Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

Submitted by Chad Norman, publisher of I dig webby things.and I bet you do too So much of social media and relationship marketing revolves around storytelling, and this is especially true for nonprofits. These artists are all great examples of how media can be used for social change - as a vehicle for storytelling. And he did it well.

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MAY 25, 2010

Infographics are to data what storytelling is to an annual report: a more engaging way to help bring attention and understanding to your nonprofit’s cause. Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Non-profit Communications images application. read more ).

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 3, 2010

You can find notes from a couple participants here and here ; and use #cgen10 to find tweets and other content tagged from the event. Digital storytelling means everyone has the power to capture and share stories – how are you empowering your community to write their own history? View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Mark your calendars for TechSoup Global's Digital Storytelling Online Event ! The Digital Storytelling Online Event discussions will occur in the TechSoup forums with expert hosts from the webinars. Here's how you can you participate: There are a number of ways that you can engage in the free Digital Storytelling Event.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

TechSoup Global, the leading technology place for nonprofits, just announced it will kick off their annual Online Digital Storytelling Challenge January 13, 2011. Tags: Event Multimedia & Graphics Online Activism Online Fundraising Using the Web and Internet. said Amy Sample Ward of NetSquared, a program of TechSoup.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Content that focuses on thought leadership, rather than inspirational storytelling, best serves the tone of the LinkedIn community. Tagging corporate sponsors and partners. For example, this post by the Houston Food Bank tags and shows appreciation for their sponsor , CVS Health. For example: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 14, 2009

Now to dig into this topic because it combines a couple of interest - storytelling with social media and working in a networked way. Lina offers a concise definition of Transmedia Storytelling , a concept and term coined by Henry Jenkins. It’s likely time to add storytelling to the task list.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

For Mercy Corps, that meant storytelling. Tags: Newsletter NPTech NTEN roger burks Social Media Communications. We didn't have to do anything radically different from what we were doing on our own website. We simply needed to make Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube an extension of what we were already doing and saying.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 24, 2009

After a generous grant from the Center For Digital Storytelling , Morgan has already gotten his ticket over and is looking for further funding (in between working on some other, paying web projects) to support the trip. Tags: community socialchange storytelling collaboration europe friend fundraising trip uk.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 21, 2010

Tags: case studies socialchange storytelling beth kanter netsquared nten social change social media sxswi. We’ll choose three to highlight in our session, and we’ll share all the stories we can on our sites and at We Are Media. Submit your Social Media for Social Good story today!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

You might want to hire a photographer for events, then get participant’s permission to tag them in photos on social media. 6) Use video and live streaming for storytelling. This can be very influential, convincing friends and family to become members. There are dozens of ways that you can do this. Run competitions and giveaways.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2012

In this year's Third Annual Digital Storytelling Challenge , powered by Lights. You’ll get to meet some of our local judges, see dozens of the best videos and photo stories, and connect with fellow digital storytellers. WHAT: Awards and Screening Party for the TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge. TAG: #TSDIGS.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 21, 2009

Today was the first webinar in the Storytelling & Social Media series from NTEN and TechSoup Global. Today’s webinar focused on the building blocks of social meda; things like tagging, RSS and how to get started finding the conversations taking place online. tags: nonprofit nptech ). How do you create a tag?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

Tag Partners and Corporate Sponsors. Partners and corporate sponsors are notified if they are tagged in your posts. Customized for small nonprofits on a limited budget, the Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits webinar highlights current trends in using social media for fundraising, advocacy, and storytelling.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

" Try These Dynamic Digital Storytelling Platforms | Community Organizer 2.0 – "Nonprofit organizations can tell the best stories. Here are my top digital storytelling platforms and tools for your nonprofit to try out in 2010."

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 23, 2008

NTEN & TechSoup have teamed up to deliver a series of webinars on storytelling and social media - and I’m the presenter for the first one! We’ll cover social bookmarking, tagging, RSS and more, plus the tools you can start using for free to do it all. First, what’s a web-inar? More Information and Register Now!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2009

Tags: socialchange storytelling allforgood socialactions video youtube. This is your chance to help! Learn more about how to submit your nonprofit’s volunteer opportunity or how to help a nonprofit at YouTube’s Video Volunteers program.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2012

In this year's Third Annual Digital Storytelling Challenge , powered by Lights. You’ll get to meet some of our local judges , see dozens of the best videos and photo stories, and connect with fellow digital storytellers. We were overwhelmed with the talent and stories you all shared with us! RSVP on Meetup or Facebook !

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Last night, we held our Digital Storytelling Challenge Awards Party here at TechSoup headquarters in San Francisco. Tags: Multimedia & Graphics Online Activism Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0 Third Place: Tabor Kalaka 2009 by The Community Foundation of Odorheiu Secuiesc awarded Adobe Production software.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 9, 2010

The writing process for the book: Expository vs storytelling. Tags: liveblogging 10ntc bethkanter events networked nonprofit networking. This session will take a look about these trends and how nonprofits can equipment themselves to be networked nonprofits. —— [link]. Different brains – visual vs words. Reflection.

