Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

I'm prepping for a workshop on Social Media and wanted do a round up of recent compelling examples of arts organizations using social media strategies and tools. I was particularly interested in examples using blogs, Twitter, Flickr, Youtube, and Facebook. What Should Artists and Arts Organization???s s Blog about?

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Whole Whale

MAY 19, 2023

For example, “a woman”, “a sunset over the ocean”, “a glass vase with flowers”. For example, “serene”, “futuristic”, “minimalist”, “grainy”. For example, “a woman gazing out a window at a sunset over the ocean”. For example, “a neon glow”, “warm lamplight”, “black and white”.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 17, 2015

The international legal landscape for people with these disabilities dramatically changed on June 28, 2013, when the World Intellectual Property Organization adopted the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled. It is politically popular.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

A great example is our red flags for funders series. Additionally, following trends is difficult for nonprofits when you take copyright challenges into account (organizations aren’t permitted to use a lot of trending audio). We tie our videos to our blog posts. It started as a 90-second video script.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 3, 2016

Our nonprofit organization operates Bookshare , the largest online library in the world that focuses on the needs of people with these disabilities. The creation of Bookshare was made possible because of an enlightened copyright law exception. And, that American copyright exception was the inspiration for the Marrakesh Treaty!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 7, 2013

We’re grateful to our socially responsible publishing partners who give us world rights to their titles, even though they are not required to do so under international copyright law. For example, in developing countries, we aim to help our members pursue educational and employment opportunities.

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VisionLink

APRIL 16, 2014

We believe that organizations should be compensated for the creation, organization, maintenance, and updates of community information data, especially in the nonprofit space. All of this information requires a tremendous amount of work to prepare and organize, and therefore should carry value.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 16, 2013

Mainly, because they protect you and your organization from: Spyware. Legal liability, copyright infringement and harassment claims. organization-provided Internet services are to be used only for. organization’s data if the user is an employee) when accessing or while. Why Are AUPs Important? Lost productivity.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Learn more about in-kind donations and how they can help your organization! In-kind donations are any non-cash donation made to your organization. Knowing which type will be most helpful for your organization can help you maximize the benefits and minimize potential waste when accepting in-kind donations.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

A great (bad) example is Adobe, one of the leading ebook technology vendors, who just introduced their Digital Editions. Provisions designed to handle copyrighted materials could conflict with fundamental exceptions in copyright law like fair use of copyrighted works and the Chafee Amendment. Why have a legislature?

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Examples of this in action are tools like Dall-E , Stable Diffusion , and MidJourney. And this applies directly to my main concern: copyright infringement and/or usage without consent. A strong brand identity and cohesion is one of the primary ways that supporters connect with your organization and mission. Rights Issues.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The latest session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) just concluded last week. We did not look at this as legal experts, but rather as organizations that are dedicated to serving people with disabilities.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 13, 2022

The goal of the Request for Proposal (RFP) is to present a project in the context of the organization and its goals so that great vendors can submit the best possible proposals. Example RFP for a larger website build (PDF). Example RFP for a smaller website build (PDF). Questions to ask a potential vendor (PDF). Check this out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2018

It is an array of technology that includes: robots, chat bots, artificial intelligence, machine learning, conversational interfaces, smart devices, drones, self-driving cars and others which are increasingly becoming the interface between organizations and humans. In fact, some of the new technologies can do tasks that surpass human capacity.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2015

copyright law, it is sometimes legally OK to use images you find on the web and often not. I like our article, Finding and Using Images from the Web , with its basic precepts: If you or someone in your organization took a photo or created an image, you own it and can use it without permission. Copyright Office.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Creative Commons is a charity that champions reduced restrictions on copyrighted work by creating licenses that make it clear how material can be used, changed, and shared. Creative Commons has devised a set of six free and easy-to-use copyright licenses. That includes your organization. We are in pretty good company.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2010

I caught Brian Rowe 's Sharing Content, Terms of Service, and Copyright Best Practices session today at this year's NTC, which was a great primer for understanding Creative Commons licensing and included information on the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) and several other topics. He also talks about his Utilikilt. Tools Web 2.0

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) DZ: What do you feel youre getting out of it?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2012

Here’s a sampling: Our organization does advocacy around some policy issues. How do we respond without creating any -potential liability for our organization? One of my employees has asked me to write a recommendation on LinkedIn, if they were fired – could our organization be sued? Cite a case example.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2013

