Pawsitively Design http://www.pawsitivelydesign.com Helping non-profits that help animals. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:42:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 How Pinterest Can Help Your Animal Nonprofit http://www.pawsitivelydesign.com/how-pinterest-can-help-your-animal-nonprofit/ http://www.pawsitivelydesign.com/how-pinterest-can-help-your-animal-nonprofit/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:27:46 +0000 admin http://www.pawsitivelydesign.com/?p=157 The latest social networking trend? Pinterest.

This is one social network all animal rescue, animal welfare, and animal rights non-profits need to start using! It’s a visual and interactive bulletin board that provides a virtual way to share images that relate to your nonprofits mission – and a wonderful way to network, spread the word, and drive traffic to your website!

Many animal-focused organizations are already harnessing the power of interest:

Some great ways to use Pinterest:

  • Post of a “Wish List” board – this can contain supplies that your nonprofit is currently is need of
  • Animals for Adoption – Post animal photos from your Petfinder, Petango or other adoption listings online
  • Follow other animal focused non-profits start growing the community!
  • Start a “Success” board – this can contain images of adopted animals, successful campaigns, or mission
  • Help inspire others – what inspires you or your nonprofit? What images and things might inspire people to support your cause?
  • Cute photos! Who doesn’t love funny, lighthearted, and sweet photos of animals?

Is your  animal focused non-profit on Pinterest? Post the link below in the comments!

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Google Grants will provide Adword campaigns for free to select organizations.

YouTube’s Nonprofit program will give your organization a designated “nonprofit” channel that will allow for a call-to-action overlay on videos – that can prompt for donations through Google Checkout.

Google Apps for Nonprofit will allow for eligible organizations to use Google Apps (which includes email, business documents, company-wide calendars, and more) either for free, or for a significant discount – depending on the size of your organization.

Their Raise Awareness initiative offers many tools for nonprofits to spread awareness on their cause, and share data through Google Maps, Google Earth Outreach, and more.

There’s an excellent article and interview here from USA Today.

Questions on how we can help put these services to work for your non-profit? Shoot us an email!

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Organic Themes Non-Profit Theme

View the Demo

]]> http://www.pawsitivelydesign.com/organic-themes-presents-non-profit-theme/feed/ 0 How to Claim a Company Page for your Non-Profit on LinkedIn http://www.pawsitivelydesign.com/how-to-claim-a-company-page-for-your-non-profit-on-linkedin/ http://www.pawsitivelydesign.com/how-to-claim-a-company-page-for-your-non-profit-on-linkedin/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:05:47 +0000 admin http://www.pawsitivelydesign.com/?p=114 LinkedIn for your non-profitOdds are your business has a “Company Page” on LinkedIn. If any of your past employees, interns, or hired consultants/contractors have a personal profile on LinkedIn and they have added their position at your company to their work “Experience”, then your business does indeed have a Company Page on LinkedIn. Small businesses (and nonprofits and universities) need to understand that Company Pages are automatically created by LinkedIn members when they fill out the Experience section of their personal profiles.Read the full article here

]]> http://www.pawsitivelydesign.com/how-to-claim-a-company-page-for-your-non-profit-on-linkedin/feed/ 0 Check us out on Facebook and Twitter! http://www.pawsitivelydesign.com/were-on-facebook-and-twitter/ http://www.pawsitivelydesign.com/were-on-facebook-and-twitter/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:16:40 +0000 admin http://www.pawsitivelydesign.com/?p=108 Well, it just wouldn’t be 2010 if we weren’t on Facebook and Twitter, right? Follow us there!

Pawsitively Design on Facebook

PawsitivelyWeb on Twitter

]]> http://www.pawsitivelydesign.com/were-on-facebook-and-twitter/feed/ 0 WordPress for Non-Profits: The Complete Guide http://www.pawsitivelydesign.com/wordpress-for-non-profits-the-complete-guide/ http://www.pawsitivelydesign.com/wordpress-for-non-profits-the-complete-guide/#comments Fri, 08 Oct 2010 01:32:45 +0000 admin http://www.pawsitivelydesign.com/?p=70 I just came across this excellent article that presents a very well thought out argument for WordPress as a prime platform for non-profits. Check it out here!

]]> http://www.pawsitivelydesign.com/wordpress-for-non-profits-the-complete-guide/feed/ 0 Flickr announces ‘Flickr for Good’ http://www.pawsitivelydesign.com/flickr-announces-flickr-for-good/ http://www.pawsitivelydesign.com/flickr-announces-flickr-for-good/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:34:33 +0000 admin http://www.pawsitivelydesign.com/?p=98 Flickr for GoodWhile perusing Flickr today, I noticed that Flickr is offering an incredible service to non-profit organizations, and they are donating 10,000 1-year ‘Pro Accounts’ to good causes. Since helping animals is always a good cause – I encourage your organization to apply! Photos have the ability to capture emotion, struggle, and achievement – as well as  communicate towards your organizations cause – so, if your organization isn’t harnessing the photo medium for it’s full potential, than this is a great opportunity to get started.

The details of the program can be found at http://www.flickr.com/good/ and they’ve partnered with TechSoup to distribute these accounts.

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Arizona Greyhound Rescue

Arizona Greyhound Rescue

Alley Cat Allies

Alley Cat Allies

National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife Federation

The Anti-Cruelty Society

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Paws

Paws

MSPCA

MASPCA

Foothills Animal Shelter

Foothills Animal Shelter

Bideawee

Bideawee

ASPCA

ASPCA

Animal Welfare Institute

Animal Welfare Institute

Animal Legal Defense Fund

Animal Legal Defense Fund

Town of Brookhaven Animal Shelter

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We support animal-related causes such as:

  • Spay & neuter education
  • Helping homeless pets
  • Wildlife rehabilitation
  • Animal rescue organizations
  • Humane education and outreach
  • Animal Assisted Therapy

Some of the services Pawsitively Design provides are:

  • Website Design & Development
  • Website Redesign
  • Flash Animation
  • Twitter Backgrounds
  • Banner ads
  • WordPress customization

Check out our complete list of services here >>

 
All organizations must apply to be qualified for these discounted services. 
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