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NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Apparently, the data stays in the container (the social network site) and probably can’t move beyond it. We don’t want to have the same application on multiple social networks. We want applications that can use data from multiple social networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

It was a little challenging to remix a workshop that would be relevant to these different perspectives and age groups and have people leave the room having learned something. So, remixed my slide deck to represent the different points of view. I wondered whether there was a social networking version of that project today.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2007

On Tuesday, I facilitated an introductory workshop on how nonprofits can use social media in Boston at the nonprofit technology conference and yet another remix of the curriculum wiki , presentation , and game designed by David Wilcox. She is the third person to mention a remix. It gave my seven year old a good laugh!).

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MAY 14, 2013

In the beginning, TechSoup’s Marnie Webb, Daniel Ben-Horin, and Billy Bicket created NetSquared to "remix the web for social change." Online social networking was just being born. Social Networking Web 2.0 Tools social media Twitter NetSquared' " The year was 2005.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2009

Photo by Terry Bain in Flickr I've been hearing a lot lately from folks who work in nonprofits asking for examples of "social media or social networking policies." But, if an organization simply cuts and pastes a social media policy without the internal culture change, it won't be effective. There needs to be discussion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

That their web site may be or incorporate a blog as well as integrate, videos, podcasts, and photos. (2) Social Outposts: This is your organization's presence on social networking or social media outposts like Twitter, Facebook, or other places. Having a conversation with your supporters is part of the work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 29, 2008

So, fellow nonprofit communications professionals, I remixed David's scenario and replaced the word "corporate" with "nonprofit." " And I changed the word blogger to social networker or facebooker. What do you do as the social networking manager?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2006

" I've added some advice in italics which Npower is free to remix since my blog is cc: by license. Be sure to read the user agreement first and understand that are giving away the rights to your content and that you're decreasing the change of being discovered by remixing. Just need the attribution). Put Yourself on Youtube.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2007

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

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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 Truly embrace social networking by encouraging your staff, your volunteers, your donors and your Board to join Facebook or Myspace and teach(!) Things You Can Do in Ten Minutes to Be A Better Nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2009

Iavor works closely with individuals responsible for social media and the web at Local United ways, right now via a listserv that serves as a just-in-time support network for social media and web. National's social media strategy implementation isn't confined to the Web department at the National United Way either.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2007

Today I got a comment on an older post, my interview with Carie Lewis about using social networking sites for campaigns. Last night when I was madly screencasting after midnight for Cambodian Bloggers Workshop, " Five Steps To Khmer 2.0 ," Nancy White pinged me about remixing the social media game.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2010

Many people have also remixed it. When I use it with a large group, I do a fair amount of social engineering to ensure there is the right mix of technical experience, communications experience, and meeting facilitators. Mostly that is done in the room. I think this is still important for even a smaller group.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Social Media and social networks allow for the quantum effects, paired elements at a distance. And another multiplier comes from Network Theory (not Einstein directly but building on physics and mathematics) which shows that a network strength is in its Weak ties / Loose connections. and what you can achieve.

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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

MAY 13, 2008

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. I put together a wiki for this presentation which includes a set of conversations questions. What the heck is the Cute Dog Theory? of Wired Blog).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 28, 2011

Staff members evaluate current job tasks and identify what they don’t need to do in order to make time for social media and other emerging technologies, all with support from leadership. They also must look to people outside their organization who they have connected with on social networks and enlist their help.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Submitted by Ted Fickes Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People! Social networks are transforming how people support causes, how ideas are shared and how nonprofits raise money. This panel will explore various innovative and creative uses of social media and online technology to support the local food movement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

I recently read an article about fundraising on social networking sites. That's why I also remixed the fundraising widget. two came to mind and rhyme: Fashion and Passion. One particular quote jumped out at me, "The Facebook generation wears their causes like the way they wear their favorite fashion."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

gThe above video is one of the many social networking strategies that The Genocide Intervention Network used to transform itself from a small student group to national non-profit. This case study, " Using Network to Stop Genocide ," by Ian Boothe was published on Idealware a few days ago. Go read it.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 30, 2008

It's a place for Scratch users to upload, share, and remix their Scratch projects. ScratchR is a true social network, connecting hundreds of thousands of people--kids and adults--in about 200 countries around the world. You can also remix other projects. This is the most novel sharing tool I've seen on any social network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

This melting of boundaries will happen from inside out through individuals working in nonprofits using social networks to connect across silos and organizations. This is already happening to some nonprofits as a by-product of their participation on social networks and using simplicity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2009

We created a network of fans who are remixing our context and spreading our message, how do we guide them effectively without controlling them? Using social networks creates more information and touch points, how do you manage overload in a networked world? How can we activate the activsts in the real world? (I

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

The first time open-ended, playful like being on a social network. For example, networks just getting started, need to build social lubrican of trust and this happens through relationship building. Networks can exist as part of your external communications strategy, your outward facing work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

We are all photographers now , Steve Bridger's excellent post about nonprofits and social web photosharing. Another Social Network on the horizon - Allen Benamer adds his two cents about the Project Agape and the TechCrunch Report and the issue of social networking fatique.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

Online Organizing, Online Communities, and Social Networking New Organizing Institute conducted a jam-packed three-day training for nonprofits on online organizing and technology. How to remix content with having a law degree is a simple guide to how to use material from the internet without getting in trouble.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

An external champion is a new breed of donor who cares so much about your campaign that they’re willing to spread the word to their friends and ask them to donate, especially through their online social networks. They have been called “ brand advocates ” or “ super fans.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2009

Some social media strategists call this step “listening” and it is essential first step in developing your social media strategy. Beth Kanter, “ Ten Free Resources for Social Media Audience Research for Nonprofits. Jeremiah Owyang, Social Network Sites Use Analysis - Compilation of Research Facts. Culture Change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2007

Original photo remixed from flickr photo by Stinky Peter Screencast in conjunction with NTEN View the screencast as higher quality flash file -takes longer to download here. Do you employ a social networking or online outreach strategy that engages your regular readers and enables new readers to discover you? I'm so excited!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2006

Mike Seyfang, a nonprofit technology consultant in Austraila, tells us to avoid YouTube if you want to get remixed and mashedup. Social Networking Random Thoughts on Life and Works has a post called " How Connected Are You?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Even though we are well before the ending bell of this year's campaign, there are number of principles that have been in used by other social media infused fundraisers over 2009. Last year, Facebook Causes added its birthday wish feature and we saw more peer to peer fundraising unfolding on social network sites.

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