Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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What Nonprofits Can Learn at Games for Change Festival

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: Back in 2007, I presented and attended at the Games for Change Festival. Over the past few years, games and mobile platforms have become more and more important for nonprofits to pay attention to for their communications strategy. What Nonprofits Can Learn at Games for Change Festival by Jeff Ramos.

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5 Games Supporting Nonprofits’s Missions, from Low-Tech to High-Tech

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: I went to my first Games for Change Festival ten years ago, in 2005 and have been a fan and supporter ever since. Games — both digital and analog — provide a great opportunity for inviting players to interact with a real-world causes and societal challenges. Games for a New Climate.

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Behind the Scenes Experimentation with Social Gaming for Social Good from HandsOn Network

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Behind the Scenes Experimentation with Social Gaming for Social Good from HandsOn Network by Jessica Kirkwood. With a “launch and learn” mandate from our CEO, we began an experiment in social gaming for social good 16 days ago which is an online game of Tag. About 23% of those tagged are joining the game. Is that good?

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Monica Hamburg's Remix of the Social Media Game

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Game On: An Interactive Session On Social Media View more Microsoft Word documents from Monica Hamburg. I love seeing how people remix the social media game. This game focuses on a small number of tools. Game On: An Interactive Session On Social Media View more Microsoft Word documents from Monica Hamburg.

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Playing the Social Media Game with 100 Bay Area Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Revising the Cards/Game Aspect As my own learning and thinking about social media and nonprofits has evolved, so have the principles and strategies. This has had an impact on the design of the cards, game instructions, etc. Photo by Nelson Layag. Social Engineering the Small Groups.

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Guest Post by David J. Neff: Social Media Games that Move You

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But why can’t social media games actually make you work. Check out these two new games that require players to get out and get going. The second is a cool new augmented reality game from Georgia Tech Augmented Environments Lab. Check out how social media and games can inspire you to move.

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Games for Change Announces 5th Annual Festival

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This is will be third Games for Change Festival! The only festival dedicated to the new movement using Digital Games for Social Change will explore real-world impact, the latest games and funding strategies. More details on the program here. Register now before early bird pricing deadline passes on April 14th.

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