have access to basic video storytelling tools. Mobile devices seem to be everywhere and are easily used to take photos and record videos.

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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. 
. Within the HTML for a web page, all photos and graphics have ALT tags, allowing someone with a sight impairment to hear, via their special audio browser, what graphics and photos are on a page. 
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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Some organizations use donor perks or benefits to do this. You can collaborate with other nonprofits in your region or in your issue area to investigate whether you can all offer benefits for each other. As you create or adapt your donor benefits, you may find the list compiled below helpful. Photo and Bio.

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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. So when dealing with media content, how can you ensure that everybody benefits, regardless of who contributes it?

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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

And just because the events of 2020 may have necessitated virtual fundraising, that doesn’t mean it also didn’t come with its own great benefits. To give all donors an at-home virtual screening, consider livestreaming the video online. These categories can be: Most money raised Most shares on a post Most likes Most views on a video.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Using the right virtual events software and also with a little hardware, you can recreate many of your favorite fundraising activities over a livestream to give an experience that’s as close to the real thing as possible while also providing plenty of new and unique benefits. A Gala is a well-known charity fundraising event.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2009

Interviews (written, audio, video). Notes, photos and presentations from events. Notes and photos from your work in the field. Ask readers to share opinions, resources, and content (blog posts, photos, audio, video). posts, photos, video). Post about a range topics (i.e. Press mentions.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Each year, the Tides Foundation awards a $10,000 cash grant to an individual or group who has created an open-source software project that benefits nonprofits and movements of social change. Previous winners have developed open-source applications and systems that are free, shareable, and benefit organizations that work to benefit others.

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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

MARCH 7, 2007

And how do you protect your own digital creations when you put them out there for the benefit of millions of screaming fans? CC takes a three-pronged approach to this: 1) Include credit information in the media itself, for example credits shown at the end of a video or, as in the case of Magnatune , a ???shout-out??? shout-out???

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Our clients benefited from this incredible jump in donations, too! Check out this video to learn more: The Boys and Girls Club of Indianapolis reached 101% of their fundraising goal on Giving Tuesday 2020 by using Qgiv’s platform. Ask local performers to appear on your livestream or send in a video performance recorded ahead of time.

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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. This can make open source solutions philosophically attractive to nonprofits and other social benefit organizations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

99 app allows you to easily create panoramic photos on your smartphone. This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. This tool turns your smartphone or desktop computer into an audio recorder that allows you to easily share audio messages and podasts with your supporters.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 9, 2023

However, there are additional benefits your nonprofit can enjoy by designing an accessible website, including: More site visits. For many organizations, the use case where maintaining these ratios is most difficult is when a photo is used as the background for text, as the image’s color variations create inconsistent contrast.

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Nonprofits Source

DECEMBER 5, 2022

You’ll also want to add high-quality photos, videos, and graphic designs to your website to make your digital presence more visually appealing and demonstrate the tangible impact of your nonprofit’s work. . Captions for audio-based content. You should also provide full transcripts to increase accessibility. . Color contrast.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 30, 2024

Instagram Reels, in particular, offer a dynamic and engaging way to share short, captivating videos that can capture attention and leave a lasting impression. Highlight the tangible benefits your work provides to beneficiaries. Best Practices for Instagram Reels Creating engaging video content for Instagram Reels is an art form.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

These visuals can make abstract numbers more tangible, showing, for example, how many individuals benefited from your services or the scale of volunteer involvement over the course of a year. Photos, videos, and audio clips can make the experiences of those you’ve helped feel more immediate and impactful.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 27, 2008

The channel consisted of a few videos of kids making stuff at camp. If staff start blogging, posting videos and photos, etc., health benefits), the marketing or PR team should create a social media handbook that contains both rules and useful resources. Jeff said, “I don’t have a problem with this. They are in the museum.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Workplace flexibility creates a need for better skills in facilitating virtual meetings and hybrid meetings where some participants are in the room and others participate are using audio-only or video conferencing platform. Use phone line with audio clarity and stability. Turn on your video whenever possible and be camera ready.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 3, 2005

The photo above is the cubicle and workspace of Eric Williams who is a new media designer at the Walker Art Center and one of the staff bloggers who contributes to the Walker New Media Initiative Blog. What do you think the value/benefit of a blog is to your organization? share what is happening with our work candidly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

More Flickr Photos here. What if we were to audio and video record interviews with politicians and put them on the web? Do you see yourself moving into video blogging? Conference Tag: CU08 ConnectingUp Conference Warning: I am live blogging these notes as the conference unfolds.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

There are a number of reasons for this end-of-year surge in donations, including: Generosity stemming from the holiday season A desire to turn over a new leaf going into the new year The opportunity to take advantage of tax benefits for donating before the end of the year. Pictures and videos bring your cause to life. Use visuals.

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 25, 2021

You’ve certainly seen pieces praising the benefits of digital marketing and lamenting the shortcomings of direct mail (or vice versa). Photography: Seek out variety in your photo assets, in both the scenes depicted and the dimensions of the photos. Video: These assets perform particularly well on social media and your website.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Provide engaging content that your supporters want to interact with and share with others— blog posts with human stories, striking images, videos that explain your mission, information on your volunteer program, event invitations, etc. Users create and share short videos overlaid with music and audio.

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

These digital assets can include stock photos, templates for various eLearning elements (ranging from page layouts to learning games), ready-to-use animations, vectors, and more. The type of authoring environment that will benefit your team’s process. Convert existing PowerPoint files into interactive video elements.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2009

cc licensed flickr photo shared by alumroot. Last year at Princeton, we added a Google Map for people to geotag their home location , an invitation to share photos of the number “15? (it We are seeing a great stream of tagged flickr photos from the conference - more than 2400 at last peek. Previously, On NMC….

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Qgiv

APRIL 26, 2021

These are: Event Registration Bidding Software Text Fundraising Livestreaming Platforms Volunteer and Staff Management Online Shop Video Editing Software Graphics Software Event Day Solution Liability Waivers. One of the biggest benefits of text fundraisers is how they empower your event attendees. Texting During Events.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

Then, once the funds are raised, they’ll livestream or post a video of their experience online as proof. Make sure that your peer-to-peer participants complete the challenge, post a video online, use the necessary hashtags, and link their fundraising pages. This will encourage others to also do the challenge and give!

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