Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2010

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. I spoke for five minutes and then Steve served as the moderator and ask questions in the room and had me answer. (Here’s a video ).

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AFP Blog

MARCH 14, 2013

Video Chatting Connects Operations | The NonProfit Times : Laura Quinn, executive director and founder of Portland, Maine-based Idealware, said that Skype is ideal for organizations that have a lot of remote partners. It’s a free way to do video conferencing,” said Quinn.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

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. Bravo enables brands to capture user-generated videos directly from the Web. CharityRadio is a live weekly radio program that you listen to over your mobile phone.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Branding themselves as the “Play” button for the Web, Wibbitz automatically converts text-based posts and articles into engaging, interactive videos so your supporters “never have to read again.” Vine is Twitter’s mobile app that can be used to create and share 6-second videos on Twitter. Vine :: vine.co.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

CharityRadio is a live weekly radio program that you listen to over your mobile phone. Listeners opt-in to receive a phone call at show time and no dial-in is required. This website allows users to build visually appealing interactive timelines using video, audio, images, location, social media, and timestamps.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 10, 2014

If you’re trapped by your desk phone, walk away with the Sennheiser OfficeRunner wireless headset and handset lifter. The 400-foot range, 12-hour charge, Skype compatibility, and secure encryption let you move around the office. Skype Credits Help You Save on Calls. Record training webinars and save them as video files.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Ideal for activist organizations, CrowdVoice allows organizers to create “Voices” of protest where users can monitor and contribute links, photos, and videos of protests worldwide. This website allows users to build visually appealing interactive timelines using video, audio, images, location, social media, and timestamps.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

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. Bravo enables brands to capture user-generated videos directly from the Web. This website tracks what sites are the most popular in the world today. Animoto :: animoto.com.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 16, 2015

Microsoft Lync is a unified communications application that lets users talk to each other in a variety of ways, using instant messaging, voice, or video. It can also incorporate your entire office's phone system. You can use ReadyTalk to host webinars for internal training or for audio and video conferencing services.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2012

To quote a somewhat recent YouTube blog piece , "if a picture is worth a thousand words, then is a video worth a million?" Storytelling with Mobile Video. It's reasonably easy to upload videos to Facebook or YouTube even without the phone being on a data plan. " May well be. No problem.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2015

A common scenario is where the majority of meeting participants in one location, a conference room, and are trying to collaborate with a handful of invisible partners on the other end of phone line or video conference call. This can happen even if your organization is using video conferencing. The exercise teaches empathy.

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Tech Soup

MAY 27, 2011

Watchitoo — The new tool behind the TechSoup NPlive web series offers video from many sources integrated with images, YouTube and social chat, Q&A, and webinar tools including a collaborative whiteboard. Skype — Offering an easy way to talk to anyone with an Internet connection for free, Skype.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2011

Instant messaging services, including those integrated with Skype and Google mail, are great for quick, up-to-the-minute communications. Longer conversations can benefit from conference calling accounts like BetterWorld Telecom or video conferencing , much like what is offered by Skype, Google Chat, Citrix or Watchitoo.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

GB), streaming an hour of high-definition video (1 to 2 GB), or making Skype-to-Skype calls (3 MB per minute). mobile Connecting to the Internet nonprofit tech planning nptech Running Your Organization mobile phones data' Limit the most data-intensive uses to the office whenever possible.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2013

We used Google Hangout because they found it was more robust for video, audio, and screen sharing in that remote location. During the presentation, we had participants jot down questions on index cards and those were used by the facilitators to lead the discussion.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 31, 2008

But interestingly, Yugma is now integrated with Skype, which totally changes the whole audio on a separate channel issue. It does mean that everyone who is involved in a webinar needs to install Skype – but that seems to be a minor issue, to my mind. But, you can’t use the Skype edition on Linux yet, either.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 26, 2014

" Check out the video of the event. Please visit the site to view this video). This can be a quick Skype chat or phone call, or an open "town hall"-type forum where online volunteers and community members can connect with each other. Why Volunteers? Hint: It's NOT About Saving Money. You ask them!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Need a good vlogging (video blogging) tool? Try YouCam , a video and photo capture app with a built-in editor. Microsoft acquired Skype last year so the voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service has a brand new look for Windows 8. MetroTwit is a stylish Twitter client with a design inspired by Windows 8 user interface.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

And even when you are meeting on Skype or a conference call, the basics of good meetings apply. Even with video, it’s hard to tell when it’s your turn. Many meetings today have both people at the table and people on the phone or Internet. If that’s likely, don’t ask everyone to be on video.

