Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Ensure that when potential new followers land on your Facebook Page, the design of your cover photo and your avatar is visually compelling. It’s for this reason that your avatar should be well-designed, not include text that is too small to read in the News Feed, or show any obvious errors in cropping.

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The Verge

MARCH 8, 2021

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge. Facebook’s future virtual reality headsets should capture users’ facial expressions for more realistic digital avatars, says CEO Mark Zuckerberg. You want to make sure that the device has all the sensors to animate realistic avatars.”.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

1) Your avatar is cropped, shrunk, blurry, or too small to make an impact. Your nonprofit’s avatar is the brand identity upon which your social media campaigns are built and resources should be allocated to ensure that it’s visually compelling and memorable. 10) Your Flickr stream has hundreds of photos named “ jpeg.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Enter your nonprofit’s tagline and upload your square avatar. Add an “Introduction” and upload at least five photos. You need to then visit your new Google+ Page and select “Edit Profile” to add an introduction and upload five of your best square photos: 5.

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2021

A new startup called SwoonMe aims to fix the problem with superficial dating apps, where users primarily make decisions based on how someone looks in their photos. To use the app, you take a selfie which SwoonMe converts into an avatar. As they communicate, their avatar will slowly unveil their real photo.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

Mashable wrote up thorough post on Instagram’s new profile pages for Desktop last week, but I wanted to emphasize four points useful for nonprofits: 1) The photos in banner across the top of the new profiles are automatically generated from the photos you have uploaded using Instagram’s mobile apps.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2022

Digital avatar startup Genies , known its for high-profile partnerships with celebrities such as Justin Bieber, Migos and Cardi B, has just released its long-anticipated NFT storefront, “The Warehouse.” Second, he added, avatars allow people to have ownership and individuality within the digital world.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Hire a graphic designer to design a square avatar(s). Write content and secure photos for website pages. Create and organize photos into collections and sets. Write content and secure photos for blog pages. Select mobile photo-sharing app and download. Create a Google account. Sign up for Google Alerts. 1) Website.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 19, 2014

Invest in quality graphic design for your Avatar (a.k.a. Prioritize uploading photos over sharing links. Research consistently demonstrates that photos receive more engagement than any other type of post – despite Facebook’s insistence otherwise. Profile Picture), Timeline Cover, and Tab Icons.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

His quick response promising better avatars for the actual launch speaks to just how much appearances do matter in these situations. “Our bigger vision is to connect the metaverse through avatars,” said Timmu Toke, co-founder and CEO, Ready Player Me, in an interview. It can also work off 3D images.

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The Verge

AUGUST 12, 2021

Photo: Nickelodeon. It’s been some time since we’ve heard news about Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender , but today the streaming company is finally revealing details: namely, the cast for some major roles.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

” Beyond that, only add information and photos that you’re comfortable sharing with others: Again, to re-iterate Google Profiles are public and the information you add to your Google Profile can be viewed by others when you are participating in various Google Products. Upload at least five photos to your Google+ Profile.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

In practice, for every five status updates, posts, or tweets, four should be related to storytelling (through blogs, website articles, video, photos, stats, and quotes), while only one should be a direct ask such as a marketing or fundraising pitch. Visually compelling photos uploaded to Twitter double retweet rates.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

For example: Success stories , Campaign updates , Photo essays , Useful tips and advice. Your NGO has a visually compelling avatar that is used consistently on all social networks. Donors and followers will associate your NGO with your avatar. Small NGOs should blog or publish news stories at least twice monthly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2014

Prioritize uploading photos over sharing links. Upload a larger version the photo and then share. You can upload them as posts or as cover photos on Google+ Pages. See the Sierra Club’s Google+ Page to view an example of an animated.GIF being used as a cover photo. Google+ is a visual social network.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 9, 2014

Schedule the tweet chat at least one month in advance and create a page on their website or blog that details the date, time, and topic and highlights their nonprofit’s Twitter username, the tweet chat hashtag, and special guests that will participate in the tweet chat (include their Twitter usernames and avatars).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

In fact, I used them for this blog (see upper-right), but please ignore the silly photo in the Fotolia ad. A free, fun mobile photo-sharing iPhone App that turns your mobile photos instantly in art. Users simply take a photo with their iPhone and add special editing and art effects with one tap. Instagram :: instagr.am.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

