Image by jeffisageek on Flickr Print out this cheat sheet to keep tab on the top tags • Editor’s note: We updated this article at 45 hashtags for social change. By Kim Bale Socialbrite staff Sending a tweet into the Twitterverse without a proper tag is like stocking a library with no regard to […]
Top 10 sites for free or low-cost photos
Quality, affordable choices for your nonprofit include Fotolia, morgueFile, Bigstock Target audience: Nonprofits, social change organizations, educators, foundations, businesses, individuals. This is part of Creating Media, our ongoing series designed to help nonprofits and other organizations learn how to use and make media. By Kim Bale Socialbrite staff We live in a visual age. Top-tier […]
12 open source tools you should be using
We liked this 3-minute intro to Songbird, Firefox, Audacity, OpenOffice, Gaim, Gimp, Inkscape and Ubuntu. Programs powered by coders’ collective brainpower & generosity Target audience: Nonprofits, social change organizations, educators, foundations, businesses, individuals. This is part of Creating Media, our ongoing series designed to help nonprofits and other organizations learn how to use and make […]
How to mash up a visual story for your nonprofit
Stupeflix. Stupeflix & Animoto offer new ways to tell a story Updated to remove RockYou, which has switched its business model to focus on games, and Slide, which closed up shop in March 2012. By Kim Bale Socialbrite staff In a world where we’re bombarded with 3,000 messages a day, it’s hard for nonprofits and […]
Behind the success of 10 top Causes
At the Arkansas Children’s Hospital, one of thousands of causes on Causes.com. Campaigns, timely updates, passionate supporters add up to move the needle By Kim Bale Socialbrite staff Lots of nonprofits and social change organizations have used Causes (formerly Facebook Causes) to raise funds and amplify their efforts, but the vast majority of them haven’t […]