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Nature Conservancy Instagram Contest and Other Examples

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One of my blog readers, Sarah Mowry, Outreach Director for the Deschutes Land Trust pointed me to Nature Conservancy’s Instagram contest , an image scavenger hunt. How much good will is generated by those contributed and by the winners of the contest whose works will be posted on the Nature Conservancy’s FB and Tumblr.

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How Nonprofits Can Use Instagram for Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The social media platform has more than 1 billion users — beating Twitter, Snapchat, and TikTok — and is especially popular among people aged 18-29. The Nature Conservancy’s page is big on professional nature photography. Instagram can be a powerful tool for nonprofits wanting to connect to a broader audience.

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An Interview with Susan Citro and Evan Parker about Nature Conservancy's Flickr Group

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Nature Conservancy has used Flickr Group to host a photo contest on its Web site. Here's an interview with Nature Conservancy staff members Evan Parker and Susan Citro about how the organization is using Flickr. Why did your decide to set up a group on Flickr? What is the work flow to make it successful?

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Protecting Wild Lands Through Art

Tech Soup

Braided River, a Seattle-based nonprofit publishing company, has undertaken 16 conservation projects to date with just three staff people. Braided River combines the arts of photography and literature to create books, media campaigns, and museum exhibits about preserving North America's wild places. Large-Format Photography.

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Protecting Wild Lands Through Art

Tech Soup

Braided River, a Seattle-based nonprofit publishing company, has undertaken 16 conservation projects to date with just three staff people. Braided River combines the arts of photography and literature to create books, media campaigns, and museum exhibits about preserving North America's wild places. Large-Format Photography.

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What Advice Would You Give to Retina Australia To Avoid Jumping into Social Media err blindly?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We have a concept for a national photography competition in conjunction with the Congress ??? ???if " I pointed her to the WeAreMedia Module 1: Should Your Nonprofit Embrace Social Media or Not? Clear guidelines are important - see this interview I did with folks from Nature Conservancy about their contest.

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Museum Photo Policies Should Be as Open as Possible

Museum 2.0

While the majority of experience-based museums like children's and science museums have unrestricted noncommercial photography policies, many collections-based art and history museums continue to maintain highly restrictive photo policies. Conservation: Objects may be damaged by flash photography. But what about visitors?

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