Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

Remixing Social Media Strategy Game View more presentations from kanter. Some reflections I had on the materials: Situation: This is the description of the organization or network the same group is developing a strategy for. Remixing Social Media Strategy Game View more presentations from kanter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2009

People can add and embellish your content and if you have access to the remix, it can give you new ideas. Here's a few (good) examples of how I have remixed other people's work or other people have remixed my work. Remix This Powerpoint. The presentation itself is a remix of a remix. to Change The World.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

The above presentation is a remix of a remix of a remix. Start slowly and spider out, you may be doing all the heavy lifting at first in terms of drinking from fire hydrant, summarizing, and analyzing - but it is a way to get others in your organization involved - even simple things like brainstorming keywords.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

That said, there are wonderful organizations working with State Governments to improve literacy and reading levels across the country such as Pratham and the Akshara Foundation and much progress has been made. Also, for our Creative Commons licensed books to be remixed/repurposed by the community in whatever way they wish to.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2009

I've been designing and delivering technology trainings for nonprofit organizations for the past 15 years, I've tried to find fun ways for people to understand and feel comfortable with whatever technology. Social media is all about the linkages to people versus content and the ability to self-organize and co-creative.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

Networked nonprofits are simple and transparent organizations. They engage people to shape and share their work in order to raise awareness of social issues, organize communities to provide services or advocate for legislation. We set up a group in Slideshare to share and remix our slide presentations. (4) 7) Fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2010

Note From Beth: Since 2007, I've been using, adapting, and remixing the Social Media Game social media workshops for nonprofits. EDF has embraced the spirit of this sharing - not only remixing a version of the game for their organization,but also sharing back the materials and what worked! . Did it make a difference?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 25, 2008

Many thanks to Chris Heuer and Kristie Wells of the Social Media Club for organizing fantastic Social Media Workshop and inviting me to participate. It is making me wonder about how to remix this for a group where I have mostly beginners or don't have an expert at each table who is familiar with all the tools.  

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2008

Time Chart - See Flickr Discussion on Version 1 Wanna Remix it? " I've been thinking about remixing that slide so it matches the framework I set up for WeAreMedia tactical modules. Listening: Knowing what is being said online about your organization and the field you work in. Download it here. In A Museum?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

So, I thought I'd take a stab at remixing it for nonprofits.  What's the purpose of your organization's blog? Here's a remix of the approaches mapped to other types of nonprofits: Blue:  Institutional Information Blog. These blogs distribute news related to the content of the organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Instead, contest participants had to log in and look at other organization's vote tallies. Any organization determined to be ineligible at any time will be disqualified. Or only allow a pre-selected group of organizations to participate? These were removed in the final days of the contest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2009

The post makes the analogy to empowering your supporters to fundraise on your organization's behalf. When it comes to raising money online, empowering your network of supporters with the tools to fundraise for your NPO is like giving them Creative Commons access to your organization."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

The later focused on how nonprofit could become social content creators, that how to effectively communicate the organization's story effectively through social media channels like blogs, video, podcasts, and photos. We also touched on user-generated content, inspiring others to tell your organization's story in their own words.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2007

This came just in the nick of time as I'm remixing my Web 2.0 Think beyond your organization's employees when searching. The other remix challenge is take the Social Media and remix for fundraising 2.0. Luckily, my colleague Francesco has remixed the game for fundraising, but it is in Italian! workshops for July.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 28, 2014

Humberto Kam from the Monterrey Bay Aquarium and Cindy Johanson from Edutopia shared some case studies about storytelling and what inspires people to share your organization’s content. Humberto Kam talked about how they engage with influencers and let them spread and remix their content. ” Yes!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2006

The students had to create an image that was representative of the organization's core values and then create another image that another student could remix. We had some discussion about how the photos were licensed in creative commons to facilitate this remixing. Anyway, here's the flickr set.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Search Institute is an independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide leadership, knowledge, and resources to promote healthy children, youth, and communities. When I've do social media and nonprofit trainings, the audience consists of staff, board members, or volunteers from nonprofit organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 29, 2008

are the ones that are going to strike your organization between the eyes first. So, fellow nonprofit communications professionals, I remixed David's scenario and replaced the word "corporate" with "nonprofit." The organization recently went through an extensive image/re-branding strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2010

It is also a good technique to explore the possibilities of new tools and techniques before investing more time and energy in something that isn't right for our organizations. In all previous versions of this game, I used simulations (a fictional example of an organization or situation that had a smart objective and audience already defined).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2008

