Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Note from Beth: I've been tracking the games for change space for a few years, although not very deeply. In 2007, the popular Free Rice online game used quiz-style vocabulary building game that rewarded correct answers with ten grains per bowl to feed hungry children. I am super excited to tell you about GamesThatGive.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 2, 2021

Peter has defined the vision, strategy, and culture of 829 Studios since its founding in 2007. Her experience includes 8+ years of Marketing, Communication, and Program Management for organizations working on issues such as poverty, financial literacy, voter engagement, health research, and the public arts. See you there!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2018

It could be 100% in that participants provide the content by connecting with others and sharing experience and knowledge. The assessment helps nonprofits look at eight different areas: Technology, Content, Channels/Devices, Audiences, Analytics, User Experience, and Governance. I used Thiagi’s reflection game, Thirty-Five.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2010

Then Facebook launched Facebook Pages in November 2007. Social media in many ways is a numbers game. 1) Your organization’s social media campaigner should be passionate about the Internet, social media, and flexible, and most importantly willing to experiment with new tools. Five Lessons Learned.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2010

Note From Beth: Since 2007, I've been using, adapting, and remixing the Social Media Game social media workshops for nonprofits. EDF has embraced the spirit of this sharing - not only remixing a version of the game for their organization,but also sharing back the materials and what worked! . Why did we do this?

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

The very first game post I ever wrote was about incorporating game mechanics into museum experiences. A year later, and Amy Jo Kim's presentations about ways that personalization, feedback, collecting, points and exchanges can make all kinds of experiences more engaging and sticky still resonate with me.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

Remixing Social Media Strategy Game View more presentations from kanter. I had the honor of working with a group of really smart communications practitioners who have decades of experience working with nonprofits and/or foundations. Remixing Social Media Strategy Game View more presentations from kanter.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2007

April 15, 2007 At NTC , there was a lot of talk about the “big three&# open source CMS packages that most people these days in our sector are using: Drupal , Plone , and Joomla. I hadn’t had experience with either Plone or Joomla, but in talking to folks both at NTC and Penguin Day about Joomla, I got intrigued.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 9, 2007

August 9, 2007 It’s been 7 weeks of using Ubuntu 7.04 (better known as Feisty Fawn) as my primary desktop. My printer setup (Brother laser printer) was easier on Linux than on the mac Here are the bad things: The games available on Linux leave much to be desired Getting proprietary codecs to play (MP3, WMA, etc.)

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NetWits

JANUARY 29, 2009

The program, Beyond the Basics: Taking Five Website Staples to the Next Level , will focus on the amazing benefits you'll experience if you make the investment in optimizing your website in just a few key areas. But while many organizations have taken their first steps, there is still a long way to go.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

The second part of the morning was designed around the Principles of Social Media Strategy and used a new version of the Social Media Game intended for a large group of people. Balancing Learning Through Content Delivery and Sharing Experience. Geoff Livingston did a great job at live blogging the first section in the morning.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

Within a couple days, the whole experience got someone else excited about the matching possibilities and I got this email from Ruth Messinger, the head of AJWS: Dear Michael, During these Days of Awe I am particularly grateful for your ongoing commitment to AJWS. 19 Sep 2007 Michael Hoffman Tim, you are right. Yes, you do good work.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2011

Rik ( @rikomatic ) has over 15 years of experience as a nonprofit organizer and educator using digital media to increase public engagement on important global issues, from the International Criminal Court to Internet Governance to the Millenium Development Goals. Rik Panganiban. Productions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2017

I was asked to facilitate a small group in a participatory session called “ Digital Forum ,” designed for peer sharing by Marco Kuntz and Mike Johnson. The session kicked off with a Spectragram exercise involving the full group. I learned this technique from Alan Gunn from Aspiration over ten years ago at 2007 Penguin Day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2011

We’re also experimenting with the introduction of game mechanics. We launched a mobile site , in 2007 aimed at feature phones, and we’re developing an Android version of the app for release in 2011. Prior to the Aquarium, he worked for The Walt Disney Company creating games that bridged the online and theme park experiences.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Part 2: It's How Aggressive You Are My first year in museums, I tried to get as much broad experience as possible. Six months in, the Museum committed to creating a highly interactive, separate ticket "you be the spy" experience (now open and named Operation Spy). The blog started with a conference experience.

