Resources

A roundup of resources about social media and citizen media

Begin with this directory of Web 2.0 productivity tools or this Directory of journalism resources, a deep collection of helpful pointers for professional & amateur journalists.

Here are posts our team has written about resources you may find useful (the most recent entries appear at the top). See the Sharing Center for additional resources, and also see our tutorials and postings about social tools.

• 7 tools to make content creation for your nonprofit easier
• Video storytelling to amplify the impact of your organization
• How to write your best fundraising emails
• Your 2019 personal & professional strategic plan
• Building your nonprofit’s thought leadership capacity
• Facebook news feed overhaul – how your nonprofit can prepare
• How to use Facebook Live to raise money for your nonprofit
• How to Attract & Keep Donors Using Text Messaging
• My Friday Edit: Restoring My Faith in Tech
• New Humanitarian Aid Apps Provide Real-Time Access & Information
• 5 Creative Ways to Engage Supporters with Instagram Stories
• How to Double Online Giving in Six Months
• Building your Nonprofits Thought Leadership Capacity
• 3 Core Twitter Strategies That Will Never Die
• Should Your Nonprofit Use Snapchat?
• A Simple Facebook Checklist for Better Page Posts
• 2016 Nonprofit Communications Trends [INFOGRAPHIC]
• A Facebook Donate Button for the News Feed that Might Actually Work!
• (VIDEO) Leveraging Periscope App for Social Good
• HatchforGood.org helps nonprofits tell their stories
• Nonprofit Case Study: Periscope for Nonprofits
• Periscope for Nonprofits: A Quick Guide & Review
• 25 Nonprofit Twitter tips from the pros
• How social media platforms are responding to the Nepal earthquake, and how you can help
• How to create a free content calendar with Google Calendar
• 3 ways to sharpen your PR measurement skills
• Using social media shortcuts to increase productivity
• Using POST to create a social media strategy
• SourceRise: Connecting nonprofits/NGOs to journalists
• Getting your board on board with social media
• 5 mobile apps for humanitarian aid workers
• 5 technologies that your nonprofit should be using
• 10 nonprofit productivity tools & apps to try in 2014
• 5 ways nonprofits are using Pinterest effectively
• 10 ways to learn about your fans by using Facebook Graph Search
• How nonprofits can reach youths with Vine & Instagram
• 5 nonprofits using Instagram video to promote campaigns
• 4 Facebook metrics your nonprofit shouldn’t overlook
• Twtrland: Find your nonprofit’s top influencers
• SEO 101: 10 ways to make your site more findable
• 6 email marketing services to build your list
• Adding mobile to your video & content mix
• Understanding the big changes to Facebook Insights
• 6 reasons to use Facebook’s Power Editor for Facebook ads
• 5 nonprofits using Instagram video
• Top project management tools for your nonprofit
• 7 ways nonprofits can benefit from Facebook hashtags
• 10 top online survey tools for your nonprofit
• Advocacy videos: Digital storytelling on a budget
• What nonprofits can learn from public radio about storytelling
• Infographics: Not your grandmother’s pie chart
• Little Bird: New social tool helps identify potential supporters
• Understand WordPress tags and categories
• Media innovations from Europe coming to Stanford
• Tools for e-advocacy: Resources for cause campaigns
• 10 tips for crafting engaging tweets
• Create a Facebook page fan gate for your nonprofit
• Nonprofits, online giving & secrets from the Obama campaign
• 25 SMART social media objectives
• Mobile apps to get stuff done on the go
• 3 ways nonprofits can use Facebook apps to motivate donors
• The secret behind creating viral content
• 11 free & inexpensive online photo editing tools
• 9 powerful, simple ways to build your email list
• 6 reasons your nonprofit should be a Big Listener
• 7 ways for nonprofits to make the most of Google Hangout
• How to automate Facebook content curation with PostPlanner
• 3 analytics tools to gauge your social audience
• 3 steps to add your nonprofit’s url to Pinterest
• How DoSomething uses data to change the world
• How to install Facebook’s new Power Editor
• How to get your tweets to have staying power
• 7 top video editing tools for nonprofits
• 5 Google Analytics stats you should be tracking
• Is Instagram useful for nonprofit marketing?
• 6 key ways to make your website more social
• 4 QR code tools that will make you love QR codes
• 5 powerful ways to improve your website’s SEO
• 15 ways to optimize your website’s landing pages
• 7 image editing tools to create top-rate visual content
• Top 15 tools & apps for college students
• 7 top tools for content curation
• Use smartphones to capture events for your cause
• 6 ways to supercharge your Google Grants account
• How to promote posts on your Facebook page
• 5 free tools for social media listening
• How to schedule a Facebook page update
• Title tags: One way to boost search engine results
• 4 tools to make your social media life easier
• Blending nonprofit advocacy with for-profit tactics
• Slap Cancer: 5 lessons from a successful cause campaign
• Facebook engagement: What does the evidence show?
• 4 successful strategies for engaging interviews
• 3 key tools for managing social media
• 5 tools to help you master Pinterest
• Five ways to seize momentum on Facebook
• How to add a form to a Facebook page tab with ShortStack
• How to schedule an update on your Facebook page
• How to prune and improve your Twitter following
• Facebook Groups: An effective, overlooked tool