Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2008

Photographic Documentation: An environmental organization that supports organic farmers had literally thousands of amazing photographs documenting the development of organic farming techniques over the last decade. Flickr provided a way for the collaborators to easily upload and share photos publicly and privately.

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Flickr Beginner Photography Photo 50

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

In this report, the authors describe three specific models for public participation: contribution, collaboration, and co-creation. They provide detailed case studies of projects in each area, including project descriptions, informal science education goals, participant training techniques, and evaluation outcomes.

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Public Research Participatory Report 36

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Over the past year, I've noticed a strange trend in the calls I receive about upcoming participatory museum projects: the majority of them are being planned for teen audiences. Users active in online social environments based on social objects like Flickr (photography), Ravelry (knitting), and Wikipedia (information) often trend older.

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Teen Participatory Experiment Museum 24

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Crowd voting has been used in Cause Marketing. There has been an explosion of “Vote for Me&# contests that have become contests in techniques for vote getting and inspired cause fatigue at worst. Brooklyn Museum implemented a crowdsourced photography exhibit experiment called “ Click! A Crowd-Curated Exhibition.”

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Measure Fund Impact Minnesota 96