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Tech Soup

MAY 4, 2009

Have you used instant messaging (IM), Skype, or Wimba video conferencing to collaborate with a others far away? In our office, I'm usually logged on to Skype and AIM (or Pidgin ) most of my days in order to answer quick questions from co-workers whether I'm working from home, traveling, or simply down the hall. read more.

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Gyrus

MAY 31, 2016

This widespread adoption of mobile phones as well as other mobile devices such as tablets, e-reader, etc. Video-Based Training: Video streaming has been around for quite some time, however, the new millennium has seen a sudden upsurge in the online streaming space, with YouTube becoming the second popular search engine after Google.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

The concept was genius — providing an app and free cell phone to the individuals in exchange for filling out the surveys. Completing the survey would get them more cell phone time. The concept included enlisting a telco partner who would provide the phones and data cards. My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Their meeting featured a special conversation via Skype with girls in South Africa as part of the Girl Up Campaign’s emphasis on uniting girls around the world. You can see it in the video above, well worth watching. Together they discussed their personal challenges and accomplishments as leaders in their fields.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

The last part, a community publishing platform, is something we are working on with the Connexions Project and a brief video about it is here. Example of Partham Books on mobile phones. Channels used: Twitter, Skype, Blog. In our attempt to do so, we have managed to license some of our books under Creative Commons licenses.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Ideal for activist organizations, CrowdVoice allows organizers to create “Voices” of protest where users can monitor and contribute links, photos, and videos of protests worldwide. This website allows users to build visually appealing interactive timelines using video, audio, images, location, social media, and timestamps.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The folks at Fundwriter have a quick walkthrough video. I’ve scheduled some time in my calendar for us to talk on the phone about this opportunity: [INSERT CALENDAR LINK]. Please let me know if you would like to get together in person or via Skype. Would it make sense for us to get together in person or via Skype?

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 17, 2008

Use when recording with Skype. $42 42 on Amazon Skype Podcast Recording Software Skype [link] (Skype to Skype is free. You can pay monthly, or as you go if you call from Skype to a phone). Logitech ClearChat Pro USB Headset.

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Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2011

For office phones Avi Kaplan recommends Google Voice and a service I hadn't hear of called Toktumi. For chat and video conferencing he recommends Google Talk , Skype , TinyChat , and Apple's iChat , which lets you control another person's desktop to provide remote support. Eventbrite event management and ticketing.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Skype - Skype's video conferencing abilities are a great way to have free long distance or international phone calls to family or friends. As my Grandmother became more familiar with the way that Facebook works, she's become more comfortable posting her own content.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 14, 2014

Lookout - a security app that can shutdown and locate a lost or stolen phone remotely. shares the Internet on my phone with a PC, Mac or tablet. I can tether the phone via USB cable, Bluetooth, or WiFi. Photoshop Express - for photo editing on my phone. Skype - for instant messaging and also video calls.

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Tech Soup

JULY 12, 2012

In today’s world of dispersed meetings, web conferencing allows presenters and participants to securely engage with one another through real-time video. There are a number of web conferencing options on the market today, as well as freebies like Skype and Google Hangout. Web Conferencing. Adobe Connect.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 28, 2009

Session Description: With portable music players, smart phones, and cheap bandwidth everywhere, more and more online marketers are turning to podcasting as a powerful way to extend the reach of their brands and engage supporters. USB headset, dynamic or condenser mics, soundboard, mobile devices, video recording, etc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2011

A colleague recently shared this video that pokes fun of the “always on, gotta share everything on social networks&# lifestyle for many people here in America. Only Skype and Gizmo offer encryption for voice conversations, and then only if you are calling another VoIP user, as opposed to a mobile or landline telephone.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Consider interviewing volunteers with a video chat or conferencing tool, like Zoom or Skype. Depending on the platform, you can even include photos or videos to tell your story. You can even provide a quote or video made by the community that the volunteers have helped for a more intimate thank you. Phone/text banking.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2015

Design tall buildings, create training videos, and more with Autodesk's Ultimate suites. Adobe's powerful tools allow you to create beautiful images and videos to enhance your print materials, websites, social media, invitations, and more. Build out your phone system with BetterWorld Telecom. TechSoup has those, too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

The group’s leader is Martin Brookes , a British economist at a hedge fund, who got the idea after a phone call. Or if you are good self-learner and just need to learn a few techniques for creating charts in excel, here’s some terrific video tutorials. But a British outfit called Pro Bono Economics is giving away its services.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2008

The video blogging community also donated some video cameras for the school too.). Students are picked by lottery and attend daily for six weeks to learn word processing and spread sheets, and see a bit of the internet on the school's one very slow connection, a cell phone. Hey, a girl can dream can't she?

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