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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
Tell a story in an instant with a photo. You can capture your donors’ attention in an instant with a great photo. Use photos of your programs in action. Postcards with an engaging photo are also great for thank you cards and updates. MORE
Dear Nancy: I saw how stories about our clients—powered by a photo or two—fueled our last two year-end campaigns. That plan changed radically last month when our social workers urged us to put our clients’ privacy first and stop using client photos. Stock 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
On Monday I wrote about the oversized check photo-op and posted a link to it on LinkedIn. Many of the comments on the article point out that almost all oversized check photo ops: Happen at the request of the donor; The donor is usually a company, organization, foundation, etc. and its employees); Sometimes fundraisers appear in the photo op but almost always at the request of the donor. Is it my fault that I never realized what those photo-ops were really all about? 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
If you incorporate your profile pic as part of your Timeline Cover photo, this can affect your layout: Image via digitalwizdom This guy's head might be placed differently at 160px and look a leeettle strange. photo Facebook placement timeline cover image profile pictureFacebook is changing the size of profile pictures from 120x120 to 160x160 pixels. 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
Every nonprofit has a photo like this somewhere: Yes, it’s a photo that your corporate partner can use on their Web site or in their annual report as a way of showing their commitment to the community. The opportunity cost of that photo is immense. MORE
Should you include photos of your clients successfully wearing kilts after going through a similar program? Do not add expensive photos or drop pictures into your document (unless the foundation's guidelines ask for photos (and then only provide the specific photos that they request). Do not waste the time they could be spending on reading about your organization's success rate with photos that catch their eye, instead. 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
The post To Build Trust, Make Sure Your Photos Make Eye Contact With Your Donors appeared first on MarketSmart. 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
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
How the ACLU is rocking Instagram without photos ! ??Cause Newsletter reader Trish Conklin , Director of Corporate Sponsorships at One Warm Coat , had a great idea for a survey question: Does your nonprofit require corporate partners to make a minimum revenue commitment? 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 don’t have any evidence that photos of staff holding oversized checks don’t work to produce results. Do fundraisers believe the photo will somehow create a ‘bandwagon effect’ and more donors will hop on-board? MORE
While Instagram is definitely a visual platform and photos are best, you can still manage a successful Instagram strategy without photography. The post How to Rock Instagram without Photos appeared first on Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog. 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
This question comes up regularly on webinars and in Facebook Groups: What kinds of photos work best in fundraising, and must they be “sad” photos? You will find fundraising consultants who therefore advise that to raise maximum revenue, you need to use the sad photos. MORE
Dear Nancy: Our last two year-end campaigns were centered around client stories, each powered by a photo or two. That plan changed radically last month when our social workers urged us to put our clients’ privacy first and stop using client photos. Stock photos. Flickr: AFGE. MORE
Dear Nancy: I saw how stories about our clients—powered by a photo or two—fueled our last two year-end campaigns. That plan changed radically last month when our social workers urged us to put our clients’ privacy first and stop using client photos. Stock photos. MORE
And with digital social media, images are becoming both more common and more powerful as platforms such as Facebook and Google+ emphasize the photo and graphic qualities of their social-media networks. Photos service (rather like what Facebook might do with Instagram ). It still remains the most popular photo-sharing site, with a global Alexa status of 31. Flickr teams with Pinterest, releases share button for proper photo attribution (venturebeat.com). 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
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
During our Communications Director Mentoring Program group call this week, we discussed ways to get program staff to take and share better photos. If you do a lot of tabling, instead of having staff take photos of the table (SO. Tap on Photos & Camera. 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
So, here goes… Introducing Daphne Powell and her magical use of photo books for donor stewardship. Connecting with donors through photo books. The photo books are not expensive, and they are easy and fun to create. This is a first! MORE
The post Next Month: Checking In with Yourself, Mentoring, and Original Using Photos appeared first on Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog. Here’s what’s happening next month at Nonprofit Marketing Guide…. 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
We get lot of question about the best ways to use photos especially of clients. Today, Holly Bodner joins us to share some tips on using your own photos. One powerful photo can help your audience make an authentic, emotional connection with your cause. 3 Ethical Photo Policies. 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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JUNE 16, 2020
This question comes up regularly on webinars and in Facebook Groups: What kinds of photos work best in fundraising, and must they be “sad” photos? You will find fundraising consultants who therefore advise that to raise maximum revenue, you need to use the sad photos.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
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During our Communications Director Mentoring Program group call this week, we discussed ways to get program staff to take and share better photos. If you do a lot of tabling, instead of having staff take photos of the table (SO. Tap on Photos & Camera.
