Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2012

One of my blog readers, Sarah Mowry, Outreach Director for the Deschutes Land Trust pointed me to Nature Conservancy’s Instagram contest , an image scavenger hunt. The photos, particularly since TNC’s audience are photography enthusiastic, can become a richer source for compelling photos than stock photos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

The Nature Conservancy has used Flickr Group to host a photo contest on its Web site. Here's an interview with Nature Conservancy staff members Evan Parker and Susan Citro about how the organization is using Flickr. Why did your decide to set up a group on Flickr? Keep them engaged. Any gotchas?

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 20, 2009

While the majority of experience-based museums like children's and science museums have unrestricted noncommercial photography policies, many collections-based art and history museums continue to maintain highly restrictive photo policies. Conservation: Objects may be damaged by flash photography. And it's not just about recall.

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Care2

JANUARY 13, 2012

Joe also shared some great Pinterest use-cases for nonprofits to experiment with including a Pinboards of fashionable used clothes available in Goodwill stores and beautiful images endangered frogs Conservation International is working to save. Credit to Flickr user: Aberdeen Proving Ground 10. Pin pictures of animals who need homes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

Creative Commons on Flickr :: flickr.com/creativecommons. The app then allows you to share your photos on a photo-by-photo basis on Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter. For a great example of a nonprofit using Meetup, see the the Nature Conservancy’s Picnic for the Planet. Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, and others are coming soon!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Creative Commons on Flickr :: flickr.com/creativecommons. If your nonprofit is active on Pinterest or wants to make better use of your digital library, knowledge of photo-editing is essential. The app then allows you to share your photos on a photo-by-photo basis on Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter. CrowdVoice :: crowdvoice.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Creative Commons on Flickr :: flickr.com/creativecommons. If your nonprofit is active on Pinterest or wants to make better use of your digital library, knowledge of photo-editing is essential. The app then allows you to share your photos on a photo-by-photo basis on Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter. CrowdVoice :: crowdvoice.org.

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