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Image copyright Christopher Nuzzaco – Fotolia.com. I’m honored to introduce you to Darren Rowse , uber-blogger. I’ve learned alot from Darren over the years and finally got to meet him last week at BlogWorld Expo in Los Angeles. MORE
Check your copyright While you're on your website, go ahead and look at the copyright notice down in the footer (at the bottom of your pages). MORE
Copyright, MKCREATIVE, LLC 2012. Mark van Gurp is the founder of Osocio , an international blog devoted to showcasing the best advertising and marketing for social causes. Mark began an earlier blog, Houtlist, in 2005 as a personal collection of nonprofit ads. MORE
Komen for the Cure would almost certainly consider the phrase “Bowl for The Cure” a copyright and/or a trademark violation. A friend recently found the paper icon at the left at a bowling alley in metropolitan Salt Lake City, Utah, where I live and asked my opinion. Where to start? MORE
Michael Stein, Senior Account Executive for Donordigital , is a veteran nonprofit technology strategist whose areas of expertise include online fundraising, email messaging, email list growth, blogging, website content, mobile messaging, and social media. MORE
Blogs Communications Community Copyrighting Cross-Post Development Donor Acquisition E-Mail eNewsletter Grants Major Gift Major Gifts Newsletter Nonprofit Perspectives Publications relationships Storytelling Writing Amnesty International Australia Hong Kong New Zealand Nonprofit organization Southeast Asia United States Violence Against Women MORE
Not sure how to include music in your videos without getting into copyright issues? With a good story as the foundation for your video, your organization can use YouTube to spread your mission and raise money online. Here are some tips for nonprofits venturing into the world of online video: MORE
In many cases, you’ll be violating copyright laws. MORE
It is just in bad taste, and even worse, you could be fined if you are found guilty of copyright infringement. There is no doubt that visual marketing rules the social web. MORE
The example given in the book is: “China has a history of disregarding copyrights. Of all the products whose copyrights are infringed where do you think the most violations are found? But you point out: “The number one copyright infringement sin China involves Prozac.&# MORE
While we are flattered that people like our work, and the work of our guest bloggers, and want to share it with their own communities, we must insist that “fair use” copyright rules are followed. In these cases, you do not need permission from the copyright owner. MORE
It’s important to acknowledge that there are still copyright issues related to Pinterest, despite the fact that they announced policy changes last month. The best advice (from the linked copyright article) is to: pin from the source. Flickr: stevegarfield. MORE
The blackout is meant, in part, to call attention to the powers SOPA offers internet service providers (ISPs) and media corporations to shut down sites they believe are dealing with copyrighted material. Could SOPA chill free speech? MORE
The Crown in Canada has copyright of gov docs, whereas in the US it’s public by default. This post features my key takeaways and notes from two events I attended earlier this month here in Ottawa. MORE
Ease your fears about copyright by using the new Creative Commons search engine. I'm in Chicago at the Engage for Good Conference ! Be sure to follow the conference hashtag (#EFG2019) on Twitter. MORE
Copyright laws aside, we’re now able to play whatever we wanted as folks hold. I’m thrilled to welcome Holly Ross, our newest guest blogger. MORE
Network for Good’s friends at Georgetown University’s Center for Social Impact Communication today launch Communicating Via Imagery, a complete guide to telling your story with images that touch the heart and influence the mind. ”>. MORE
Pheed could make a streaming seminar or other educational video or post as easy as posting said information and clicking the copyright/subscription button. But note the ‘Copyright this pheed’ to the left. The latest social network vying for our attention. MORE
The fact that Facebook is now a “public entity”, meaning that they issue stocks that are publicly traded on the open market, has nothing to do with your privacy agreement or their copyright rules. MORE
For example, many policies talk about respecting copyright rules, citing sources, and following Creative Commons licensing. I’m putting together a new webinar called Creating a Social Media Policy for Your Nonprofit (it’s on Wednesday, April 28 at 1:00 p.m. MORE
