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A Social Publishing Strategy by John Gautam, Pratham Books

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Source: Pratham Books. Note from Beth: During my trip to India in February, I was introduced to a nonprofit children's book publisher in India, Pratham Books. “It was set up to fill a gap in the market for good quality, reasonably priced children’s books in a variety of Indian languages.

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The Participatory Nonprofit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Fine writes about in her book Momentum. The book includes a "Connected Quiz, a set of reflective questions that can help an activist think about how well they or their organization is connecting with others -- something to think about before jumping into the tools. the ability to meaningfully sample and remix media content.

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The Participatory Museum Process Part 4: Adventures in Self-Publishing

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This is the final segment in a four-part series about writing The Participatory Museum. This posts explains why and how I self-published The Participatory Museum. While some aspects are quite technical and specific, it should be useful for anyone considering writing a book for a niche audience. Check out the other parts here.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

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Next week I'm doing a Webinar for Extension Professionals , a remix of 10 Steps to Association 2.0 which was a remix of Marnie Webb 's Ten Ways Nonprofits Can Change the World. My initial remix thought (wrong) was to look for examples that were related to agriculture, but the extension is so much more. I'm nervous. It's messy.

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How to license mixed media, without a law degree

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From Icommons comes an incredibly useful legal brief to remixing media in the age of participatory media and campaigns by Steve Vosloo, Digital Hero Book Project. There are some issues related to the remix chain and what is or isn't fair use. Beth's Flickr Stream. How can you be creative and stay legal?

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Museum Photo Policies Should Be as Open as Possible

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I'm working on a section of my book about sharing social objects and am writing about the most common way that visitors share their object experiences in museums: through photographs. To me, an open photo policy is a cornerstone of any institution that sees itself as a visitor-centered platform for participatory engagement.

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Nonprofit SXSW Goodness – Conference List Toppers, To-Dos and Topics of Interest

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Across the country, geeks inside and outside of government are developing a new model for a participatory and transparent Federal, State and Municipal governments. In fact, Karaoke is a core part of our reMix culture and this panel will show you how. But it wasn't here to enterain, no. Karaoke came to unite us in song.