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NTEN

JULY 15, 2011

Primarily, it's about creating a fundamentally engaging experience for the website visitor that brings them closer to your organization. Co-Create – Shared Content: Mapping, Mosaic, Wiki, Links, Games. There are many ways to “get social,” and so many reasons for doing so. Share – Like & Tweet Button, E-Card, Fwd to Friend.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2011

Rik ( @rikomatic ) has over 15 years of experience as a nonprofit organizer and educator using digital media to increase public engagement on important global issues, from the International Criminal Court to Internet Governance to the Millenium Development Goals. Rik Panganiban. Productions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2007

We have been pretty happy with Collactive so far; if anyone has any questions about these campaigns I'd be happy to relate our experiences. My colleague, Francesco Santini, who remixed the games a fundraising game, but in Italian had included "Segnalo" which is an Italian Digg.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2007

Michelle Martin writes about her experience as a non-technical programmer creating mashups with some new user-friendly tools. Check out the wiki for CivicCRM Documentation , 2007 Penguin Day Planning , and 2007 Nonprofit Software Development Summit. 20 practices. So, the resulting report should be fascinating. Need a chuckle?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2007

The overall intent of the Horizon Project is to demonstrate the exciting benefits of a global connected learning experience. There are approximately 50-60 students in five different countries working together to peer into the future of learning based upon the Horizon Project Report 2007 Edition by the New Media Consortium and Educause (pdf).

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Care2

JULY 26, 2007

60) Search « The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes | Main | Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 09:10AM | by Justin Perkins Wonder if you should spend your time campaigning in social networks?

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

60) Search « The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes | Main | Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 09:10AM | by Justin Perkins Wonder if you should spend your time campaigning in social networks?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

60) Search « The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes | Main | Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 09:10AM | by Justin Perkins Wonder if you should spend your time campaigning in social networks?

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

I had specifically asked about places that feel welcoming, and the responses were about exclusive experiences. In his identity work , John Falk determined that people use cultural institutions to reflect their personal self-concept as learners, social leaders, spiritual pilgrims, hobbyists, and experience seekers. What's going on here?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Clearly, this example dates back a bit (2007). If you can deliver a compelling mobile experience -- or even just tell a story convincing enough to galvanize sales -- your nonprofit may be one of the first to capitalize on the app gold rush. I haven’t been able to locate a more recent example, but the technique remains solid.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

This post shares some of the most interesting questions I''ve heard throughout these experiences. blog has been going for almost five years now, and I''ve seen people''s concerns and questions evolve over that time in the following way: For the first couple of years--2006-2007--most of the questions were about the "why" of participation.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

This post shares some of the most interesting questions I've heard throughout these experiences. blog has been going for almost five years now, and I've seen people's concerns and questions evolve over that time in the following way: For the first couple of years--2006-2007--most of the questions were about the "why" of participation.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 1, 2011

But the point is that the MAH, like just about every other museum in the known universe, was content to define the museum experience as something removed from the outside world, a rarefied church-like space of refined artistic reflection. Her blog, "Museum 2.0," is one of the leading forces working to remake the museum experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

ErikaBJune shines a spotlight on virtual world and digital games for change projects. Here's a few blog posts about the NTC experience: Marnie Webb says Web2.0 Kim Lowery also gives us a round up the sessions she attended as well as her Day of Service experience. Deborah also reports on her Day of Service experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

No doubt an ongoing conversation with lots of experiments. with a detailed account of her organization's experience. why does someone spend so much time in a game world customising their avatar???? Miles Maier has been blogging about his Web Office experiment for the past month or so. Are there other experiments going on?

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NTEN

AUGUST 11, 2011

During my study and practice of elementary education, there was a drive to create experiences where learning was driven intrinsically. As educators we strive to facilitate experiences where the content is so rich, the activity so engaging, and/or the skill so problem solving that students are motivated internally to continue to learn.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

Who cares if children's museums don't change as long as the content and the experience is good? The wired classroom is not a free-for-all nor an entirely screen-based experience. As Bob explained, in wired classrooms, there is no longer a continual cat-and-mouse game between teachers and students about the use of approved devices.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 1, 2009

I spent a lot of research time learning how designers in related fields solve the problems we had developing Operation Spy: how screenwriters craft plot twists, how game designers build instructions into the game, how theme park designers deliver consistent, high-impact multi-sensory experiences.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

He has 20 years of management, public relations and media-development experience, including the production of TV and radio commercials and award-winning rich media websites. If they seem organized and if they can articulate a careful game plan to you in plain English, thats great. c) Trust your gut.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 30, 2008

I first saw Scratch a few years ago, when I had friends working at the Media Lab, and at the time it seemed like a neat way for kids who were unfamiliar with programming to jump in and start designing their own interactive stories and games. Then, in May 2007, the Scratch online community (called ScratchR) was released. usercontent.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

She brings experience from working in and around the nonprofit sector. and “On Sunday, are you most likely to be: at brunch, at church, at a museum, or watching the big game?&# Their experience comes from a digital perspective and there is no such thing as “we’ve always done it this way.&#

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