The most famous example of the 6-word exercise is Hemingway's "For sale: baby shoes, never worn" – a tale of loss. As a nonprofit example, Ilie offered the 6-word story of an organization that helps the visually impaired: "Blind graduate works for National Bank." led the bilingual tweet chat.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

But to give you an example of what a social media policy consists of, here’s a sample of the ASU Lodestar Center’s: Who can post: We determined which employee is ultimately responsible for all of our social media profiles and which other employees are allowed to post on behalf of the Center. How to write your policy.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 20, 2010

In general, we have patents and copyrights and trade secrets as commercial objects because we as a society think that it helps bring the benefits of new creations to everyone. The great thing about my proposal is that we already have examples of companies, universities, governments and media doing these things.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 17, 2008

My first day was hanging out at the Young Researchers seminar, which was organized by Professors Paul Blenkhorn (the UK's first professor of access tech) and the ICCHP host Klaus Miesenberger. And that's just two examples. It was fun to hear students and fresh Ph.Ds talking about their research.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2009

They provide tools that let everyone have a simple, standardized way to grant copyright permissions to their creative work. The Creative Commons licenses enable people to easily change their copyright terms from the default of “all rights reserved” to “ some rights reserved.” The license itself doesn't specifically define attribution.

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Care2

JANUARY 30, 2014

I recently found this great checklist ( via Darren Barefoot ) that I think will be very helpful in talking with web vendors and helping your organization find the perfect match. Have they developed other sites for non-profit organizations? Who will own the copyrights associated with their work on your web project? Experience.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 16, 2011

She was an example for me throughout my childhood, bringing me along as she volunteered at soup kitchens, with the LDS cannery, and in the Scouts. She taught me, by example, the most important values in my life: service to my country, service to my community, and service to those in need. Her service didn’t end with the Army.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 10, 2009

Change will happen when the organized blind sue Amazon or Amazon's partners, if they calculate that the cost of complying will be less than the cost of not complying. A recent example of this was web site accessibility. The Digital Millenium Copyright Act ("DMCA") workaround. The Textbook problem. The Closed Platform problem.

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See3

FEBRUARY 27, 2008

Here are the details: —————————————— Free Online Video Consultation at Nonprofit Technology Conference Not sure how to use video to its highest potential in telling your organization’s story and begin incorporating video into your messaging?

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

APRIL 20, 2006

Software that is released without copyright or license is termed Public Domain software. Since it has no license, users are free to redistribute it however they want - without source code, for example - so Public Domain is clearly not Open Source. But the GPL very much reflects US copyright law.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Not only is the Collaboration Prize the creation of the Arizona-based Lodestar Foundation, but Arizona is also home to many great examples of nonprofit organizations working together to be more effective and put their missions first. This information is organized in an easy-to-use, online database. Check it out!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Benetech, is a leading nonprofit organization based in Silicon Valley. We’re against piracy, and have made commitments to authors and publishers to encourage compliance with copyright law. We’re getting very worried that our organization and the people we serve: people with print disabilities (i.e., And then they go away.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

The following are five candidates for the practical values having foremost importance: Integrity Accountability Diligence Perseverance Discipline I know companies -- strong organizations -- centered on these values. But what if all our organizations started with the same short list? They are invariably successful.

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See3

JANUARY 17, 2008

There are lots of organizations with just a toe in the water, others that are swimming away and some that are fully clothed, looking at the pool and wondering what it’s all about. The organizations that are hiring for these positions are the ones who are going full speed ahead. And so it is no surprise that they are hiring.

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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. The question made think about the word " attribution " which is an important concept in the Creative Commons license.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2011

I like to be informed of what the organization is doing, but I dont want mail solicitations. When we investigate motivations for charitable giving, we arent only concerned with what motivates a donor to write the first check to a charitable organization, but also what inspires them to become a regular, ongoing donor. More newsletters?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

TechSoup's mission is to build a dynamic bridge that enables civil society organizations and changemakers around the world to gain effective access to the resources they need to design and implement technology solutions for a more equitable planet. Reform Copyright. Find your local #Tech4Good group. Upcoming Tech4Good Events.

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Care2

JUNE 5, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Who wants to do fund rising programs.

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