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In-Kind Donations 101: A Guide for Nonprofits

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While there are risks of accepting in-kind donations, those risks can be offset by creating firm policies and guidelines surrounding the in-kind donations your nonprofit will accept. It can also include intangible property, such as copyrights and patents. What are in-kind donations?

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Social Media Usage Guidelines: Don't moon people with cameras (or at least hide your face when you do)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I can't share the specifics because of copyright issues, but it was informative to hear the lawyer's perspective and it has prompted some important insights for me. What might be needed is a set of social media usage guidelines. Beth: What about social media usage guidelines? Smart Colleague: Here's some guidelines.

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The Great YouTube Copyright Debate

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

On the serious side, I wish there were some clear guidelines about what exactly is fair use in the nonprofit space. Copyright Office. The nature of the copyrighted work. The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole.

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So You Think You Can Blog? Guidelines For New Bloggers

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Sage Wisdom to Share with Nonprofit Bloggers. Respect copyright laws by quoting and linking to the full text and only use images that you have permission to use (i.e. What lessons have you shared with bloggers at your nonprofit? Are you going to let comments go live as they come in, or approve them one by one?

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TechSoup Online Event on 3/25: Images of Social Change: Online Photo Sharing for your Nonprofit

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The event will cover the benefits of creatively displaying your nonprofit organizations' work in images. In addition, we'll discuss case studies of innovative and creative ways nonprofits are using Flickr to further their missions. Copyright and privacy guidelines for sharing photos.

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It’s 2013: Where’s your nonprofit’s social media policy?

ASU Lodestar Center

Every nonprofit’s policy is going to be different, because every nonprofit has different needs, different audiences, different missions, and different campaign goals. It is important for all organizations to have written guidelines on how their social media manager should react in these and similar situations.

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Building the Tech Capacity of Nonprofits Everywhere with TechSoup's NetSquared Events

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Every day, American nonprofits, charities, and libraries rely on TechSoup's product donation program for the information they need to make smart decisions about technology. NetSquared's direct on-the-ground support of nonprofits gives us a unique insight into the technology needs of small grassroots nonprofits.