Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2012

What do we need to understand about copyrighted material and our content strategy? When should our organization consult a lawyer when we have concerns about our organization’s social media usage? When I get asked this question, I point people to resources with this disclaimer: ”CYA – Consult Your Attorney!”

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AUGUST 14, 2008

is a microblogging service based on an open source project, Laconica , and all of the updates are copyrighted by a Creative Commons (Attribution) license. You can log in using OpenID. All really great stuff. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Consultants and Vendors Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 05:26PM | by Justin Perkins Matt Howes Guest Blog By Matt Howes, Director of Technology, Media Matters for America Remember when the webmaster did everything from graphic design to information architecture and content writing? 60) Search « Would you like a share of $5 million?

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MAY 27, 2011

Sources: ^ [1] "Convergence: How Five Trends Will Reshape the Social Sector" from La Piana Consulting was commissioned by the James Irvine Foundation. It was completed and published in November 2009. Click here to download a PDF copy. What Next — Charles Best is "Character Approved" Twitter Updates Powered by Blogger.

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DECEMBER 4, 2007

Consultant Nancy Schwartz is doing some research about nonprofit tag lines. Blogroll (C)Systems AVC Beth’s Blog Christine Herron Deborah Elizabeth Finn Donordigital Emily’s World Getting Attention Gift Hub Philanthromedia Social Edge TechSoup © Copyright 2010 See3.

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JANUARY 14, 2008

Take a minute now to Google yourself and all of your top staff or consultants. Blogroll (C)Systems AVC Beth’s Blog Christine Herron Deborah Elizabeth Finn Donordigital Emily’s World Getting Attention Gift Hub Philanthromedia Social Edge TechSoup © Copyright 2010 See3. You might be surprised at who else comes up.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 19, 2011

The Collaboration Prize itself is a joint effort by several pioneering organizations: The Lodestar Foundation has partnered with the AIM Alliance , the Foundation Center , La Piana Consulting , and other foundation and nonprofit leaders to support the 2011 Prize. By working together, youre boosting the potential of both organizations.

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AUGUST 27, 2007

» Monday Aug 27 2007 NPower Greater DC Region Technology Innovation Award Monday, August 27, 2007 at 10:18AM | by Hatef Yamini If your nonprofit is a 501(c)3 and meets some other basic criteria, you can apply for a an Innovation Award and win up to $43,000 in cash, technologoy consulting, hardware and software. All rights reserved.

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JUNE 16, 2009

I was speaking with a fundraising consultant the other day (admittedly she is more oriented toward major donors and direct mail) who was aghast that wed be soliciting new activists as soon as we are for a donation. June 16, 2009 | Anne Dougherty Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2008

I am a consultant and graduate student in complex systems and wanted an illustration of "self organization." Sarah Sheard sheard at 3MilSys.com November 17, 2008 | Sarah Copyright © 2008, Care2.com December 17, 2007 | Meghan Request permission to use your beautiful snowflakes picture in a course Im teaching.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2007

The latest nonprofit consultant/professional talking about video was Tom Belford from The Agitator blog. Blogroll (C)Systems AVC Beth’s Blog Christine Herron Deborah Elizabeth Finn Donordigital Emily’s World Getting Attention Gift Hub Philanthromedia Social Edge TechSoup © Copyright 2010 See3.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2008

It’s like the Hotel California,” said Nipon Das, 34, a director at a biotechnology consulting firm in Manhattan, who tried unsuccessfully to delete his account this fall. The lesson is, be careful what you put online and maybe, just assume all is lost on the privacy front.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

First, consult the research and data available on nonprofit CEO compensation. And yet, approximately nine percent of nonprofit CEOs leave their organizations each year—many of them for better paying jobs, often in philanthropy or consulting. What’s an impact-driven nonprofit organization to do? Two things come to mind.

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Care2

MAY 17, 2007

Amy Gahran - a conversational media consultant, content strategist, and freelance writer/editor - showed us some really cool sites about the exciting, ever-developing world of citizen journalism that we wanted to share with you, our Frog Loop readers. May 29, 2007 | Yvonne Copyright © 2008, Care2.com I think it went really well!!

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Since leaving the foundation last year, Ted has been a whirling dervish, starting a consulting firm , authoring a new book -- People to People Fundraising: Social Networking and Web 2.0 Melanie Guin MNM www.charitynetusa.com/blog September 16, 2008 | melanie Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Gives me hope! All rights reserved.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

Since leaving the foundation last year, Ted has been a whirling dervish, starting a consulting firm , authoring a new book -- People to People Fundraising: Social Networking and Web 2.0 Melanie Guin MNM www.charitynetusa.com/blog September 16, 2008 | melanie Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Gives me hope! All rights reserved.

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MARCH 27, 2009

This article was written by Ali Cherry, Online Campaigns and Marketing Director, Beaconfire Consulting and provides executive-level consulting to progressive nonprofit organizations. March 30, 2009 | rabia Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Reader Comments (2) Great post Ali. Cheers, Ali! All rights reserved.

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MARCH 26, 2009

“Its reassuring that despite the economic downturn most of the metrics they looked at, including average gift size, were flat or up compared to 2007,” said Robert Weiner, who provides technology consulting to nonprofit organizations. Dave Steadman Hamilton College March 26, 2009 | Dave Steadman Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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NOVEMBER 9, 2007

I am a consultant and graduate student in complex systems and wanted an illustration of "self organization." Sarah Sheard sheard at 3MilSys.com November 17, 2008 | Sarah Copyright © 2008, Care2.com December 17, 2007 | Meghan Request permission to use your beautiful snowflakes picture in a course Im teaching.