Inspiration may come from outside our silo and together we'll remix it. So, I'm remixed this memo into Ten Web2.0 Set up Google Alerts to follow what's being said about your organization and cause online so that you can act on what's being said, join the conversation and build your community. Lisa Neal ) 2. Tyler Willis ) 7.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2007

" I've remixed David Wilcox's Social Media game -- I've focused it on more individuals versus organizations and of course, on media creation. My workshop is called the "Social Media Game: Market yourself and your film using blogging, tagging, wikis, photo sharing and social networking sites."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 28, 2011

One level is not better than another; it is just where the organization is at with respect to becoming a networked nonprofit and agile at using social media and other emerging technologies. Avoid spreading the organization’s resources too thin. Often, a “Return on Investment” argument surfaces.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2008

I've remixed them with a nonprofit view point. 2) Will organizations cut all spending on social media that is generally unproven? Jeremiah Owyang shares out four questions that you should answer about social media an economic downturn. 1) Is social media usage going to increase or decrease during a recession by consumers?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2009

Environmental Defense Fund tackles the most serious environmental problems with four pronged approach: sound science , economic incentives , corporate partnerships , and getting the law right. (If you want to learn more about the organization, their CEO, Fred Krupp , is on Twitter and does his own tweets!)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2008

The Be The Media Project is a community of people from nonprofits who are interested in learning and teaching about how social media strategies and tools can enable nonprofit organizations to create, compile, and distribute their stories and change the world. We'll be taking DIY approach, remixing and/or pointing as much as possible.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2007

Here's what Ivan had to say: J ust wanted to highlight a small initiative we sent out today using Collactive , a web firm that helps organizations use their network of members to promote news stories and websites to larger audiences. But there's strategy involved and a tool to help you execute it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

For my 50th birthday, I held a 50th Birthday Card Flickr Photo Remix Party Well, a few weeks ago, I read a blog post by Amy Sample Ward about Birthday Causes, This new feature lets individuals on Facebook create a birthday fundraising campaign as part of a Cause. Flickr Photo Birthday Card Remix Contest. And, yes they did !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2008

We created a worksheet with more detailed questions adapted and remixed from CCTV's wiki. These steps are about figuring out who in organization is going to have the conversations. Two had an organizational lens and the other was adapted from some more traditional communications planning questions. Step 2: Prepare.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2010

For this, I'm drawing on the Smart Chart of Kristen Grim and from working with a cadre of smart nonprofit communications folks who have remixed the social media game. Topical organization, along with trends, help users sort and filter what’s relevant to them. The primary research includes surveys, interviews, and observation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2009

Jude Children’s Research Hospital Kids In Need Operation Gratitude The HandsOn Network/Points of Light Institute Funding will be allocated based on the percentage of votes each organization receives. The design of the Giving Challenge was such that any organization, even small grassroots organizations, could enter and even win. (I

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2008

Remix of Mstephen's Flickr Photo. Non-profits will recognize the potential of bringing on these virtual community organizations, especially their ability to raise in tiny increments in a down economy. It's that time of year again. Lucy Bernholz has been sharing her predictions for philanthropy and buzzwords for 2009.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

This workshop was remixed from Associations 2.0 Via powerpoint from New Organizing Institute. I'm doing a workshop in Cambodia called " Five Steps to Khmer 2.0 " for the Bloggers Summit. I have a half-hour to explain Web2.0 and provide some practical tips to a non native English speaking audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

Or have them sign up for a sprout account and remix it. Deborah Finn from Lolnptech notes, " They're organically grown !" Then have your supporters spread it. My widget is sort of lame because I'm tired right now. but really it was so easy to do. With a little planning out of your content, it could be really powerful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2008

" It is a version of the Cute Dog Theory - what organizations need to think about to be successful. It is a remix of the " Cute Cat Theory of Digital Activism " which was the title of a talk given by Ethan Zuckerman at O'Reilly's E-Tech Conference in March, 2008 (notes from Ryan Singel. of Wired Blog).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

The manuals are organized by "read," "write," and "remix" which I just love. You'll find links to an array of manuals for often used open source programs like Audacity (there was even a link to a print version you can purchase via LuLu if you like paper and I do).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2007

Tor is a toolset for a wide range of organizations and people that want to improvie their safety and security on the Internet. Here's ten steps towards Association 2.0 , a remix of Marnie Webb's Ten Ways to Use Web 2.0 license and you are encouraged to use, remix, and forward, with the appropriate attribution!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

That's why I also remixed the fundraising widget. My colleague, Jason Zannon , of DIA, is trying to understand how organizations can identify and engage those passionate super activists? What have you learned about your organization's super activists? If your an organization, how will you inspire evangelists for your cause?

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