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09 March 2010

How to Get Your Nonprofit into Local Newspapers

With all the buzz about social media, it’s easy to forget that offline media attention can be equally valuable, especially for community-based nonprofits who want to get attention to local projects or recruit local members and volunteers. Offline media... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 09 March 2010 at 9:32 AM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 8 comments
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22 October 2009

8 Best Free Video-Sharing Sites for Nonprofits

Thanks to low-cost cameras, and free or inexpensive software tools, there’s a place for video production within the budget of even small nonprofits and associations. And distributing your videos on the Internet has never been cheaper or easier... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 22 October 2009 at 8:40 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 14 comments
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03 September 2009

Viral Cats Destroy a Nonprofit's Website - and that's a good thing

Have you seen the Greenville Humane Society’s new website? If not, it's likely that a dozen friends will share the link with you before this week is over. As a case study in how nonprofits can use "viral" content - to gain attention, to promote a cause, and to call for action - SpaysNotStrays.org is a winner. (read more)
Posted Thursday, 03 September 2009 at 6:42 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 2 comments
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31 July 2009

Digital Storytelling with VoiceThread: Create a Collaborative Multi-Media Presentation

VoiceThread, named one of Webware's top 100 web apps for 2008, is an online media album tool that lets a group of people easily add their comments to a collection of images, videos, and documents. 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)
Posted Friday, 31 July 2009 at 4:25 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 1 comments
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19 May 2009

Press Clipping Service Gives Instant Access to Reprint Rights

Whether your job is to update your nonprofit’s website with fresh relevant news, or simply to keep colleagues informed of breaking news via your organization’s intranet or email, you might want to put Clip&Copy in your toolbox. Basically, it's... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 19 May 2009 at 7:17 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 0 comments
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- PDF
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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- Video,
- Web 2.0,
- Non-profit
08 January 2009

Creating a Social Media Policy for Your Nonprofit

Who should speak for your organization in social media? How can you control what’s being said about your group and your cause? If you're not sure, it may be time to work out a social media policy for your staff and volunteers who blog and chat and comment online, where the personal and professional lines often blur. (read more)
Posted Thursday, 08 January 2009 at 8:45 AM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 15 comments
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27 October 2008

Show, Don't Tell: Google Earth Outreach for Nonprofits

Since the earliest days of world exploration, maps have told compelling stories to people who may never see the places depicted. Topographical lines on paper only go a small way to recreate the traveller's experience, however, and the rest depends... (read more)
Posted Monday, 27 October 2008 at 3:36 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 2 comments
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20 May 2008

Help a Reporter — Get Free Media Exposure

When your spokesperson is interviewed on the TV evening news, that's air time worth far more than most nonprofits could hope to afford as an advertising purchase. And when your organization is quoted in the press, that lends an air of credibility that you just can't buy at any price. Advertising is telling your own story. Publicity is when someone else tells your story for you. And there's no question which type of communication packs the biggest public relations punch. (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 20 May 2008 at 2:08 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 4 comments
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