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How to Add Subscript and Superscript Characters 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.

Procedure to export a text file with both comma and quote delimiters in Excel

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. 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.

Why Do So Many Online Communities Fail?

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.

And there is no simple answer to explain what went wrong. The idea is that when we focus on building a technology infrastructure, we often neglect to build an accompanying relationship infrastructure. 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.

Infographic Tools for Nonprofits and Libraries

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. 7 Ways to Improve Your Nonprofit Storytelling. Katya Andresen and Macon Morehouse.

7 Ways to Improve Your Nonprofit Storytelling

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.

Choosing Giving Levels for Online Donations

So You Want to Hold a Contest on Facebook? So your organization has a Facebook page.

So You Want to Hold a Contest on Facebook?

Good. You’ve been building your presence, getting new fans and posting regularly. Facebook Cheat Sheet: Sizes and Dimensions. Last Updated on January 2nd, 2020 What is the Facebook profile picture size or Facebook banner size?

Facebook Cheat Sheet: Sizes and Dimensions

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. 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. 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.

11 Ways to Improve your Sponsorship Packages with Online Perks

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.

Choosing Print Management 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. 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.

September Net2 Think Tank Round-up: Curating Content

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" 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. Each session called shared a best practice, debriefed on the results of applying the best practice shared the month before, and we collectively generated insights.

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