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Nonprofits and Videoblogging: Janitors Own Words: Video from SEIU

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

At Beyond Broadcast Conference keynote, Henry Jenkins , used the term " astro turf " to refer to "participatory media" made by big business. If any picked up on the story of the campaign, an email was sent to our activist list in Texas with a campaign update, a link to You Tube and a mention of the news coverage.

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Crowdsourcing and the nonprofit community

ASU Lodestar Center

Cultures have always been participatory, long before the Internet, with roots in democratic process, collective decision making, and cooperation for survival. But participatory cultures on the Internet take on a new quality, a new scale, and new capabilities.”. How can crowdsourcing help my nonprofit organization in Arizona?

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