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MAY 29, 2007

Amy Gahran - a conversational media consultant, content strategist, and freelance writer/editor - showed us some really cool sites about the exciting, ever-developing world of citizen journalism that we wanted to share with you, our Frog Loop readers. May 29, 2007 | Yvonne Copyright © 2008, Care2.com I think it went really well!!

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

I didnt follow the voice prompts to a real person, but Id guess that the founders abandoned their nonprofit and maintained their for-profit consulting gig instead. And it seems that Summa is also involved in child care. In any case, Educational Care doesnt turn up other traces.

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Care2

OCTOBER 7, 2007

His firm, Avencia , is an award winning GIS consultancy. October 7, 2007 | Dan Bassill Copyright © 2008, Care2.com The speaker, Robert Cheetham, is both concise and knowledgeable, but more importantly he has a knack for explaining GIS in a way that is very accessible to non-techies. Good luck with your presentation.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

His firm, Avencia , is an award winning GIS consultancy. October 7, 2007 | Dan Bassill Copyright © 2008, Care2.com The speaker, Robert Cheetham, is both concise and knowledgeable, but more importantly he has a knack for explaining GIS in a way that is very accessible to non-techies. Good luck with your presentation.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 25, 2011

We are a CDFI providing nonprofits with loans and lines of credit; we also organize financial training workshops, perform business analyses, and offer customized consulting services to nonprofits and their funders nationwide. In addition to the State of the Sector resources linked above, you can download our survey overview here.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Copyright © Robert L. Dilenschneider is the founder and Chairman of The Dilenschneider Group, a global public relations and communications consulting firm head­quartered in New York City. Values are what motivate and sustain behavior over the long run, and this perseverance is something the Japanese understand particularly well.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 27, 2008

Back in the day, I was a consultant doing online marketing and producing multimedia. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com I got excited about the Golden Dot Awards , and kibbutzing with fellow practitioners. And I’ve been fortunate enough to sit on a panel or two. March 5 Conference website Post a Comment | by Share Article in Misc.

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MARCH 13, 2009

Panelist: Dan Willis, Consultant for Sapient 3. Tuesday, March 17th from 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Room 10 March 13, 2009 | Allyson Kapin Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Forget pages, linear text and other archaic vestiges of designs print ancestry; the separation of content from presentation has already changed everything.

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2007

After consulting with CHEJ to become familiar with the PVC issue, Care2’s campaign team created and sent personal email messages to about 150,000 Care2 members, aged 22 years old or older, who were already subscribers to two specific Care2 e-alerts, namely “Women’s Issues” and “Media and Culture.

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APRIL 22, 2009

This article was written by Deanna Zandt , a media technologist and consultant to key progressive media organizations. www.MHPonline.org April 22, 2009 | Rick Bernardo Copyright © 2008, Care2.com www.MHPonline.org April 22, 2009 | Rick Bernardo Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2006

Consultants and Vendors » Friday Nov 17 2006 Would you like a share of $5 million? Copyright © 2008, Care2.com 60) Search « How can nonprofits make money off of this? Main | The Coming Wave of Web 2.0 Friday, November 17, 2006 at 11:17AM | by Jordan Wait Source: Knight Brothers 21st Century News Challenge Web site.

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Global Giving

JULY 12, 2017

If yes, be sure to consult with the filmmaker on the look and style before any are made to avoid major changes. Who has the copyright to the footage? Will the filmmaker create an editing script prior to the edit? Or will a staff member take on these duties? Will your film include animated graphics?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 24, 2013

Don’t cut and paste another organization’s policy! Social media professionals Janet Fouts and Lovisa William pinpointed a few: Copyright and identifying the brand with false information (Infographics etc). It is important that your social media policy is a living document that reflects current practice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2006

Mike Seyfang, a nonprofit technology consultant in Austraila, tells us to avoid YouTube if you want to get remixed and mashedup. " Looks like MySpace is also getting sued for copyright violation. Jon Stahl, of OneNorthWest, enjoys 15 minutes of Web video fame in an interview about plone.

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Care2

OCTOBER 22, 2008

While there are authorized consultants , Google itself does not offer any sort of consulting aside from the FAQ. May 23, 2009 | Francesco Copyright © 2008, Care2.com If your organizations website sees a lot of traffic per day and has hundreds of pages, a solution more robust that Google Analytics might be a better option.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Avoid Copyright Infringement. In Google, you also have the option to filter out copyrighted images under the tools section. A quick search for content editors on Upwork shows consultants starting at $20.00/hr. In terms of style, I like to keep things simple. Involve Your Team In The Marketing Process.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2006

He further says: "If information producers do not need to capture the economic benefits of their particular information outputs, or if some businesses can capture the economic value of their information production by means other than exclusive control … the justification for regulating access by granting copyrights is weakened."

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JANUARY 4, 2008

As a former political consultant, I know that it is much easier to get people who you know are going to vote to vote for your candidate than to get new people to vote. It gives one hope. With my marketing hat on I see something else. I see a campaign that will be studied for years to come.

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