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JUNE 18, 2007

American Rights At Work Flickr Stream. I've been collecting examples of the "hold a sign" meme in flickr and by way of Erin Stojan of RE-AMP I found this example from the American Rights at Work. The Flickr stream is here. I asked permission and also suggested they switch the license.

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MARCH 8, 2007

The Flickr for Nonprofits Affinity group will meet in Washington, DC on April 4 at 1:00 PM ( check agenda ) to share experiences, tips, and ideas about how Flickr can be used to support nonprofits and their programs. Given my interest in flickr that's why I set one up last fall. A List of Examples. It isn??????t

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OCTOBER 16, 2008

  (WE'll be announcing this week's winners late on Friday) Photo Sharing tools are Internet sites where anyone can upload, share, and organize their digital photos with friends, family, colleagues, and the rest of the world.    WHich ones have nonprofits been using?

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DECEMBER 29, 2005

I missed the post about flickr use by MoveOn on netsquared when I was in London earlier this month. MoveOn Ever Spent: Flickr via Jon Stahl. The article describes how MoveOn is experimenting with flickr, believed to be the first political campaign to make use of flickr. MoveOn's flickr home page and flickr tags page.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2007

This photo is from the Humane Society's recent "Wendy That's Not Right" campaign. This technique is the " hold a sign meme " where you ask your community to send photos to flickr of you (or your animal) holding a protest sign. The flickr pool of photos is here. And please only send photos.

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AUGUST 2, 2005

Marnie Webb asks a great question: Wonder what flickr has to do with nonprofits? Or maybe the question should be what can nonprofits do with flickr as answered in the comments. Nonprofits could use flickr to document and share a process with colleagues or staff in a remote office, similar to how these educators are using flickr.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Photo by Brian Caldwell. We've gotten some excellent "user generated" content (for example, check out the tips ). This week on WeAreMedia we're working on the Tactical Module 3: Sharing Your Story Social Media Style. But, we need some more content. Go here to add your organization.

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DECEMBER 11, 2006

With all the attention on other social media tools, many people forget about the power of flickr, its wonderful community and rich photographs of the world. Take for example CARF, Children At Risk Foundation, which has just launched its " Reaching for a Star " Flickr Xmas fund-raising campaign for 2006.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

What was the LOLseals Photo Caption Contest ? It was a photo caption contest based on the popular LOLcats site where users share photos of Cute Cats with funny captions. We learned from a previous photo contest that flopped that if you make it hard for people to figure out how to participate and time consuming, they won't.

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JANUARY 10, 2017

Flickr Photo by Real Blades, Creative Common License. For example, this might be a good opportunity to read that great article about a professional topic that you bookmarked but never have time to read. I’m overwhelmed getting back into the daily grind, how about you?

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DECEMBER 19, 2006

Beth Kanter's photo of Marc Canter in flickr - please read comments for attribution. That's a photo I took of Marc Canter at the first Blogher Conference in July, 2005 I put it in flickr with an "All Rights Reserved" license which is the flickr default. Yes, they did give me a photo credit.

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OCTOBER 2, 2006

As a follow up to last week's screencast on how to use flickr as a visual resource, here is a post about how to share your wonderfully visual powerpoints with others via your blog or flickr. The flickr set has notes and pointers to other resources if you are interested in the content. View the Screencast here.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Cute Dog Photos! They’re inviting folks to submit their own cute dog photos. They’re inviting folks to submit their own cute dog photos. Cute animals rule the social web! The example below is from the Monterrey Bay Aquarium and one of their most popular videos. Cute Dog Photos! So, grist-.org

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JULY 19, 2010

This is a quick roundup of some of the wonderful reviews, blog posts, photos, and videos of The Networked Nonprofit. Photo by Curious Lee. I don’t yet have a kindle, so I was thrilled to see this tweet from CuriousLee with a photo he shared on our Networked Nonprofit flickr group. More information here.

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APRIL 29, 2011

Flickr Photo by wurges. For example were you the first or only one to do something? Here’s a few good examples of Twitter Elevator pitches. Whenever I teach a workshop or give a presentation, I ask the audience the question above and jot it down on a 3×5 card. Here’s one for Twitter. Be distinctive.

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JUNE 22, 2017

Flickr Photo by Brittney Bush. The above is an example of how to do this with pen and paper, another way is to use apps called Mood Trackers , journals that let you chart your emotions and thoughts and test different self-management techniques. What triggers these feelings and emotions? 2: Track Your Moods.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2006

I also showed them examples. I told them Nick could answer the questions they had about the flickr photo set he put together. What is the food in the first flickr photo? Each kid got a red envelope with Buddhist Prayer Money. I told them that after circle we would use SKYPE internet phone to call Nick in Hong Kong.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Flickr Photo by lyzadanger. For example, Facebook produces 30 billion pieces of content a day. This may be why curated content may get a second life or what the scoop.it Hubspot points to a recent study from Bit.ly hours on Twitter. hours on Facebook. blog calls the “ricochet&# effect.

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JUNE 17, 2010

East Bay Regional Parks - Calendar from Photos in Flickr Group. Their flickr group is an example. The idea that once you open to connecting and leverage your networks, you will shift to abundance. It used to require a lot of staff time, but for some areas social media savvy volunteers do a lot of the work.

