Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2010

Note From Beth: Since 2007, I've been using, adapting, and remixing the Social Media Game social media workshops for nonprofits. Last fall, we marched all 350 or so Environmental Defense Fund staff through two days of a social media challenge. We all voted, and the winning team got budget money to fund their social media plan.

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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." Facebook was just getting its first venture funding, YouTube was just starting, and Twitter was still a year away from being founded. " The year was 2005. The Iraq War was raging.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2008

I've remixed them with a nonprofit view point. Over at SocialEdge , they are hosting a timely discussion on " Where's the Money. Chris Brogan offers 25 Ways Social Media Prepares You for the Downturn with some tips about being proactive as we anticipate what impact this crisis will have on our day-to-day lives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2009

Jude Children’s Research Hospital Kids In Need Operation Gratitude The HandsOn Network/Points of Light Institute Funding will be allocated based on the percentage of votes each organization receives. companies, and even foundations to give away money. This contest was based on the total amount raised.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

These ideas inspired the SXSW panel proposal I submitted: Crowdsourcing for Innovative Social Change Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? Community Funded Reporting : The news industry is dying but in its wake are new business models to support investigative journalism. Definitely.

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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. When I started at the MAH last May, we had absolutely no money. based on Tim O'Reilly's four key elements of Web 2.0:

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2007

I don't know if this possible - I have to find the right.swf to.avi converter and test it - but you could possibly edit and remix these clips into a screencast. SpeedGranting is a tool for the Facebook community to help spread the good by getting funding for worthy projects. Also, I'm a visual learner.

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