Content Creation & Marketing Tools: Planning & Curation:  Drive: allows you to create a number of , including documents, presentations, spreadsheets, surveys, and more. By adding another person’s email address to the document settings, you can share the document for simultaneous collaboration and editing. The documents are automatically saved in the Google Drive, and can be exported into an outside file. This platform is an option for content planning, as it’s centralized, accessible, and easily updatable. Cost: Free, though you do need a .  Trello: Helpful for tracking long-term projects and content planning, especially when there are multiple people working together. Trello allows you to create topical columns, in which you create cards with tasks. Each task has a to-do list that can be checked off, and each task can be assigned to a specific person with a due date. The cards can be dragged and moved to other columns to show progress or change in a project plan. Attachments can be added to cards, and Trello can sync across most devices and platforms. Cost: FREE  : If you’re struggling to find relevant content to curate, set alerts based on key words and phrases. Once new content is detected matching your search parameters, you will receive an email alert. Cost: Free  EverPost: Filters and curates content based on your criteria and profile. You can then schedule posts and share that content on , Facebook, and LinkedIn. You can also log-in to EverPost with your already existing Facebook or Twitter account. Cost: Free to operate one profile; if you want to manage up to 3 profiles, the cost is $9/mo. Graphics & Infographics:  Dollar Photo Club: Source of quality, high-resolution stock images. Downloads never expire, and, as you could probably guess by the name, each image is always $1.  Infogr.am: Users can edit data, download infographics and share & embed them. Cost: Free membership includes 30+ chart types; more features are available with paid packages.  Visual.ly: Massive resource of templates for infographics. For most templates, you can copy the code to embed in your own website, inputting your own information. You also can reach out to the designer of the template for codes, help, etc. Above all, this resource is free and a great source of inspiration if you need ideas for presenting data and information.  Piktochart: Provides infographic templates for users to create and share compelling information. Cost: Free. There is the option of a free account with limited features, or a non-profit rate of $40/yr. for a package with “Pro” features. For for-profit businesses, there are also two “Pro” pricing options: $29/mo, or $290/yr.  Easel.ly: Collection of infographic templates that help with data visualization. Choose your template and use the accompanying tools to input your own information and edit the graphic to your liking. Cost: Free  http://resize.it/ : Free service that allows you to resize, crop, rotate, and edit online images and photos.  Google Chart Gallery: A variety of charts available for data visualization. No plugins are required. All charts are interactive and many are zoom-able. Easily embeddable to your website in just a few steps. Cost: Free  GIMP: GNU Image Manipulation Software. Freely distributed software meant for tasks such as photo retouching, image composition, and image authoring. Website & Blog Creation:  Wordpress: Wordpress makes it easy to build a blog or website without much experience. Hundreds of templates and designs are available, many of the templates are responsive to mobile browsers, and Wordpress is completely free. For additional features, templates, and the ability to alter code, paid package upgrades are available.  SquareSpace: Content management system that acts as a website builder, blogging platform, and hosting service. Offers a wide range of templates and customization, making it easier to build an interactive and eye-catching website. Cost: There are three types of packages to choose from: Personal ($8/mo), Professional ($16/mo), and Business ($24/mo). Each package has different features, but all come with a custom domain and 24/7 customer support.  Wix: Cloud-based web-development that allows users to customize and personalize HTML5 websites and mobile sites, with online drag and drop tools. The most basic membership package starts at $4.08/mo, but does not include the domain. Packages above the basic level unlock more features. Presentations:  Prezi: Want to spice up your presentation beyond the basic Powerpoint template? Prezi is a platform that offers a number of templates that revolve around interactive, visually appealing presentations. As it is cloud-based, it allows multiple people to be working on a project from different locations, saves those changes, and stores the presentation online. Cost: There is an option for a free account, though all of the presentations created with a free account are searchable and public on the Prezi website. The lowest paying membership level is $4.92/month (with the first month free), and this allows you to manage your privacy settings. Twitter & Facebook  Tweetdeck: A dashboard application that allows you to manage multiple Twitter accounts at once, schedule tweets ahead of time, and to organize feeds into lists and categories (Ex: Create a list of your partner organizations that you follow, and that specific feed will filter to only show their tweets and re-tweets). Tweetdeck updates in real time and allows you to quickly interact with your followers as content is tweeted. Cost: FREE  Goo.gl: If you type in “goo.gl” at your browser search bar, you will be taken to a Google URL shortener. Paste in the URL of a website you want to share into the corresponding box, and you will get a shortened URL. This tool is especially valuable when crafting tweets under 140 characters, or any other content that needs to be concise and cut down. If you have a Google account, you can sign-in to get free tracking on the clicks and referrals of the shortened URL you intend to share. Cost: FREE  Hootsuite: Allows you to manage your social profiles all in one place (Ex: Twitter and Facebook feeds). With the free features, you can manage up to 3 social profiles, receive basic analytics reports, schedule posts, add 2 RSS connections, and use a URL shortener. For more features, paid packages are available. Surveys, Polls & Events:  Eventbrite: An easy way to set up, promote, and manage an event. Allows you to create and personalize your event, invite guests, share and promote, and monitor registrations and RSVPs as they happen. If your event has a registration fee, guests can pay online through Eventbrite. Cost: If your event is free of charge to guests, Eventbrite is free to use. If you are selling tickets to your event, Eventbrite charges 2.5% of the ticket value, plus $0.99 USD, per ticket.  SurveyMonkey: An easy way to set up a wide range of surveys, polls, and responses. The site has a big selection of templates to choose from, across many topic areas. Cost: A free account allows 10 questions per survey, and 100 responses per survey. For expanded features, you can upgrade to the next plan at $26/mo.