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Tribute to My Mentor

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I needed help with business negotiations and software licensing and Gerry jumped in teaching me everything I know about doing business. Gerry quickly did the legal research and came back to explain that my idea, which seemed like it should be illegal, was 100% permitted under an obscure provision of the copyright law!

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7 Fantastic Free or Low Cost Sources To Get Images for Your Content Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is important to respect copyright laws. Some images are in the public domain and some of licensed through creative commons which can be used as long as you give proper attribution. Some images are in the public domain and some of licensed through creative commons which can be used as long as you give proper attribution.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is an idea closely tied with the term user-generated content and creative commons licensing. You may be wondering whether copyright laws and remix culture are at odds with one another. There are six different flavors of Creative Commons licensings that have various degrees of restrictions on how people may use your work.

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How to Plan a Fundraiser for Your Small Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

Remember, 50/50s and some drawings or raffles can count as gambling and you don’t want to get in trouble with the law! You may need special permits or licensed servers if you plan to have alcohol. Photography or video production. The penalties in some cases are hefty. Are you serving alcohol? Same goes for food.