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How to Add Subscript and Superscript Characters in WordPress. Did you know that WordPress has built-in support for subscript and superscript characters? This information is not easy to find, as it’s tucked away under the Editing Help page in the codex. Although the WordPress editor doesn’t show subscript and superscript buttons, you can add these characters anytime using the sub or sup tags. For example, to display H20, you would write it like this: Superscript characters can be added like this: That above example would display: My reference1 Add Subscript and Superscript Buttons to the Visual Editor There are many TinyMCE buttons that are disabled by default so as not to clutter up the WordPress editor with buttons that most people rarely use. The WordPress codex section on enabling hidden MCE buttons, which demonstrates how to filter the button list.

Filtering mce_buttons_2 will add the buttons to the second line in the visual editor. Related How to Add Special Characters to WordPress Posts In "WordPress" Procedure to export a text file with both comma and quote delimiters in Excel. Microsoft Excel does not have a menu command to automatically export data to a text file so that the text file is exported with both quotation marks and commas as delimiters. For example, there is no command to automatically create a text file that contains the following data: "Text1","Text2","Text3" However, you can create this functionality in Excel by using a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications procedure.

Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. You can use the Print # statement in a Visual Basic procedure that is similar to the following to export a text file with both quotation marks and commas as the delimiters. Before you work with the following sample code, follow these steps: Open a new workbook. Why Do So Many Online Communities Fail? By Naava Frank The good news is that technology has created unprecedented opportunities for people to meet like-minded peers to learn, collaborate and support each other.

The bad news is that so many of these well-meaning and inspiring projects that have enormous potential to help people and strengthen causes, are failing. Not just in the Jewish community, throughout the nonprofit world, hundreds of thousands of dollars (at least) have been spent over the past decade on designing systems that ended up not being utilized. I don’t mean to point a finger – my guess is most of us have participated in, dreamed of, sponsored, or funded one of these projects. The idea is that when we focus on building a technology infrastructure, we often neglect to build an accompanying relationship infrastructure. When you bring a group of strangers or acquaintances together for a gathering, a party, you don’t expect them to suddenly bond, reveal their secrets or foibles, or become best friends.

Finding and Using Images from the Web. Infographic Tools for Nonprofits and Libraries. Telling your data visually is now easier than ever with the help of web-based infographic tools. I recently had to create an infographic for a project. Having very basic design skills, I was looking for something intuitive and easy to learn that could create an attractive final product. After surveying many of the programs out there, I found a few that meet these requirements. Tools for Creating Infographics, Charts, and Diagrams Making a useful, shareable infographic or chart takes some planning. With Easel.ly, you can either start from a scratch with a blank template or use one of the 15 "vhemes" (that's visual themes). More Infographic Tips and Resources Here are a few more tips and resources on creating successful infographics: Before putting time and resources into an infographic, ensure that your data can be presented visually.

Has your organization delved into the world of infographics? Image: Infographic example from Easel.ly. 7 Ways to Improve Your Nonprofit Storytelling. Katya Andresen and Macon Morehouse Want to inspire more people to give to your cause? To be a more effective fundraiser, you need to learn to tell your story -- any story. You might be thinking, "We don't really have a cool or interesting story," and you're wrong. Or, more likely, you just need to adjust your thinking a bit. Photo Source: Big Stock Photo Storytelling is great for fundraising and creating awareness. Everybody has a story to tell.

Source: Adapted by Jake Emen from Katya Andresen's and Macon Moorehouse's Nonprofit 911 Presentation "How to Tell Your Story" Choosing Giving Levels for Online Donations. When thinking about your online donation landing page it is essential to consider the giving levels that you suggest to your potential donors. These little numbers end up conveying a lot about your organization and your fundraising priorities and can directly influence the giving amount that a donor chooses. Ask too little and you will likely receive less than a donor had planned to give, ask too much and you may deter lower level donors from giving at all. There are a number of different approaches you can take to crafting your online giving levels. Take a look at the ASPCA, Nature Conservancy and American Red Cross as examples.

The ASPCA lists dollar amounts from $20 to $100 working to elicit lower level gifts while the Nature Conservancy lists amounts from $50 to $10,000 implying an expected donation of much larger sums. Okay, so assuming you do want to suggest levels, how do you choose what the right giving levels are for your organization? So You Want to Hold a Contest on Facebook?

So your organization has a Facebook page. Good. You’ve been building your presence, getting new fans and posting regularly. Also good. You’ve even been conducting a “sweeps” contest on your page. Wait, hold up. It may seem like a good idea to have your contest where your fans are, but you may be in violation of the Terms of Service. First things first. But just because you’ve followed all Facebook’s requirements doesn’t make you legal. Next, any promotion you do on Facebook must be administered within Apps on Facebook.com. If you’re going to run a promotion on Facebook you need the following: A complete legal release of Facebook acknowledged by every person who entersSomething that tells everyone that the promotion is absolutely, positively, in entirely no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, associated with, or has anything at all to do with Facebook.

