Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

To Write Love on Her Arms and Invisible Children are two of the most well-known nonprofits that came out of MySpace. Famous on MySpace and to teens across the world, outside of MySpace they are hardly known. MySpace is reflection of the society in which we live. Nonprofits using social media… it all started on MySpace.

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Myspace Teen Facebook Social Network 190

Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

You do not need to be an “artist” to make a postcard, but each participant is surprised and delighted by their creativity and to see that their cards contain colors, words and images that reflect their strongest selves. Yet, I wanted to be that artist and still do. What is your favorite Traveling Postcards success story?

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Costa Rica Interview Afghanistan Artist 60

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

The book includes a "Connected Quiz, a set of reflective questions that can help an activist think about how well they or their organization is connecting with others -- something to think about before jumping into the tools. Jenkins points to some barriers to acquisition and makes a case for pedgogical interventions.

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Participatory Teen Vlog Mashup 50

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Children of the Lodz Ghetto ). They also want to avoid stories or perspectives that reflect hateful or offensive views toward other people. Finally, many art museums do fabulous, highly participatory projects that are led by participatory artists who work specifically in the realm of dialogue or active social participation.

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Museum Difference Participatory History 29

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

I had a healthy second life as a slam poet, and I loved the world of artists and performance. At the big one, I worked on a small project with teens to design science exhibits for community centers in their own neighborhoods. So I packed up and moved down the East Coast. I made $26/hour at NASA and $7.25/hour hour at the Museum.

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Museum Boston Participatory Job 52

Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

It was exhilarating to see them inspired to create their own meanings in response: lovers whispering together in alcoves, people of all ages writing and drawing on walls and post-its, children painting, everyone sitting rapt before screens. The sole gallery holds extraordinary paintings by Joan Brown, mostly reflecting her deep love of cats.

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Participatory Museum Blackboard Game 51