One of the most popular online photo sharing services, Flickr , is partnering with TechSoup , a nonprofit that helps other nonprofits use technology, to offer 10,000 free premium Flickr accounts to nonprofit organizations. Flickr is also starting a new program, Flickr for Good, whereby it will highlight photos of "good works" depicted on Flickr. Conversely, the organization's Web site can stream Flickr photos. MORE
We all know how valuable photos are to telling our nonprofit stories. How do you organize your photos so you can actually find what you need? So you know photos are important and you have found staff and volunteers to help document the great things that happen at your organization. MORE
Stock photos are a problem. On the one hand, they’re a great way to make your content more interesting and attractive by emphasizing a point, breaking up text, or just by helping you stand out from the crowd MORE
You get great stories and photos, but how do you organize them? Do you have an example you can share about how you manage stories and photos at your nonprofit? Our team is working on the creation of a new guide on nonprofit storybanking and photobanking. MORE
In other words, a link post formatted properly (photo 1) will get you more likes, comments and shares than one with just a link and nothing else (photo 2). Photo 1 displays the way that Facebook now wants us to share links. MORE
Guidestar aims to celebrate the givers and the nonprofits they support through a photo campaign. Take a photo of yourself holding a sign that says, “#IGive4 [cause/motivation] [favorite charity].” Post your photo on Twitter, Instagram, or Tumblr and use the hashtag #IGive4. MORE
The study found that including a photo of a patient along with their imaging exam results made doctors more successful. In other words, the photos caused the doctors to look more carefully at the results of the exams without necessarily spending any more time on their reviews. MORE
Large cover photo at top of page (851×315 pixels), which will take up about 70% of the vertical space of the top screen on your page. Larger photos and videos in your posts. Social Media facebook facebook brand page Facebook cover photo nonprofit marketing MORE
Most importantly, the photo quickly and memorably conveys not only what MAMA does, but how—improving health through educating and supporting moms via mobile messages. That’s a tough concept to get in a flash, but this photo says it all. MORE
photo credit: helgabj via photopin cc. Photos and videos should dominate the most prominent parts of your home page (and other website pages), not big blocks of text. Snap some photos of the volunteers, the back office, even clients if they are amenable. MORE
I’m getting better, but infographics and photo manipulation aren’t second nature to me. Hey, what’s the latest Facebook cover photo size? PicMonkey lets you crop, filter, fix, add text and frame photos right in your browser. MORE
Who can resist the cuteness of puppy photos like this one? But if your organization doesn’t have piglet or puppy photos to share (and that’s most of us), what can you do? Start by considering what makes such photos SO magnetic, then share some of that. Adorbable! MORE
We co-host this fun photo-a-day challenge with BC/DC Ideas and encourage anyone who works in nonprofit communications (nonprofit staff, volunteers, consultants, whoever!) Just let the word of the day inspire you, post a photo with a caption, and include the #NPCommPix hashtag. MORE
And using pictures you took with your cell phone can’t do as much as professional looking photos. For our 2010 annual report , I actually bought a stock photo of a woman standing by a generic-looking bus and had our graphic designer replace the bus with a local one. Marta Lindsey. MORE
A recent blog post by Katya Andresen reminded us of the power of a photo. Reporting on the research of Roger Dooley, Katya demonstrates that including a photo with your message can indeed make it more persuasive. Photos are certainly powerful—but not all photos are created equal. We see too many nonprofits breaking the basic [.]. Nonprofit communications MORE
But I also cautioned that those photos had better be good , or you really haven’t saved any money. Finally, check out 10 questions to ask yourself before you take the photo. And don’t forget to explore free online photo editing applications like Picasa, Piknik, and Gimp. flickr/turkguy0391. MORE
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But lots of nonprofits don’t have the money to hire great photographers or buy Photoshop, so they end up using lacklustre photos or no photos at all. Quick and dirty photo enhancement: PICMONKEY. More advanced photo editing and manipulation: PIXLR. PIXLR. MORE
