Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Emerging Leaders Playbook Toolkit -The toolkit includes highly practical meeting facilitation “recipes” to help build skills in managing self, teams, and organizational culture.The facilitator agendas are designed for beginner or novice facilitators.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

They just say “yes” to every person who calls asking for help when they should occasionally say “no.” The strategic planning process can help you and your team acknowledge your limits and set realistic, measurable goals. Libraries often have conference rooms you can reserve. Maybe you want to serve 150, then 175, and then 200.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2017

They're built to help you gain speed and competency with design software and best practices. Nonprofits and libraries are consistently tapped (and drained) to leverage creative talents and produce palatable brochures, logos, web pages, presentations, and annual reports — just to name a few — with little budget.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 29, 2020

Adding video production tools to your belt can help you overcome a number of challenges that video production is faced with. To help you make the decision that is best for you, we’ve compiled this list of the 10 best video production tools for virtual events. . Biteable can help with both video making and video editing.

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Tech Soup

MAY 8, 2017

TechSoup is justifiably famous for our product donations, but we also have great digital and in-person training resources for your charity, foundation, or library. Tech Training for Nonprofit and Library Staff. Adobe Absolute Beginners: Create a Fundraiser Invitation Using InDesign. Adobe Absolute Beginners: Photoshop.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

The course will also walk you through creating a brand book for your nonprofit or library. Stay tuned for our Design for Nondesigners 201, coming soon, which will build on this beginner course. We offer Adobe absolute beginners courses that help you build elementary, foundational design skills in Adobe's Creative Cloud programs.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2016

Spring forward into technology for your nonprofit or library during March! Fertilize your fundamental Adobe Photoshop skills at Wes Holing's 60-minute webinar for advanced Photoshop beginners on Thursday, March 10. Attend this webinar and help your Photoshop skills bloom this spring. Help Your Data Skills Flower.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 29, 2016

It’s easy to use and intuitive and a great option for beginners wanting to test out their new site. This is important because, while you site may render quickly on a desktop computer, it’s important it also does so on smartphones, tablets etc.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2012

Libraries and nonprofits rely on philanthropy and grants to further their mission, but finding funding for new projects can be a challenging process. They offer free online training resources to help libraries and nonprofits navigate the world of philanthropic giving. How does your organization find funding?

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AccelEvents

JUNE 29, 2020

Adding video production tools to your belt can help you overcome a number of challenges that video production is faced with. To help you make the decision that is best for you, we’ve compiled this list of the 10 best video production tools for virtual events. . Biteable can help with both video making and video editing.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 20, 2023

This method is most helpful for gifts like vehicles, stocks, furniture, or other significant donations. It’s helpful to include a brief note on the condition of the item, like identifying whether it’s used or new, to back up its valuation. This will be helpful if there are questions later.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2013

Watch a replay of TechSoup's Short Evaluations of Real Websites webinar to hear expert feedback on nonprofit and library websites. These articles and products can help you build your website from the ground up as well as inspire enhancements or new features on an existing site. Website Building, Planning, and Management.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

Brand Personality : XYZ has a fun and helpful tone. This helps the AI understand your requirements better and provide a relevant response. This can help prevent overly verbose outputs and encourage more concise ideas. XYZ’s founder was originally a comedian.

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Tech Soup

MAY 25, 2012

Since we launched our donation program in 2002, TechSoup has saved nonprofits and libraries in the United States and around the world over $3 billion dollars in IT expenses. The whole team here at TechSoup continues to work each day to help organizations like yours put more of your hard-earned dollars toward helping your communities.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Perfect your photography with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC and Adobe Photoshop CC — the most powerful photography tools for beginners and professionals. Lightroom CC is helpful for managing and editing entire collections of photos from one place. You can sort, tag, and edit entire sets of photos to help stay organized.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Ask for your board or community’s help. For inspiration, it can be helpful to peruse the websites of similar organizations in your community. Step 2: Ask for your board or community’s help. Not every grant tool can do this, but you may find ones that are helpful in this regard. This reflection should help ground you.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Ask for your board or community’s help. For inspiration, it can be helpful to peruse the websites of similar organizations in your community. Step 2: Ask for your board or community’s help. Not every grant tool can do this, but you may find ones that are helpful in this regard. This reflection should help ground you.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

If your organization falls in this range, you may be interested in free, discounted, or affordable software solutions to help carry out your strategies while staying within budget. Often, they had to pay a consultant to help them set up their database and teach them how to use it.

