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How KaBOOM! Is Using a Networked Approach To Scale Social Change

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I invited Heather McLeod Grant to write a reflection base the case study of KaBOOM! Through a suite of online tools—including a social networking site, online training, do-it-yourself content, and a Google-map mashup—KaBOOM! s current offline business model hasn’t transferred to the online environment. We think that KaBOOM!

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Four Models for Active User Engagement, by Nina Simon

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm a huge fan of work and the way she thinks - especially after she road the Scare House ride on the Santa Cruz boardwalk with me and did a brilliant reflection on its design. What do these categories look like outside of the science environment? Nina has written a fantastic book engagement called The Participatory Museum.

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10 Disruptive Technologies You Need to Think About

NTEN

" I tweeted my way through the one hour call, but here are some notes with a little more clarity and reflection. When all your desktop users are working in a virtualized environment, supporting your staff becomes a whole different ballgame. Disruptive Technology #9: Mashups and Enterprise Portals. Make Al Gore proud!

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The Participatory Nonprofit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The book includes a "Connected Quiz, a set of reflective questions that can help an activist think about how well they or their organization is connecting with others -- something to think about before jumping into the tools. Expressions (media creation, mashups, etc). s environment and shift focus as needed to salient.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Personal learning and reflection on and about your instructional topic. The best approach is to learn blogging is to create a personal professional development blog - a blog you use to write reflections and learnings about your subject area or personal learning goals. Professional development - reflect and learn about your work.

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GuideStar DonorEdge Learning Conference: Reflections from the Innovation Lab

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This campaign melded multiple ideas for a mashup and multiple dimension, campaign approach. The “5 in 10” tag line reflected how donors could learn through videos and stories about 5 nonprofit issue areas in 10 minutes. Here’s what emerged: (Special thanks for Lori Larson for capturing notes that allowed to write this up).

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Self-Identification and Status Updates: Personal Entrypoints to Museum Experiences

Museum 2.0

Asserting personal identity with respect to an institution is something we do daily in other environments. While this can be facilitated digitally, it doesn't take complicated tools to create an environment in which guests are treated personally based on their preferences and interests.

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