Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2009

Photo by Terry Bain in Flickr I've been hearing a lot lately from folks who work in nonprofits asking for examples of "social media or social networking policies." But, if an organization simply cuts and pastes a social media policy without the internal culture change, it won't be effective. There are examples (see below).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2009

Along with Kathy Reich and Stephanie McAuliffe , we got to ask many questions about their network. The Environmental Defense Fund or EDF is a grantee organization and also attended the Packard Foundation's recent Network Effectiveness Convening by the Monitor Institute in Washington, DC in May.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

Hence, our three primary, social media or social publishing, aims are to increase the nett content available, reduce the cost of each book and to go beyond the traditional distribution networks in a large way. Also, for our Creative Commons licensed books to be remixed/repurposed by the community in whatever way they wish to.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

. Yesterday at the Packard Foundation, as part of a series of "deeper dives" to learn about networks and social media, Eugene Eric Kim of Blue Oxen Associates gave a talk about "Networks in an International Context." . Eugene Eric Kim is an expert in online culture and collaboration, particularly with new tools.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

In the beginning, TechSoup’s Marnie Webb, Daniel Ben-Horin, and Billy Bicket created NetSquared to "remix the web for social change." which heralded a new, participatory web culture. Online social networking was just being born. Social Networking Web 2.0 " The year was 2005. The Iraq War was raging.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2010

As a culture, we value answers over questions because answers allow us to take action faster, while asking questions makes us think. A New Definition of An Expert: Your Network. I love not knowing because it encourages me to reach out to my network and find the answer. Many people have also remixed it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Submitted by Ted Fickes Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People! Social networks are transforming how people support causes, how ideas are shared and how nonprofits raise money. How do you use the latest technologies to build active networks and roadmaps for action? Are older groups evolving quickly enough?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

I recently read an article about fundraising on social networking sites. I have a strong interest in the future of my work and participatory culture. As an activist and evangelist for Creative Commons' values and tools, I want to do my part in helping to ensure that our culture remains as free and accessible as possible.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

For my 50th birthday, I held a 50th Birthday Card Flickr Photo Remix Party Well, a few weeks ago, I read a blog post by Amy Sample Ward about Birthday Causes, This new feature lets individuals on Facebook create a birthday fundraising campaign as part of a Cause. Celebrating Birthdays is definitely part of Facebook culture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

gThe above video is one of the many social networking strategies that The Genocide Intervention Network used to transform itself from a small student group to national non-profit. This case study, " Using Network to Stop Genocide ," by Ian Boothe was published on Idealware a few days ago. Go read it. More here ). *

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Venue as content platform instead of content provider: the museum becomes a stage on which professionals and amateurs can curate, interpret, and remix artifacts and information. Architecture of participation with network effects: each person who participates contributes something meaningful and lasting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

Tobias Eigen from Kabissa presented at the Web2fordev: Remixing the Web for International Development. NpTech Software and Web Apps Here's two new networked content creation platforms, although focusing on different disciplines. Nancy White writes about the Future of Learning in a Networked World self-financed learning journey.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

This melting of boundaries will happen from inside out through individuals working in nonprofits using social networks to connect across silos and organizations. This is already happening to some nonprofits as a by-product of their participation on social networks and using simplicity. This is called working in a networked way.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2009

So, if you're you'll be in Austin later this week for the festivities and want to catch all the nonprofit action, here's a comprehensive list of where you can see nonprofit speakers, activities, parties for fun and of course, networking and free swag! Politics, Technology and Pop culture Room 9 Saturday, March 14th 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Creative Commons points out the projects that support free culture and open content on their site and on. Another Social Network on the horizon - Allen Benamer adds his two cents about the Project Agape and the TechCrunch Report and the issue of social networking fatique. CompuMentor's founder shares his top ten projects.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2009

Jeremiah Owyang, Social Network Sites Use Analysis - Compilation of Research Facts. Sony Bolsters Web Presence with Social Networking Features by PR Week. Culture Change. Watch other nonprofits and copy and remix for your next project. Beth Kanter, “ Ten Free Resources for Social Media Audience Research for Nonprofits.

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