What nonprofit isn’t hungry for great FREE photos for publications, online communications, and presentations? I blogged a while back about flickr’s Creative Commons licensed photos, which can be used free with proper credit given to the photographer. flickr/naixn. MORE
The post To Build Trust, Make Sure Your Photos Make Eye Contact With Your Donors appeared first on MarketSmart. MORE
We are getting ready for the third edition of #NPCommPix. want to play along this time? It’s super easy and fun. Just look at the prompt for the day of the month and post a picture that’s related in some way – literal, metaphorical, whatever. MORE
Jeanine Marlow, Director of Communications & Marketing at Cornerstone Preparatory Academy, submitted several great photos for the Trends Report. We are busy working on the 2017 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report , but we need your help with photos. MORE
All submissions will have to sign a release giving the publisher nonexclusive right to use the photos in any/all ways related to the book, in print or electronic, for no fee, and in foreign as well as domestic editions. Yes, this is a real offer to have your photo published in a social marketing and social change textbook AND receive a free copy of the book when it is available. MORE
I used to take screen shots of the post on mobile and then have to remember to check my photos later to find the information. Right now the Save feature only works for links to outside content, including video, and NOT individual status updates and photos. MORE
PHOTOS] #12NTC is already incredible! Extra Action Marching band @ #12NTC. The Extra Action marching band kicked it off at #12NTC. This is unlike any other conference I have ever been to. The Extra Action marching band? Lived up to its name? I got some extra action? MORE
You can offer to digitize family photos. Many families have boxes of developed family photos from before digital cameras became popular. If a printed photo is destroyed and the original film is not available, the photo is gone forever. MORE
Q: D ear Nancy, I’d love your advice on how to write effective photo captions. I’m starting work on our annual report, and want to make the photos and captions sing! In this age of ever-shorter attention spans, grabbing the reader’s attention with a good caption (and good photo, of course) is all the more important. A: Dear Trish, It’s so true that compelling photos add persuasion power to your annual report, advocacy petitions and fundraising appeals. MORE
A photo posted by Catskill Animal Sanctuary (@catskill_animal_sanctuary) on Apr 11, 2015 at 12:06pm PDT. boyziimen #Nashville #musiccity A photo posted by Nashville Symphony (@nashvillesymphony) on Mar 19, 2015 at 2:15pm PDT. A photo posted by @dosomething on Feb 6, 2015 at 1:36pm PST. MORE
After all, I don’t think it should surprise anyone who works in nonprofit communications that strong photos and videos are essential to getting attention. But there are a few things nonprofits can do to incorporate strong photos, graphics, and videos into their media-relations efforts. MORE
Several digital photo apps let you turn your photos into instant postcards (see Postagram or Touchnote , for example). As we mentioned last week, first-time donor retention is a measly 19%. You can do so much better with just a few small changes. MORE
I was thrilled to be invited to judge this year’s TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge and even more thrilled to see how many powerful videos, and photos (both stills and slide decks/photo series) were submitted. Pay special attention to the winning photo and photo series. MORE
A photo that showcases a highlight of your event. Photo galleries, for example, are a great way to engage donors. Active events like walkathons offer phenomenal photo opportunities, and supporters will be eager to tag themselves and their friends. Kerri Moore. MORE
So why not ask them to tell your story with their photos and videos? Entering is easy: Each volunteer entrant simply posts a photo of her volunteer work in action, and a one-sentence explanation of why she volunteers on VolunteerMatch’s Facebook or Pinterest pages, with the #WhyIVolunteer tag. MORE
With 100 million monthly active users and over 40 million photos uploaded per day, the photo-sharing site claims to gain a new follower every second. What types of photo garner the most engagement, the most likes, the most comments? They are taking photos. MORE
Luke Miller lists his favorite photos from stock photo sites because Clip Art is Terrible. I hope you had a great week! Let’s dive into some Mixed Links… The Nonprofit Blog Carnival is taking submissions for this month until April 25th. MORE
A photo posted by Last Chance for Animals (@lc4a) on Jun 2, 2015 at 3:47pm PDT. A photo posted by RedRover (@redroverorg) on Jul 17, 2014 at 11:03am PDT. Photo: @gilllang. A photo posted by okczoo (@okczoo) on Apr 12, 2014 at 2:43pm PDT. MORE