Does your contest involve people voting up your participants? So, what is actually covered by these terms? Facebook Cheat Sheet: Sizes and Dimensions. Last Updated on January 2nd, 2020 What is the Facebook profile picture size or Facebook banner size? How wide is the page of your brand? What’s the maximum video upload size? Here are all the numbers you need! Please note that we update this article once a month – if you notice that something is off, please let us know via email at editors (at) dreamgrow.com and use the article title as your subject line. Facebook Business Page Image Sizes 2020 To get the best bang for buck with your digital marketing efforts, you need to make sure you fill in all the data and design the Facebook images for your business’s Facebook page.

A Facebook page which appears to be under construction or out of date will reflect poorly on your brand. Profile photo: 180 x 180 pixels. Text: The Desktop news feed displays 500 characters, mobile 110 characters, and the right column ad 90 characters. Here are some templates you can use to create header graphics that will work for both desktop and mobile users. Present Live. Online Classes in Moodle - WizIQ Live Class Web Conferencing Module. 1. Can I use WizIQ Virtual Classroom with my Moodle website? Yes, the WizIQ Virtual Classroom is an online teaching tool you can integrate with your Moodle website and offer real-time collaboration and two-way communication, creating new capabilities for synchronous learning - all from within your Moodle online classroom. 2.

If I purchase a plan of 5 teacher accounts with up to 10 attendee limit, does this mean I can run 5 classes with 10 attendees in each class and any number of times? Yes, this plans means that you can conduct 5 simultaneous classes with 5 teachers and 10 attendees in each class. 3. No, there are no extra charges for downloading plugins for various Moodle versions. 4. Yes, you can use WizIQ as an alternate interface at no extra cost. WizIQ has complete solutions to help you establish your own teaching website. 5. Integrating WizIQ Virtual Classroom with Moodle is easy and intuitive.

11 Ways to Improve your Sponsorship Packages with Online Perks. If your organization works with corporate sponsors, you’ve probably put some thought into defining the different levels of sponsorship and what to include in each. Such perks can help lure new sponsors by offering a return on their investment beyond just a charitable contribution or can tempt existing sponsors to increase their donation. If you’re hosting a walk-a-thon fundraiser, what benefits do “Silver-level” sponsors get in exchange for their sponsorship contribution? You might hang a banner with their name and logo on it at the event or recognize them from the podium.

Higher-contributing “Gold-level” sponsors might get an ad in your newsletter or lend their name to one of the refreshment areas. There’s an entire realm of perks you can offer to increase the value of your sponsorship packages. Here are 11 examples, some common, some more unusual, to get you started when thinking about your next set of sponsorship packages. Online logo placement. Seek a balance. License: Choosing Print Management Software. When we ran a survey last spring, 81% of responding nonprofit organizations indicated that information about reducing paper use would be valuable or very valuable and more than 77% of organizations reported that they were interested or very interested in eco-printing software. For the entire month of November 2008, TechSoup's GreenTech Initiative is focusing our efforts on reducing paper use. Much to the chagrin of our IT department, I loaded my own laptop with all kinds of software and browser plug-ins to test out some of the more popular print management utilities.

I am happy to report that even when I used all of the utilities in combination, my computer continued to work and even managed to print out my documents as I wanted them. Print management software is something you can download and install on your computers to print just what you need to print rather than an entire document, email thread, or Web site. GreenPrint is easy to install and use. FinePrint is easy to install and use. September Net2 Think Tank Round-up: Curating Content. For this month's Net2 Think Tank, we asked you to share your tips, resources, and ideas about curating content at your organization or enterprise.

Below, read the curated list of the community responses we received - and share your own tips in the comments! Here's a quick working definition to get us started: Content curation focuses on using the web to highlight important information in situations where information overload may be a problem. Many organizations today are writing on the web regularly to communicate with their audience. At the same time, information pollution is an increasing problem for the consumers of that content. As Will Coley explains, "when organizations offer clarity amidst the noise, they build trust among supporters" Topic: What are your best practices for curating content? While this month's Net2 Think Tank is now closed, you're always welcome to add your feedback on the subject.

Why Curate? Getting Started Best Practices for Content Curation Tools: How Facebook Changes Are Impacting Engagement on Brand Pages and What Nonprofits Should Do About It. As part of my work this year as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation, I’ve facilitated many peer learning groups on effective social media, networked nonprofits, and measurement. Several of groups serves as testers of the various ideas in my forthcoming book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit, with co-author KD Paine. While it was a little like changing a flat tire on a moving car to test frameworks while writing the book, it was a rich learning experience. For two of the peer learning groups, we explored best practices for using Facebook strategically as part of an integrated communications plan based on this content ( We worked together for over six months, with a monthly conference call and “homework” assignments.

For one of the sessions, we focused on a methodology of how to make sense of data from Facebook Insights to improve the relevance of content and engagement activities. A few days ago, Mari Smith posted this update: HTTP Status Cats.