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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Next week I'm doing a Webinar for Extension Professionals , a remix of 10 Steps to Association 2.0 which was a remix of Marnie Webb 's Ten Ways Nonprofits Can Change the World. My initial remix thought (wrong) was to look for examples that were related to agriculture, but the extension is so much more. I'm nervous. It's messy.

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Museum Photo Policies Should Be as Open as Possible

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While doing research, I found myself digging back into old arguments on museum listservs about photo policies and I want to add my two (very opinionated) cents on this. Conservation: Objects may be damaged by flash photography. If people can take their own photos, they won't buy them in the gift shop. But what about visitors?

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PBS ShowCase Presentation: Social Media Adoption Challenges

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is a remix of the " Cute Cat Theory of Digital Activism " which was the title of a talk given by Ethan Zuckerman at O'Reilly's E-Tech Conference in March, 2008 (notes from Ryan Singel. Take for example Jonathon Colman who is the Internet Strategist for the Nature Conservancy or Wendy Harmon from the Red Cross both are dog lovers!

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How Can We Make Charitable Giving A Year-Round Habit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For my 50th birthday, I held a 50th Birthday Card Photo Remix Contest on flickr and donated $50 the winner's favorite charity. An easy way to support the Nature Conservancy if you're on Facebook is to install (Lil) Green Patch. And, yes they did ! But it doesn' t always have to be you asking people to donate.

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10 Best Practices for Planning Successful Crowd Funding or Giving Day Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It helps the donor make a decision about to give your organization and it gives you an opportunity to tie to your mini-goals so donors can see the tangible impact of their gift. For example, when I was raised money for a beach/ocean conservation project for Surfrider Foundation in memory of my father. And everyday until…. Until one day….

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Five Social Media Fundraising Trends for 2009

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo by Borman818. These principles will no doubt be copied, refined, remixed, and extended as nonprofits experiment with social media-powered fundraising techniques: Weaving Together Online/Offline Into Real Time Web Fundraising Events. A great example of how well this multi-channel approach works is the Humane Society’s Spay Day.