If you spend much time at all on Instagram , you’ve seen those Photo-A-Day challenges. Dawn and I will be posting the photo prompt on Instagram and Twitter each day to keep you inspired (and so you can remember – we’re all crazy busy and it’s easy to forget). MORE
Tags: Mafia Wars Haiti Earthquake Bongos Cuban Cafe Gloria Estafan Farmville Zynga George Clooney American Red Cross Paper Culture World Vision World Food Programme Replay Photos MORE
A series of studies ( described in Neuromarketing by Roger Dooley ) shows that including a photo with your message makes it far more persuasive. Says Dooley: “Even general knowledge claims were enhanced by photos. Photo from TurtlesOHoolihan. Stay away from stock photos. MORE
Instagram small nonprofits Facebook Crowdsourcing photos content Via Hockenheim Slideshow on Trip Adviser The great move of 10 miles continues. While I am finishing cleaning, sorting, disposing, and more cleaning, here are some thoughts for you to chew on. Are They Ignoring Your Small Nonprofit on Facebook? Then maybe you need better content. Here are some ideas from Social Media Today on how you can get more engagement. Some of these we have talked about. MORE
Yesterday, we published Part I of How to Coordinate a (Cheap) Successful Photo Shoot for Your Nonprofit by Marta Lindsey of TransForm. Today, she talks about how to make sure your photo shoot produces the results you want. Ensuring Good, Usable Photos . Marta Lindsey. MORE
The digital convergence can sometimes be breathtaking in what it produces. And if you think it only produces flashing, beeping, buzzing, chattering things, think again. David Bergman is a professional photography (sent to my by my hubby once again!). During the Inauguration he, “clamped a Gigapan Imager to the railing on the north media platform about [.]. MORE
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Jeanine Marlow, Director of Communications & Marketing at Cornerstone Preparatory Academy, submitted several great photos for the Trends Report. We are busy working on the 2017 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report , but we need your help with photos.
iMarketSmart
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The study found that including a photo of a patient along with their imaging exam results made doctors more successful. In other words, the photos caused the doctors to look more carefully at the results of the exams without necessarily spending any more time on their reviews.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
MARCH 10, 2011
We all know how valuable photos are to telling our nonprofit stories. How do you organize your photos so you can actually find what you need? So you know photos are important and you have found staff and volunteers to help document the great things that happen at your organization.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
OCTOBER 27, 2015
We co-host this fun photo-a-day challenge with BC/DC Ideas and encourage anyone who works in nonprofit communications (nonprofit staff, volunteers, consultants, whoever!) Just let the word of the day inspire you, post a photo with a caption, and include the #NPCommPix hashtag.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014
If you spend much time at all on Instagram , you’ve seen those Photo-A-Day challenges. Dawn and I will be posting the photo prompt on Instagram and Twitter each day to keep you inspired (and so you can remember – we’re all crazy busy and it’s easy to forget).
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
MARCH 15, 2012
And using pictures you took with your cell phone can’t do as much as professional looking photos. For our 2010 annual report , I actually bought a stock photo of a woman standing by a generic-looking bus and had our graphic designer replace the bus with a local one. Marta Lindsey.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
MARCH 16, 2012
Yesterday, we published Part I of How to Coordinate a (Cheap) Successful Photo Shoot for Your Nonprofit by Marta Lindsey of TransForm. Today, she talks about how to make sure your photo shoot produces the results you want. Ensuring Good, Usable Photos . Marta Lindsey.
Wild Woman Fundraising
APRIL 3, 2012
PHOTOS] #12NTC is already incredible! Extra Action Marching band @ #12NTC. The Extra Action marching band kicked it off at #12NTC. This is unlike any other conference I have ever been to. The Extra Action marching band? Lived up to its name? I got some extra action?
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
MARCH 24, 2015
We are getting ready for the third edition of #NPCommPix. want to play along this time? It’s super easy and fun. Just look at the prompt for the day of the month and post a picture that’s related in some way – literal, metaphorical, whatever.