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Tech Soup

JULY 28, 2014

For educational nonprofits, schools, and libraries, Raspberry Pi is very useful for teaching students about electronics, computing, and many other technical subjects for a price that's far less than a new computer. Libraries have also experimented with replacing terminals with smaller footprint Raspberry Pi computers.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2013

For nonprofits, libraries, and their constituents, training is esse ntial to keep knowledge and skills up to date. Whether your organization is training its own staff in nonprofit management, or teaching others technical skills, TechSoup can help you get started. Organize software trainings for your library computer lab.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Live topics, which are now available in an on-demand library , included networking transformation, SD-WAN, and mobile edge computing. . To accommodate this shift, Cisco used its powerful event technology to bring together Cisco Live as a two-day virtual event. This hybrid event had 22,000 attendees tune in over 45 days.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Free video services like Instagram and Vine that feature short videos now attract millions of users, offering nonprofits, charities, and libraries an opportunity to connect with new audiences. Help , a nonprofit dedicated to helping other nonprofits tell their stories through film and video. A beginner's guide to Vine.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 10, 2013

This newly updated image- and video-editing bundle runs on Windows machines or Macs, and is now available to eligible nonprofits, charities, and public libraries through TechSoup. If you need granular details on which features are included in Photoshop Elements vs. Photoshop CS6 before making your decision, these articles may help.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

We hear from young nonprofits and libraries all the time, and we know that making wise and affordable technology investments can play a vital part in building and growing an organization. Plus: we also offer numerous free learning resources to help you better manage your staff, volunteers, and business consultants.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2011

easyLearning's Course Library includes 1,500 online courses in professional development, information technology and "desktop skills" such as Microsoft Office and Windows. Courses are offered in levels from beginner to advanced, so you can get a basic introduction to a topic or develop more in-depth expertise.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Live topics, which are now available in an on-demand library , included networking transformation, SD-WAN, and mobile edge computing. . To accommodate this shift, Cisco used its powerful event technology to bring together Cisco Live as a two-day virtual event. This hybrid event had 22,000 attendees tune in over 45 days.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

On one hand, you’re able to help more people and expand the reach of your mission. Making wise and affordable technology investments can help in all of this. Human resources software can save you time, reduce paperwork, and help you get rid of paper HR files once and for all. Coordinate Your Staff and Office.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 11, 2013

This newly updated image- and video-editing bundle runs on Windows machines or Macs, and is now available to eligible nonprofits, charities, and public libraries through TechSoup. Choosing the Right Software. TechSoup also offers professional-level image-editing software from Adobe: Photoshop Extended CS6 (for both Windows and Mac ).

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2011

The TechSoup Digital Storytelling Event offered an interesting example of a great tweet in that the campaign kicked off with a question posed on Twitter that gave followers an opportunity to share information and resources, opening up an engaging conversation on the topic of using video for nonprofits and libraries. Bites of Wisdom.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We’re here to help. While we can’t tell you exactly which website builder would be best for you and your nonprofit—and we would love to—we hope that this list of 10 top options currently available will help you make your decision. Don’t worry! Features Neon Websites is a website builder that was designed solely for use by nonprofits.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

Donors want to know what good their money is doing in changing lives, not helping you meet an arbitrary goal or purchasing a new soap dispenser in your building’s bathroom. Maybe your organization helped over one hundred hurricane survivors find temporary housing. Say “ You can help this mother and son find a temporary home.”

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Constituent relationship management (CRM) tools can help you keep track of donors as well as your organization's other constituents. CitySoft is a web-based CRM and content management system for eligible nonprofits and public libraries. Guide by Cell can help you optimize your website for mobile donors. Grantseeking.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 17, 2023

As you get more members to engage with your pitch, they can help your proposal during the discussion portion of your meeting to get your proposal approved. Knowing what you want to achieve helps you better understand where you should start your presentation! Brand your presentation Branding is your organization’s identity.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

Whether you need help planning a social media strategy, conducting a social media audit, or drafting reports to prove results to leadership, we’ve got you covered. Our curated list of industry-leading templates is guaranteed to help with your next social media campaign. Social Media Marketing Templates. What We Can Learn.

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2011

For those of you just getting started, check out our Nonprofit Social Media 101 curriculum for beginners, which has examples, tips, and videos about getting started with and managing your social media presence. We've also collected other resources to help you navigate the social media sea. Check out our helpful webinar.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Grameen compiles and crunches the data and delivers vital information back to subsistence farmers via text message - like crop prices and weather info to that help them make the best decisions about their farm and future. I like Search Engine Watch’s Twitter Analytics: A Beginner's Guide. Data Mapping and Visualization.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

The Over the Edge organization can help organize this for you. Lock-ins – A lock-in at a school or a library with your supporters and their families can be a fun idea. Chores for charity – Families will love having a little help around the house. Participants must raise a minimum amount to be able to go “over the edge.”

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