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Video Games, Virtual Worlds Workshop: Northern California Grantmakers Briefing

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from my flickr photo stream Susan Tenby from TechSoup gave a presentation for a workshop called Virtual Games/Virtual Worlds during the Northern California Grantmakers Briefing called From YouTube to Podcast: Digital Media, Philthanthropy, and Social Justice. Anil Dash , of Sixapart , was one of the speakers. Technorati Tags: VECoP

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Taking Baby Steps to Social Media Maturity with Your Peers

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Johnny Hall. Note from Beth: This past year has been a deep exploration into how nonprofits can use measurement and reflection to improve their practices as a networked nonprofit and social media. As part of my work at the Packard Foundation, I designed and facilitated several peer learning groups and exchanges.

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Guest Post: The Convivial Museum Photo Essay

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Museums should make people feel welcomed and comfortable, be gracious and generous, design for a diversity of interests and needs, create situations that increase the likelihood of having a good conversation, and allow the time and space to let people reflect and imagine. Nothing new here!" readers might say. Why don't you do it?"

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2.0 at Work: Why You Should Use Flickr

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I love Flickr Originally uploaded by jodi_tripp. Your boss is in California picking out antique fountains. For those who haven't seen it, Flickr is a photo-sharing site. So what makes Flickr so useful? Now I always use Flickr. On Flickr, they are searchable both by title and by tag. Okay, pop quiz.

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Connected Futures: Connected futures: New social strategies and tools for communities of practice

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In 2007, I was a "leader" in a program called " Shadow the Leader " where I had an opportunity to reflect with colleagues and peers on the challenges and learnings from leading a tagging community. Everytime I connect with colleagues at Cpsquared, it is an opportunity for reflection. Preamble: reflection on the role of tech steward.

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Guided Visualizations at a Social Media Strategy Workshop

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Flickr Photo by El Dave. I’ve looked to meditation and reflection practices before – in fact – last year during a guest instructor appearance in Jennifer Aaker ’s “Power of Social Technology&# class at Stanford, I had the class do a reflection activity that involved eating a Hershy kiss.

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A Twitter follower is worth $0.24

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Sugarpond. Note from Beth: Last month I had the pleasure of presenting on a panel at Association of California Orchestras with Marc van Bree , an arts and social media blogger I met in 2007. After Marc finished reading the Networked Nonprofit , he was curious about crowdfunding and free agents, chapters in our book.