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My Facebook Birthday Cause: Thank You (and Some Unsolicited Feedback To Causes)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In less than 24 hours, I've raised $806 to help children in Cambodia using a new feature in Facebook Causes. Whether you want to raise money for clean water in Ethiopia, vaccinations for children in Haiti, or a safe home for a puppy in Mississipi, with a Birthday Cause your friends can give in honor of your special day.

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The Participatory Nonprofit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He also identifies the new literacies and skills -- and while he is talking about this in the context of children and education. the ability to meaningfully sample and remix media content. Jenkins points to some barriers to acquisition and makes a case for pedgogical interventions. and discovery. Simulation ??? Appropriation ???

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12NTC: Nonprofits and the Future of Internet Rights

Tech Soup

Let's say you or even one of your supporters remixed a video that included a sample of copyrighted music, and this video was linked from your website. 1981 , supposedly protects children from Internet pornographers, but could have wide-ranging implications regarding online privacy and storage of sensitive information.