Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2009

People can add and embellish your content and if you have access to the remix, it can give you new ideas. Here's a few (good) examples of how I have remixed other people's work or other people have remixed my work. Remix This Powerpoint. The presentation itself is a remix of a remix.

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JULY 31, 2012

You can read the post and join the conversation on the SSIR blog or below. For others, it means being aware of what the root of the meme is, why people are remaking and remixing the content, and how your community will respond. My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review opinion blog is up!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2009

Photo by Terry Bain in Flickr I've been hearing a lot lately from folks who work in nonprofits asking for examples of "social media or social networking policies." There are examples (see below). As part of effective social media strategy development, the internal conversation must take place. There needs to be discussion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2007

Conversation Tracking in the NpTech Space There quite a blog buzz about the need for a Netsquared European Remix going on. " I'm sure we could find a few examples in America and elsewhere. Here's an example. This slide show from Common Craft uses a party as a metaphor for online community.

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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! . And two more new blogs are on the way.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2009

Earlier this week, I wrote a post called " What happens when you set your content free using Creative Commons Licensing? " I explained why I set my own work free, provided some examples, and pointed to a new tool. Also, it is great to close the loop and have the opportunity to remix a remix.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2008

Time Chart - See Flickr Discussion on Version 1 Wanna Remix it? " I've been thinking about remixing that slide so it matches the framework I set up for WeAreMedia tactical modules. For example, you can use Twitter as both a listening tool and for participation. Participate: Is joining the conversation with your audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2009

As David Witzel observed during our conversation, "A problem-solving network is the only way we scale rapidly and effect change with limited resources." For example, they have a Climate Corps program. So, we're very careful about making sure our conversations are respectful. This is an open and transparent network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2008

We created a worksheet with more detailed questions adapted and remixed from CCTV's wiki. These steps are about figuring out who in organization is going to have the conversations. Were we able to engage our stakeholders in new conversations? ??? I would love to see an example of a nonprofit's social media plan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2007

I love the photos, but I think you can better visually demonstrate the ideas expressed in the reasons - For example, "Blogging Connects Us To Global Conversations" - Why not a screenshot of Globals or this photo for example example, although it is all rights reserved, but you could ask permission).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2008

I put together a wiki for this presentation which includes a set of conversations questions. These are conversations that you want to have behind the firewall. Take for example Jonathon Colman who is the Internet Strategist for the Nature Conservancy or Wendy Harmon from the Red Cross both are dog lovers! of Wired Blog).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2009

This a terrific example of in working in networked way. According to Iavor, "Our role changed to a facilitator of conversations and content around the three key themes rather than a creator of messaging and materials." Here's an example. Iavor is primarily looking for content to tweet about.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

He said that things in the field happen in spaces between particles- the analogue is a conversation between people. This can take place in a variety ways, including brown bag lunches "Facebook Friday," presenting examples from other organizations experiences, sharing market research data about consumer trends and social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Some of the future has already arrived, so may be talk about those examples. For example, you can in a couple clicks go onto a site like Slideshare and see ideas on a topic from some of the best thinkers on that topic and recreate your own meaning of it. In a recent post by Scott Henderson offers up charity:water as an example.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

I tend to bumble-bee around and listen in on selected conversations, but it is important for people to hear from their peers. James was able to search Twitter and show them a conversation happening online with other choruses about fundraising. Here's a few thoughts. (1) Every 4-6 six months, I blow up the game and start from scratch.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

I asked if I could live tweet to bring others into the conversation which I did using the tag #packfound. . For example, networks just getting started, need to build social lubrican of trust and this happens through relationship building. He used the example of the recent NetFlix prize as an example. Modeling the norm.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

re not creating a billboard, but rather starting a conversation -- you have to be willing to respond." The paper gives examples of different forms of participatory culture: - Affiliations (memberships - formal and informal - in online communities). the ability to meaningfully sample and remix media content. and discovery.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2010

Change the World, Lives, with Bikes core conversation Tuesday, March 16 at 11:00 AM – “This core conversation will talk about how cycling, the bike, and social media are changing the world and lives. In fact, Karaoke is a core part of our reMix culture and this panel will show you how.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

The are many projects are out campaigning for votes -- for example - here , here , here , here , here , here , here , here ,and here. Join the Conversation and Debate On Open Content for Nonprofits. license and you are encouraged to use, remix, and forward, with the appropriate attribution!

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 30, 2014

As an example, at a recent event the organization’s CEO was systematically working through the crowd (of about 300 attendees) and introducing himself…at the end of the event he was at the door thanking everyone for attending, largely by name. Want to move the needle on retention for next year’s event? Technology'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

For example, the Giving Tuesday Toolkit offers some excellent curriculum to involve kids in Giving Day activities. Here are four examples of Hollywood plotlines used in crowdfunding stories from CauseVox. Engage audiences in conversation about the campaign theme. Or you can borrow some ideas from Hollywood. Make a donation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2009

I've also been looking at examples from the corporate sector like the POST method from Forrester and thinking about adaptions for nonprofit. One of the best ways to educate people about social media is find examples of similar nonprofits and present information on how they’ve used social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2007

Original photo remixed from flickr photo by Stinky Peter Screencast in conjunction with NTEN View the screencast as higher quality flash file -takes longer to download here. Robin Good recently interviewed Marshall Kirkpatrick about Mash-ups and he asked Marshall to define widgets in the context of the conversation. I'm so excited!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

These principles will no doubt be copied, refined, remixed, and extended as nonprofits experiment with social media-powered fundraising techniques: Weaving Together Online/Offline Into Real Time Web Fundraising Events. A great example of how well this multi-channel approach works is the Humane Society’s Spay Day.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 18, 2007

Nina asked that I write a blog entry reporting on related conversations at this year’s conference, and I was happy to comply. related conversations at AAM, I was excited. Let me tell you, there was no shortage of conversations at this year’s conference. is to allow everyone the opportunity to contribute to the conversation.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

For example, you could imagine a spectrum in the world of intellectual property from unlimited free access to assets to controlled costly access. If museum and library content is licensed, not owned, how can we work within those licenses to allow visitors to use and remix to their heart’s content? I feel mixed about this.

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