Getting Attention
AUGUST 16, 2012
So why not ask them to tell your story with their photos and videos? Entering is easy: Each volunteer entrant simply posts a photo of her volunteer work in action, and a one-sentence explanation of why she volunteers on VolunteerMatch’s Facebook or Pinterest pages, with the #WhyIVolunteer tag.
J Campbell Social Marketing
NOVEMBER 14, 2013
Guidestar aims to celebrate the givers and the nonprofits they support through a photo campaign. Take a photo of yourself holding a sign that says, “#IGive4 [cause/motivation] [favorite charity].” Post your photo on Twitter, Instagram, or Tumblr and use the hashtag #IGive4.
Getting Attention
MARCH 6, 2012
Large cover photo at top of page (851×315 pixels), which will take up about 70% of the vertical space of the top screen on your page. Larger photos and videos in your posts. Social Media facebook facebook brand page Facebook cover photo nonprofit marketing
Social Marketing and Social Change
JULY 25, 2012
All submissions will have to sign a release giving the publisher nonexclusive right to use the photos in any/all ways related to the book, in print or electronic, for no fee, and in foreign as well as domestic editions. Yes, this is a real offer to have your photo published in a social marketing and social change textbook AND receive a free copy of the book when it is available.
Cause Related Marketing
JANUARY 26, 2010
Tags: Mafia Wars Haiti Earthquake Bongos Cuban Cafe Gloria Estafan Farmville Zynga George Clooney American Red Cross Paper Culture World Vision World Food Programme Replay Photos
Social Media Bird Brain
SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
Instagram small nonprofits Facebook Crowdsourcing photos content Via Hockenheim Slideshow on Trip Adviser The great move of 10 miles continues. While I am finishing cleaning, sorting, disposing, and more cleaning, here are some thoughts for you to chew on. Are They Ignoring Your Small Nonprofit on Facebook? Then maybe you need better content. Here are some ideas from Social Media Today on how you can get more engagement. Some of these we have talked about.
ImpactMax
AUGUST 7, 2012
But lots of nonprofits don’t have the money to hire great photographers or buy Photoshop, so they end up using lacklustre photos or no photos at all. Quick and dirty photo enhancement: PICMONKEY. More advanced photo editing and manipulation: PIXLR. PIXLR.
ImpactMax
APRIL 15, 2009
What nonprofit isn’t hungry for great FREE photos for publications, online communications, and presentations? I blogged a while back about flickr’s Creative Commons licensed photos, which can be used free with proper credit given to the photographer. flickr/naixn.
Mission Minded
NOVEMBER 26, 2012
A recent blog post by Katya Andresen reminded us of the power of a photo. Reporting on the research of Roger Dooley, Katya demonstrates that including a photo with your message can indeed make it more persuasive. Photos are certainly powerful—but not all photos are created equal. We see too many nonprofits breaking the basic [.]. Nonprofit communications
iMarketSmart
APRIL 17, 2014
The post To Build Trust, Make Sure Your Photos Make Eye Contact With Your Donors appeared first on MarketSmart.
ImpactMax
APRIL 22, 2009
But I also cautioned that those photos had better be good , or you really haven’t saved any money. Finally, check out 10 questions to ask yourself before you take the photo. And don’t forget to explore free online photo editing applications like Picasa, Piknik, and Gimp. flickr/turkguy0391.
Getting Attention
OCTOBER 20, 2015
Who can resist the cuteness of puppy photos like this one? But if your organization doesn’t have piglet or puppy photos to share (and that’s most of us), what can you do? Start by considering what makes such photos SO magnetic, then share some of that. Adorbable!
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
APRIL 16, 2015
A photo posted by Catskill Animal Sanctuary (@catskill_animal_sanctuary) on Apr 11, 2015 at 12:06pm PDT. boyziimen #Nashville #musiccity A photo posted by Nashville Symphony (@nashvillesymphony) on Mar 19, 2015 at 2:15pm PDT. A photo posted by @dosomething on Feb 6, 2015 at 1:36pm PST.
Getting Attention
JUNE 4, 2013
I was thrilled to be invited to judge this year’s TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge and even more thrilled to see how many powerful videos, and photos (both stills and slide decks/photo series) were submitted. Pay special attention to the winning photo and photo series.
