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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

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. No, but is more likely to happen is that people will use the work, use the license honestly, and improve the work.

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Flickr and Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Marnie Webb asks a great question: Wonder what flickr has to do with nonprofits? Or maybe the question should be what can nonprofits do with flickr as answered in the comments. Nonprofits could use flickr to document and share a process with colleagues or staff in a remote office, similar to how these educators are using flickr.

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The Challenges of Protecting Intellectual Property on Social Networks

NTEN

Specifically, the surrendering of licenses to use nonprofits' content as each network sees fit. you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any IP content that you post on or in connection with Facebook ("IP License").

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Zoetica’s Charity Challenge

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Credit: Awesome artwork by Faith Goble used from Flickr on a Creative Commons license. Even better…what if we all learned from the process? We wish you all good luck and hope that the process of describing your goals and mission will be useful no matter the outcome. Less of an agency and more of a change agent.

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Can Stories Be Data?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Caramel - Creatives Common Licensed. Only measure impact, not process. I may start with numbers, but the process of collecting anecdotal information or stories in a structured way from your audience/stakeholders can help you generate insights about what those numbers actually mean. Do numbers only matter?

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Renewing Your Products and Services

Tech Soup

Many donated and discounted products at TechSoup have services and licenses that are tied to a one-year timeframe. Flickr Pro. If someone leaves your organization and takes their Flickr account with them, your organization can place a request for new accounts through TechSoup. Do I need to request another donation from TechSoup?

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Remix This Power Point!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It also incorporates cc licensed materials from others, including videos and flickr photos. The CC licensed work on Flickr and CCmixter are wonderful resources. But instead of instructors being sidelined by automation, this process places them in the roles of creators, or remixers. to Change The World.

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