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AUGUST 11, 2009

Photo by American Art Museum Note from Beth: This week I'm trying to understand crowdsourcing and nonprofits, hopefully with a crowd of other folks. I'm looking for guest posts, ideas, and examples of nonprofits using crowdsourcing for their programs, fundraising, and marketing. Absolutely brilliant! at the Smithsonian 2.0

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APRIL 22, 2014

Flickr Photo by Soyignatius. Take Crowdtangle as an example. Depending on your niche area, you may also be following curated general news sites or a news site devoted to a specific topic area, for example business , education , technology , or more specific to your nonprofit’s program area.

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JANUARY 4, 2011

Flickr Photo by Robert Couse-Baker. Or making you want to find a few examples, just post your query. Our intent is to provide a space for just-in-time answers, share best practices at no charge , and deepened our learning based on a monthly theme. Good for you! Tell us about your success stories!

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AUGUST 5, 2011

Flickr Photo by JC Burns. Danielle Brigida’s Wildlife News (excellent example of how useful this could be for an organization’s content strategy). Earlier this week, I wrote a post called “ Content Curation Is Listening and Engaging &# about the art and science of curating information.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

I celebrated my 20th anniversary in Flickr and with this video (darn the gown doesn't fit this year!) Last year, I marked the date with the above photo and a post with tips for cultivating bloggers and how it was like a long term relationship. from Esquire Magazine's Awkward Wedding Photos . Make it easy.

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AUGUST 24, 2011

Note from Beth: Last week, I wrote about SoSomeThing.Org as an example of a nonprofit with a “data-driven culture.&# What initially caught my eye was the above presentation from George Weiner. What Does the Data Say? Tweets Into Action on Prezi. What Does the Data Say? Guest Post by George Weiner, DoSomething.Org.

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JANUARY 12, 2016

Flickr Photo by Annamatic3000. Aliza and I hope to discover some great examples and feature them in our book, “The Happy Healthy Nonprofit.” Instead, it means active, on-site leadership charged by top management with the mission of maintaining a healthy, productive workforce.”

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FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Flickr Photo by Matthew Field. Give them a name, find a photo of them on a stock photography site and flesh out their biographical details. You can’t use this tactic in China, for example, where Facebook (and Twitter, among other social media channels) is blocked. Imagining Supporters with User Stories.

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APRIL 4, 2014

Flickr Photo by Lendingmemo. An example of impact-driven fundraising gifts are hand-sewn scarves from a family who started a local business as a result of your donor’s micro-finance loan or a personal letter from a child who you sponsored for her education. For example, Project Renewal helps homeless people get off the streets.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Flickr Photo by John K. For example, there are many differences between US and UK English. Orkut , for example, is still popular in Brazil, while Renren and Qzone dominate the Chinese market (where Twitter and Facebook are banned). Here’s some good tips when your network is global. What language are you speaking?

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OCTOBER 1, 2009

I asked Brooke McMillan, Online Community Evangelist, for the Lance Armstrong Foundation, to share some examples of how they engage with their community. Here are a few examples of how we engage with our community to make this day a success: 1. Take for example, this post about celebrating " Livestrong Day at Work.".

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MARCH 6, 2008

My Flickr Photos. My Flickr Photos. I'm going to talk about how nonprofits are using flickr, social networks, and twitter. Also looking for any examples of health I'm preparing for a couple of presentations this month for different audiences. Sonny Cloward let me know about Lee LeFevere's latest video.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

I did some live demonstrations including Twitter and Flickr. I posted a photo of them on Flickr and asked people on Twitter to share why they thought it was a valuable. We got 100 comments 5 minutes from nonprofit and other professionals sharing why they thought it was valuable.

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DECEMBER 31, 2015

Flickr Photo by Kris Krug. But when you come into your workplace, the culture and the environment does not support happy, healthy. For example, the break rooms have vending machines with salty and sugary snacks and the fridge is stocked with sodas, not water. Share your story in the comments or fill out our survey.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Flickr Photo by PeterJBellis. We see examples in the ongoing success of Kickstarter , in the record number of small donations President Barack Obama collected during his 2008 campaign and, humorously, in the manner Stephen Colbert has solicited funds for his satiric Super Pac. Take the example of the Pulitzer and the pedestal.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2008

Flickr Photo by Maurice. I went straight to the section on Flickr Sobell House is an Oxford based hospice. It uses Flickr to host all of its photos. ???It???s Sobell House encourages its supporters to upload their photos and link them into the charity???s Flickr builds a community of photo users,???

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FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Flickr Photo by Pierre-Alain Dorange. There are many examples of crowdsourcing techniques used by nonprofits and foundations and The Networked Nonprofit devoted an entire chapter to the topic. This is a great example of low-risk pilot to understand the process and value of working in these ways. Where is it most useful?

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JULY 9, 2008

Photo by Feast of Fools. I, of course, loved the flickr competition idea and suggested that she consider a modest outcome and learning experiment. Read the TechSoup article " How Nonprofits Can Get the Most Out of Flickr " 2. Read up on Flickr and look at different examples by nonprofits.

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