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What happens when you set your content free with creative commons licensing?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Winner of the Creative Commons 2006 Photo Schwag Contest I believe in setting my content free. I use the " BY Attribution " creative commons license. I've used this license. I still sometimes see rather blank expressions when I ask about turning to CC licensed resources to find photos. It gets your work out there.

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This is a "Best of" for finding CC "BY" photos in Flickr

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week when I blogged that won the Creative Commons flickr photo contest, the prize I got was Lessig's on my answering machine. In today's email, J Wynia, shared with me a tool he created with the Flickr API that lets me search for interesting photos that I can remix or use and automatically generates the attribution.

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TechSoup's Top 10 Tech Topics of 2016

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TechSoup organizes an annual event called Storymakers ; organizations from around the globe participate in a multimedia contest for a chance to win exciting prizes and learn how to effectively tell their story. Photoshop CC is the ultimate tool for enhancing photos, but it's so powerful that it can be a bit daunting to learn.

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Bridging the Digital Divide? Tell Us About It!

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To enter the contest, just answer a few questions on our “Success Stories” submission page ! The LIM is a highly visual tool that uses mapping technology to plot success stories in a global context. Although there is only one winner in this contest, there are certainly no losers. Alright you got me, I’m in.

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NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up: May 24

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Beth Kanter and Allison Fine are investigating how nonprofits " vet online contest opportunities." But we also can't deny that social media tools and networks are an important component in our advocacy and communications work. Check out their project -- it's a great example !

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Bridging the Digital Divide? Tell Us About It!

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The LIM is a highly visual tool that uses mapping technology to plot success stories in a global context. Although there is only one winner in this contest, there are certainly no losers. To enter the contest, just answer a few questions on our “Success Stories” submission page ! That sounds great. What’s next?

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Get Help in Telling the Story of Your Nonprofit's Impact

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And if that isn't enough, TechSoup is also running a contest with $10,000 in cash prizes. Naples, Florida: Tools for Effective Email Communication. Yaoundé, Cameroon: Learn How You Can Use Adobe Spark and Other Storytelling Tools to Tell Stories. Bafoussam, Cameroon: Adobe Spark: A Great Tool for Digital Story Makers.