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Two Tagging Projects that Make Sense

Museum 2.0

Collection-tagging projects (in which visitors assign keywords to items in a collection) have always left me cold. Tagging is such a functional activity, and if you don't see direct benefit from doing it, the interest in it as a fun afternoon activity is pretty low. But I do it because it's useful to me as an organizational tool.

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How does your nonprofit work with crowds? Crowdsourcing Week on Beth's Blog

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Crowdsourcing is the technique of allowing many people to provide feedback, advice, knowledge, expertise or ideas for a project or create collective intelligence for an issue. And, taking this example further, the National Wildlife Federation has created the hashtag #nwf for crowds of Wildlife Watchers to connect.

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Tips for YouTube and Viral Videos

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Right after Thanksgiving, TechCrunch published a guest post called " The Secret Strategies Behind Many Viral Videos " which unleashed a record 491 comments because it described some unethical practices. Create a Relevant, Informative Video 2. There was also a follow up post here. Keep the Video Short 3. Embed Wisely 5.

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Guest Post by Stephanie McAuliffe: SoCap09 - Day 2 Roundup

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These ventures offer solid rates of return as well as environmental and/or social benefits, sometimes called blended value. The conference itself and the comment below shows how hard everyone seems to be trying to work together in an environment where some are saying the efforts are proliferating. . Tags: socap09.

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Tools for 2.0: User-Generated Exhibits Made Simple

Museum 2.0

Creating the backbone for a robust 2.0 style projects are major initiatives require a somewhat complicated blend of physical exhibit and digital capabilities. Instead of getting overwhelmed by the hefty challenge of creating your own social networking world, there are ways to jump into 2.0 application is not so easy. It's messy.

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ASTC Recap: Questions, Colors, and Reflective Research

Museum 2.0

Elsewhere in the session, I was incredibly impressed by: The new Dialogue in Silence exhibition, presented by the same group (Dialogue Social Enterprise) that created the incredibly successful Dialogue in the Dark exhibition. The REFLECTS project blends practical institutional demands with deep research. Download my slides here.

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10 Best Practices for Planning Successful Crowd Funding or Giving Day Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The next day, I facilitated a workshop on Best Practices for Crowd Funding that blended traditional instruction with innovation lab facilitation techniques. The more specific, the better. Also, crowdfunding works when it is time-based and you can create a sense of urgency. What metrics will you use to measure success?

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