In fact, I used them for this blog (see upper-right), but please ignore the silly photo in the Fotolia ad. A free, fun mobile photo-sharing iPhone App that turns your mobile photos instantly in art. Users simply take a photo with their iPhone and add special editing and art effects with one tap. Instagram :: instagr.am.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

Add your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your Google+ Profile picture. Upload your nonprofit’s avatar as one (or all five) of your featured profile photos. Photos and slideshows. “+1″ other’s posts as your nonprofit to increase exposure of your avatar and to foster good will.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Add your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your Google+ Profile picture. Upload your nonprofit’s avatar as one (or all five) of your featured profile photos. Photos and slideshows. “+1″ other’s posts as your nonprofit to increase exposure of your avatar and to foster good will.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2010

on their Twitter avatars, and then spread them throughout the Twitterverse. TwitPic : TwitPic lets you share photos on Twitter. For an example, see UNICEF’s TwitPic Page: twitpic.com/photos/UNICEF. Twibbon : Twibbon allows your followers to embed ribbons, icons, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 25, 2011

Beyond that, only add information and photos that you’re comfortable sharing with others. Add a your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your Google Profile picture. Even though Google Profiles must be individuals, you can still help brand your nonprofit by adding your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your profile picture: 5.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Use a Horizontal Avatar. LinkedIn Groups are the only community discussed in this book that uses a rectangular avatar instead of a square one. If you name your group after your nonprofit, then your horizontal logo is fine for your LinkedIn group’s avatar. It needs to be a strong avatar that makes a solid first impression.

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Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Synthesia One of the leading AI video creation platforms, Synthesia , allows users to generate professional training videos using AI-generated avatars. Key Benefits of AI Video Tools : AI avatars simplify video production. It can automatically remove backgrounds, improve photo quality, and generate customized designs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

A website that allows you to create an image with a mosaic of your Twitter Followers’ avatars. Twibbon is a tool that allows your supporters on Twitter and Facebook to add a micro version of your nonprofit’s avatar to their profile pics. It’s good for branding your nonprofit and protecting the copyright of your photos.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2014

A featured avatar and header image. A Featured video section and the ability to create photo slideshows. Until then, below is a draft design of the new profiles ( submit your feedback ) that will be launched in conjunction with the new.NGO Global Directory. ONG Profile Includes: 1. A section to feature recent news and blog posts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

To be successful on the Social Web, nonprofits need to have a presence on mutliple social networks and should be consistently creating content that can be shared on the Social Web, such as blog posts, photos, and videos. You need a good avatar. Social media is not free!

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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. In fact, I used them for this blog (see upper-right), but please ignore the silly photo in the Fotolia ad. Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

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. Animoto enables users to turn their photos, video clips, and music into videos that can be uploaded to YouTube and shared on the Social Web.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Early on, it became clear that photos and videos could make or break a Movember campaign. A heavily commented photo will show up in people’s news feeds (because of all the activity), which can really help promote the message. Sample Communications Really Help. Being a Tease Helps.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

Not everyone is a natural-born Twitterer, and it may take time to find the right person at your nonprofit to be the voice(s) behind your Twitter avatar, but it’s worth the investment of resources. Time and resources permitting, you can then expand to also using tools like TwitPic and Facebook Photos. LinkedIn: 5 Hours Weekly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 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. FotoFlexer is a free Web-based photo-editing tool that allows you to cut, crop, resize, and embed text and logos onto your photos.

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The Verge

MARCH 1, 2021

Background Music - Avatar. As well as scanning documents, the feature can also be used to take photos. Simply select “Take Photo” rather than “Scan Documents” from the menu and tap the shutter button on your mobile device to capture an image.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 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. Animoto enables users to turn their photos, video clips, and music into videos that can be uploaded to YouTube and shared on the Social Web.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Upload more photos. If you want to maximize your Facebook ROI to increase likes and comments, then you need to be uploading more photos with links posted inside your status updates rather than simply posting links. It’s easier and more powerful to use Twitter’s mobile app to upload and archive photos and videos to Twitter.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Amazon just launched its new Made for You custom clothing service in the US that requires users to upload their measurements and two photos to create a “virtual body double.” Amazon Made for You requires two head-to-toe photos taken by the Amazon app, showing the front and back of your torso.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 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. FotoFlexer is a free Web-based photo-editing tool that allows you to cut, crop, resize, and embed text and logos onto your photos.

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