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The Nonprofit Book We’ve Been Waiting Four Years To Read Is Finally Here: New Power

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is open, participatory, and peer-driven. This way of working requires a different, more participatory leadership model and mindset that Allison Fine and I first wrote about in The Networked Nonprofit and others have written about called “networked leadership.” Each profile is illustrated with an in-depth case study.

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Guest Post by Nina Simon -- Self-Expression is Overrated: Better Constraints Make Better Participatory Experiences

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

When I talk about designing participatory experiences, I often show the above graphic from Forrester Research. Forrester created the “social technographics” profile tool to help businesses understand the way different audiences engage with social media (and you can read more of my thoughts on it here ).

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Self-Expression is Overrated: Better Constraints Make Better Participatory Experiences

Museum 2.0

When I talk about designing participatory experiences, I often show the above graphic from Forrester Research. Forrester created the “social technographics” profile tool to help businesses understand the way different audiences engage with social media (and you can read more of my thoughts on it here ).

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Fashion and Passion for Your Cause: Wear it on Your Blog or Profile!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One particular quote jumped out at me, "The Facebook generation wears their causes like the way they wear their favorite fashion." I placed the photo of me wearing my newest Creative Commons T-Shirt on blog - and of course added it to my Facebook profile and on Twitter , you'll see the Creative Commons Logo with a donate message.

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Creative Profiling: Tools for Defining and Understanding Your Audience

Museum 2.0

And now, the research group Forrester provides new insights about different kinds of participatory styles among users of social media sites. Forrester suggests that companies use their profiling tool (and related custom research services) to understand the behaviors and desires of target audiences, and then provide experiences accordingly.

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What the Museum Sell Out Game (Re)Taught Me about Participation Inequality

Museum 2.0

On platforms with many participatory options, more people are more active. On Facebook, you can post, like, comment, add photos, play games. Watching friends change their profile shots to celebrate the Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage reminded me how Facebook is constantly experimenting with new ways to participate.

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Personal Fundraising Remixed: I Love CC, Do You?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As a blogger and social media maker, I have a strong interest in the future of my work and participatory culture. I donated $75 so I could get the t-shirt and photograph myself in it - and added it to all my social networking profiles. Here's what it looks like on Facebook and Twitter. He's only 8 too!

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