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 19, 2015

In a word, storytelling , relating a message to supporters that is both engaging and leads them to take action. Successful non-profits, therefore, know how important storytelling is to their ultimate mission, and they utilize the digital tools that help them achieve this goal. Picktochart.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 3, 2011

The Big Picture: Storytelling through Video and Photos. What about Categories and Tags? How to Launch a Twitter Fundraising Campaign. Final Words: Everywhere a Tweet, Tweet. Nonprofit Examples of Excellence and Google This! . Chapter 5 YouTube and Flickr. Getting Started with Video. Producing and Editing Videos. The Mobile Web.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 21, 2009

You may have heard about TechSoup's Digital Storytelling Online Event that's been going on all month. We received over 100 submissions from nonprofits and libraries around the country (and world) who've shared their digital stories in video , photo , and GoldMail formats for the Digital Storytelling Challenge! Hope to see you tonight!

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Tech Soup

JULY 28, 2009

They have a terrific recap of a recent Net Tuesday held in Toronto that was focused on online storytelling with video. Tags: Multimedia & Graphics Online Recruitment Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0 If you've not visited their blog yet, you should, regardless of where you are. read more. Tools Web 2.0

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 8, 2009

Tags: tsne video management vlog resources storytelling nonprofit. Deborah says she’s hoping, “that we’ll eventually be able to add Seesmic to the mix, so that nonprofit professionals can use their web cameras to add comments and follow-up questions, thus sparking a real exchange of knowledge.&#.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 24, 2010

We know storytelling is important for grant applications and fundraising appeals, how is it most useful in marketing? Tags: interview marketing best practice fundraising storytelling. It’s like they just want to quietly blend in, when what they really need to do with their marketing is stand out!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Tags: Accessible Technology Hardware Marketing Multimedia & Graphics Online Seminar Software Training Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0 One of our newest partners, Flip Video , joined TechSoup's donation program this week and is offering low-cost, handheld video cameras to nonprofits for this very purpose.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2009

Donnie Claudino (pictured), TechSoup Canada's Marketing Manager, brought a lesson about how to use storytelling in online media. He began by sharing his own story: as an American, he found himself wanting to immigrate to Canada and used storytelling to land a job. Tags: Accessible Technology. Simply ask them.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 15, 2009

If you haven't done so already, you've got to check out the submissions we've received so far for the Digital Storytelling Online Event that's been open all month. We've extended the Digital Storytelling Challenge deadline over the weekend so you've got until Monday morning (9 a.m. But don't worry.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 16, 2010

I’ve helped local community groups set up Ning communities online as a way to start building resources, connections, and storytelling in a local geographic community. Tags: campaigns community community management free ning tools. And I see it working. Educators : This is not a new issue for this group.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 10, 2009

Storytelling via Email (3/26/2009). Tags: email marketing marketing webinar emailcampaigns nten events. Session Series includes: Getting to Know Your Online Stakeholders: Who are They and What Do They Want from You? (3/12/2009). 3/12/2009). Evaluating your Email Marketing Efforts for Success (4/2/2009). >

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2007

For Next Week's NpTech Tag Summary. Or more specifically, the limitations of using tagging in managing large collections of photographs in institutions. Digital Storytelling, Media, and Communications. Technorati Tags: stopcyberbullying There's a lot of resources, ideas, and discussion over at Stop Cyberbullying Site.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Don’t be a photo tag spammer either! It’s a good practice to occasionally tag important partners and sponsors in image tweets, but doing so often will only annoy them. 3) Tweet content that inspires engagement. It’s hard to get noticed on Twitter without purchasing ads even if you have a large following.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

In conjunction with the third annual TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge , we are offering three free webinars to ensure you know the nuts and bolts of all the stages of production — and get your questions answered by the experts. How to upload, tag, and describe your video in order to get it seen.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 31, 2009

Tags: Non-profit technology nptech online community Video collaboration media. Gayle Thorsen has some great ideas for how non-profits can use VoiceThread to engage their supporters in a compelling, collaborative online story — and you’ll have plenty of your own ideas, when you see what VoiceThread can do! read more ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Tags: storytelling. I’ve been an active member of the Slideshare community, sharing, browsing, and collaborating on content and watching how nonprofits use the platform from about November 2006. Today, I have over 200 presentations in my account, some with tens and thousands of views. Presentations [.].

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2019

Look how Selfies With AEDs saw their social media ambassador was posting from the city where a partner organization is located and took the opportunity to tag the partner (and share their advocacy campaign in the process). Instead, look for moments when you can further connect people, or add some insight.

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