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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
NOVEMBER 5, 2019
We get lot of question about the best ways to use photos especially of clients. Today, Holly Bodner joins us to share some tips on using your own photos. One powerful photo can help your audience make an authentic, emotional connection with your cause. 3 Ethical Photo Policies.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
MAY 15, 2019
While Instagram is definitely a visual platform and photos are best, you can still manage a successful Instagram strategy without photography. The post How to Rock Instagram without Photos appeared first on Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog.
Getting Attention
DECEMBER 12, 2017
Dear Nancy: I saw how stories about our clients—powered by a photo or two—fueled our last two year-end campaigns. That plan changed radically last month when our social workers urged us to put our clients’ privacy first and stop using client photos. Stock photos.
Getting Attention
DECEMBER 12, 2018
Dear Nancy: Our last two year-end campaigns were centered around client stories, each powered by a photo or two. That plan changed radically last month when our social workers urged us to put our clients’ privacy first and stop using client photos. Stock photos. Flickr: AFGE.
Getting Attention
DECEMBER 12, 2017
Dear Nancy: I saw how stories about our clients—powered by a photo or two—fueled our last two year-end campaigns. That plan changed radically last month when our social workers urged us to put our clients’ privacy first and stop using client photos. Stock photos.
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).
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So, here goes… Introducing Daphne Powell and her magical use of photo books for donor stewardship. Connecting with donors through photo books. The photo books are not expensive, and they are easy and fun to create. This is a first!
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JUNE 2, 2017
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
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
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
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.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
OCTOBER 31, 2019
The post Next Month: Checking In with Yourself, Mentoring, and Original Using Photos appeared first on Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog. Here’s what’s happening next month at Nonprofit Marketing Guide….
ImpactMax
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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.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
JUNE 26, 2013
We''ve Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: [link] Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. We''ve Moved! Update your Reader Now.
iMarketSmart
MAY 21, 2018
I don’t have any evidence that photos of staff holding oversized checks don’t work to produce results. Do fundraisers believe the photo will somehow create a ‘bandwagon effect’ and more donors will hop on-board?
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.
iMarketSmart
MAY 23, 2018
On Monday I wrote about the oversized check photo-op and posted a link to it on LinkedIn. Many of the comments on the article point out that almost all oversized check photo ops: Happen at the request of the donor; The donor is usually a company, organization, foundation, etc. and its employees); Sometimes fundraisers appear in the photo op but almost always at the request of the donor. Is it my fault that I never realized what those photo-ops were really all about?
The Agitator
JUNE 28, 2018
Every nonprofit has a photo like this somewhere: Yes, it’s a photo that your corporate partner can use on their Web site or in their annual report as a way of showing their commitment to the community. The opportunity cost of that photo is immense.
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.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
DECEMBER 21, 2016
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.
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.
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 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.
Nonprofit Marketing Blog
NOVEMBER 5, 2012
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.
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.
Selfish Giving
JULY 10, 2019
How the ACLU is rocking Instagram without photos ! ??Cause Newsletter reader Trish Conklin , Director of Corporate Sponsorships at One Warm Coat , had a great idea for a survey question: Does your nonprofit require corporate partners to make a minimum revenue commitment?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Media Bird Brain
APRIL 25, 2012
If you incorporate your profile pic as part of your Timeline Cover photo, this can affect your layout: Image via digitalwizdom This guy's head might be placed differently at 160px and look a leeettle strange. photo Facebook placement timeline cover image profile pictureFacebook is changing the size of profile pictures from 120x120 to 160x160 pixels.
Non Profit Marketing 360
MAY 31, 2012
And with digital social media, images are becoming both more common and more powerful as platforms such as Facebook and Google+ emphasize the photo and graphic qualities of their social-media networks. Photos service (rather like what Facebook might do with Instagram ). It still remains the most popular photo-sharing site, with a global Alexa status of 31. Flickr teams with Pinterest, releases share button for proper photo attribution (venturebeat.com).
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 [.].
Ann Green
JULY 16, 2019
Tell a story in an instant with a photo. You can capture your donors’ attention in an instant with a great photo. Use photos of your programs in action. Postcards with an engaging photo are also great for thank you cards and updates.
Seeking Grant Money Today
SEPTEMBER 26, 2006
Should you include photos of your clients successfully wearing kilts after going through a similar program? Do not add expensive photos or drop pictures into your document (unless the foundation's guidelines ask for photos (and then only provide the specific photos that they request). Do not waste the time they could be spending on reading about your organization's success rate with photos that catch their eye, instead.
Cause Related Marketing
JANUARY 26, 2010
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