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Nature Conservancy Instagram Contest and Other Examples

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One of my blog readers, Sarah Mowry, Outreach Director for the Deschutes Land Trust pointed me to Nature Conservancy’s Instagram contest , an image scavenger hunt. The photos, particularly since TNC’s audience are photography enthusiastic, can become a richer source for compelling photos than stock photos.

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An Interview with Susan Citro and Evan Parker about Nature Conservancy's Flickr Group

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Nature Conservancy has used Flickr Group to host a photo contest on its Web site. Here's an interview with Nature Conservancy staff members Evan Parker and Susan Citro about how the organization is using Flickr. Why did your decide to set up a group on Flickr? Keep them engaged. Any gotchas?

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What Advice Would You Give to Retina Australia To Avoid Jumping into Social Media err blindly?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We have a concept for a national photography competition in conjunction with the Congress ??? ???if I, of course, loved the flickr competition idea and suggested that she consider a modest outcome and learning experiment. Read the TechSoup article " How Nonprofits Can Get the Most Out of Flickr " 2. Michaela Hackner.

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Museum Photo Policies Should Be as Open as Possible

Museum 2.0

While the majority of experience-based museums like children's and science museums have unrestricted noncommercial photography policies, many collections-based art and history museums continue to maintain highly restrictive photo policies. Conservation: Objects may be damaged by flash photography. But what about visitors?

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Steal these 42 Creative Pinterest Ideas for Nonprofits

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Joe also shared some great Pinterest use-cases for nonprofits to experiment with including a Pinboards of fashionable used clothes available in Goodwill stores and beautiful images endangered frogs Conservation International is working to save. Credit to Flickr user: Aberdeen Proving Ground 10. Pin pictures of animals who need homes.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Extension programs use wikis, flickr, blogs, tagging, and other tools to share information and content. A blog with the comments feature enabled allows or sharing photos in flickrs allows Extension program participants to discuss plans and programs. From Flickr User EJK. Nature Conservancy. Flickr Farm.

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50 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Creative Commons on Flickr :: flickr.com/creativecommons. The app then allows you to share your photos on a photo-by-photo basis on Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter. For a great example of a nonprofit using Meetup, see the the Nature Conservancy’s Picnic for the Planet. Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, and others are coming soon!

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