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21 June 2010

Quick Photo Effects and Picture Frames

A nonprofit blog or newsletter that’s illustrated only with traditional “news release” photos can get a bit dull after a while – except maybe for the folks in the photographs! Could your illustrations use a bit of a fresh look for summer? There are... (read more)
Posted Monday, 21 June 2010 at 9:03 AM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 2 comments
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25 May 2010

Make Your Own Infographic

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. Let’s take a closer look at these visual representations of data and ideas, along with great resources to help you get started on making your own infographic. (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 25 May 2010 at 4:30 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 13 comments
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29 April 2010

4 Ways to Search Flickr by Color

We’ve talked before about good tools that will search Flickr for Creative Commons-licensed images based on the keywords you choose. Now, check out another (more colorful) way to find the pictures you need for your blog or website... Just don't be surprised if your productivity drops - these color-based search tools are fun! (read more)
Posted Thursday, 29 April 2010 at 3:42 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 0 comments
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- search,
- websites,
- Usability,
- Best practices,
- images,
- Flickr
20 April 2010

How to Optimize Your Images for the Web

After yesterday’s post about the importance of website speed to your nonprofit’s audience, to search engines (notably Google), and to the health of the Internet in general, several Wild Apricot readers came back with one big question: What can we do to make our website faster? (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 20 April 2010 at 5:54 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 0 comments
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18 March 2010

How To Find CC-Licensed Flickr Photos for Your Blog

Suppose you’re writing about Earth Hour (this year it’s 8:30 – 9:30 pm on Saturday, March 27th). You want a picture that attracts the eye and helps your readers to see at a glance what your blog post is about — stars? candles? a city skyline before... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 18 March 2010 at 9:31 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 13 comments
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- application,
- images,
- Blogging,
- Best practices,
- Flickr
17 March 2010

3 Good (Free) Online Image Editors

If you don’t have mad PhotoShop skillz, if you don't want to install new software, or if all you need is a quick photo clean-up or fancy effect – here are three free online image editing tools you may want to give a try. (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 17 March 2010 at 3:59 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 8 comments
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20 January 2010

Lovely Charts

If you’re looking for a way to jazz up your organization’s reports, newsletters, web pages and other publications, what about a chart? Not just the usual boxes and arrows with plain-Jane text labels, but something more of an eye-catching illustration: a lovely chart! (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 20 January 2010 at 4:03 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 4 comments
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- collaboration,
- images,
- websites,
- PDF,
- application,
- newsletters
12 October 2009

Can You Tell Your Nonprofit's Story in 5 Photos?

TechSoup’s Digital Storytelling Challenge offers a chance for your photos and videos to win cool prizes for your organization, ranging from a Flip video camera to Adobe software. This contest is wide open to all — submissions are welcomed from the... (read more)
Posted Monday, 12 October 2009 at 11:25 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 1 comments
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14 August 2009

Twitter + Flickr = Twitterfountain

Engage your audiences, help supporters of your non-profit keep up with any tagged topic on Twitter and Flickr, or publicize your event with a custom Twitterfountain , a nifty new mashup you can embed on your blog or website — Have you ever wanted to... (read more)
Posted Friday, 14 August 2009 at 8:21 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 3 comments
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10 May 2009

Animoto Gives Free Pro Accounts to Non-Profits and Causes

Animoto is quite possibly the easiest way to turn your photos and music into a dynamic, DVD-quality video without special skills or expensive technology. Last year, the video creation platform gave free pro accounts to educators - now, "Animoto for a Cause" offers free all-access pro accounts to "organizations and people who are working toward improving their community and the world at large." (read more)
Posted Sunday, 10 May 2009 at 2:20 AM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 4 comments
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- media,
- images,
- Video,
- Web 2.0,
- Non-profit
20 October 2008

Is Your Website Ready for More Image-Search Traffic?

If you’ve checked your website statistics lately, you may have noticed an increase in the number of visitors who come to your site by way of image search results pages — Google Image Search, MSN Live Image Search, and so on. Webmasters are of mixed... (read more)
Posted Monday, 20 October 2008 at 6:38 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 7 comments
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- images,
- SEO,
- Best practices,
- publicity,
- websites
25 August 2008

6 Sources for Free Map Graphics

No budget for custom graphics — yet you need a map for your website or presentation, to help show your membership reach or the areas in which your organization does its work? No problem. The internet offers a variety of free map graphics, many of which... (read more)
Posted Monday, 25 August 2008 at 2:59 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 3 comments
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- Best practices,
- Google,
- images,
- maps,
- websites
31 May 2008

Free All-Access Animoto for Educators

Imagine a Web 2.0 tool that combines your images and music to create a flashy video presentation. It's quick and easy to use, and the results can make the standard digital slideshow look like something from the last decade. That's Animoto. (read more)
Posted Saturday, 31 May 2008 at 4:37 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 2 comments
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22 April 2008

Free Online Color Testing Tools for Accessible Website Design

Accessible websites are the fast-approaching future of web design, and accessibility is already the law in many jurisdictions. We're talking about websites whose designs don't create artificial barriers for people of differing abilities, or those with... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 22 April 2008 at 2:49 AM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 4 comments
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28 February 2008

How to Give Your Website a Favicon

More than just a colorful decoration for your website, a favicon (short for favorites icon ) can help to create a unique identity for your website. Those little 16 x 16 images are a powerful and visual way to help "brand" your organization, and to... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 28 February 2008 at 3:28 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 10 comments
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