J Campbell Social Marketing
MAY 29, 2014
photo credit: helgabj via photopin cc. Photos and videos should dominate the most prominent parts of your home page (and other website pages), not big blocks of text. Snap some photos of the volunteers, the back office, even clients if they are amenable.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
JANUARY 12, 2016
After all, I don’t think it should surprise anyone who works in nonprofit communications that strong photos and videos are essential to getting attention. But there are a few things nonprofits can do to incorporate strong photos, graphics, and videos into their media-relations efforts.
Fundraiser Ideas
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
You can offer to digitize family photos. Many families have boxes of developed family photos from before digital cameras became popular. If a printed photo is destroyed and the original film is not available, the photo is gone forever.
Studio 501c
MARCH 5, 2008
One of the most popular online photo sharing services, Flickr , is partnering with TechSoup , a nonprofit that helps other nonprofits use technology, to offer 10,000 free premium Flickr accounts to nonprofit organizations. Flickr is also starting a new program, Flickr for Good, whereby it will highlight photos of "good works" depicted on Flickr. Conversely, the organization's Web site can stream Flickr photos.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
I’m getting better, but infographics and photo manipulation aren’t second nature to me. Hey, what’s the latest Facebook cover photo size? PicMonkey lets you crop, filter, fix, add text and frame photos right in your browser.
EveryAction
APRIL 8, 2015
Stock photos are a problem. On the one hand, they’re a great way to make your content more interesting and attractive by emphasizing a point, breaking up text, or just by helping you stand out from the crowd
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
MAY 11, 2016
You get great stories and photos, but how do you organize them? Do you have an example you can share about how you manage stories and photos at your nonprofit? Our team is working on the creation of a new guide on nonprofit storybanking and photobanking.
J Campbell Social Marketing
AUGUST 20, 2013
With 100 million monthly active users and over 40 million photos uploaded per day, the photo-sharing site claims to gain a new follower every second. What types of photo garner the most engagement, the most likes, the most comments? They are taking photos.
A. Fine Blog
JANUARY 28, 2009
The digital convergence can sometimes be breathtaking in what it produces. And if you think it only produces flashing, beeping, buzzing, chattering things, think again. David Bergman is a professional photography (sent to my by my hubby once again!). During the Inauguration he, “clamped a Gigapan Imager to the railing on the north media platform about [.].
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
APRIL 15, 2016
Luke Miller lists his favorite photos from stock photo sites because Clip Art is Terrible. I hope you had a great week! Let’s dive into some Mixed Links… The Nonprofit Blog Carnival is taking submissions for this month until April 25th.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
A photo that showcases a highlight of your event. Photo galleries, for example, are a great way to engage donors. Active events like walkathons offer phenomenal photo opportunities, and supporters will be eager to tag themselves and their friends. Kerri Moore.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
DECEMBER 16, 2015
Several digital photo apps let you turn your photos into instant postcards (see Postagram or Touchnote , for example). As we mentioned last week, first-time donor retention is a measly 19%. You can do so much better with just a few small changes.
J Campbell Social Marketing
AUGUST 3, 2014
I used to take screen shots of the post on mobile and then have to remember to check my photos later to find the information. Right now the Save feature only works for links to outside content, including video, and NOT individual status updates and photos.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
JUNE 4, 2015
A photo posted by Last Chance for Animals (@lc4a) on Jun 2, 2015 at 3:47pm PDT. A photo posted by RedRover (@redroverorg) on Jul 17, 2014 at 11:03am PDT. Photo: @gilllang. A photo posted by okczoo (@okczoo) on Apr 12, 2014 at 2:43pm PDT.
Getting Attention
MARCH 4, 2015
Most importantly, the photo quickly and memorably conveys not only what MAMA does, but how—improving health through educating and supporting moms via mobile messages. That’s a tough concept to get in a flash, but this photo says it all.
J Campbell Social Marketing
JANUARY 28, 2014
In other words, a link post formatted properly (photo 1) will get you more likes, comments and shares than one with just a link and nothing else (photo 2). Photo 1 displays the way that Facebook now wants us to share links.
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