Pheed could make a streaming seminar or other educational video or post as easy as posting said information and clicking the copyright/subscription button. But note the ‘Copyright this pheed’ to the left. MORE
The materials you see online ARE copyrighted. I love to sit down and read about marketing and fundraising. I often find myself ordering books from Amazon because I like the titles and I truly want to read the books. But, unfortunately, I don’t have enough time. MORE
Copyright is retained by the writer. With a Creative Commons license, you keep your copyright but allow people to copy and distribute your work provided they give you credit — and only on the conditions you specify. Network for Good welcomes submissions of bylined contributions from outside writers. MORE
How about admitting that you totally screwed up by essentially coercing community foundations into participating in your copyrighted giving day and using your software, completely overpromising and overselling, and then flat-out failing them? MORE
Communications Copyrighting E-Mail Education: Technology eNewsletter Fundraising How-to Marketing Newspaper Article Nonprofit Publications Social Media Technology Web and Print Writing advice communication direct mail donors email Jeff Brooks mobile phones Non-profit organization online fundraising publications webIt’s back-to-school time, and since learning is lifelong, here are some recent books to expand your horizons within the nonprofit world. MORE
Michael Stein, Senior Account Executive for Donordigital , is a veteran nonprofit technology strategist whose areas of expertise include online fundraising, email messaging, email list growth, blogging, website content, mobile messaging, and social media. MORE
Michael Stein, Senior Account Executive for Donordigital , is a veteran nonprofit technology strategist whose areas of expertise include online fundraising, email messaging, email list growth, blogging, website content, mobile messaging, and social media. MORE
Tags: Ethics and Legality journalism content copyright ethics Journalists Creed media missouri school of journalism public service Valerie Maltoni values Walter Williams MORE
The legal issue with Megauploads (and many other such sites) was that customers willfully uploaded copyrighted material (especially movies and music) to share ? violating copyright laws. But what about all the legal files on the servers? MORE
“Fair Use” in US copyright laws allows you to copy brief excerpts of copyrighted material for purposes such as criticism, news reporting, teaching, or research, without the need for permission from the copyright holder. But copying and pasting large sections of an article or blog post is called “scraping” content, and in most cases, is violating copyright laws. MORE
Beyond that, you may be infringing on copyright or trademark protections. Developing messaging that works is a sweaty, laborious process. So it's all the more frustrating when it turns out your message is exactly the same as used by an organization your target audiences are likely to know. If that's the situation, you're late to the party, and there's no way that your org's messaging will have the desired impact. When it's heard, your base is likely to think of the other org. MORE
Copyrighted material must be accredited as such, according to the ‘Terms and Conditions’ you agreed to when you opened your account. MORE
I’d post a picture here but I don’t want to violate copyright laws. Last week, I sent out a fundraising coaching email to Fundraising Kick subscribers asking them if they were fundraising like Linus. My grandfather loved Charles Schulz's Peanuts comics. MORE
For Pinterest that might include: Terms of service, copyright, pinabilty of your own visuals. . How will you manage Terms of Service and copyright? Recently Jay Baer asked a question on his blog that led to over 100 comments. MORE
Copyright Jon Hart Studios So Facebook is now allowing hashtags. People who have hated seeing them in their newsfeeds, claiming the Twitter phenomenon had no place in Facebook land, will now have to suffer more of them. But actually, this is a good thing for your small nonprofit. Really. It can enhance your social communications. Well, first let''s look at what a hashtag is and does. MORE
Oh, the logos were trademarked and in the United States copyright protection occurs when something is published. MORE
I GO TO FLICKR ALL THE TIME FOR INSPIRATION but for the life of me I can't figure out the copyright rules. Here's my beef. I LOVE FLICKR. I LOVE MANY OF THE AMAZING PHOTOS ON FLICKR. I know. The rules are listed here. But what exactly do they mean? Can I cut and paste any photo I see as long as I acknowledge the photographer or is sharing only approved for photos under Creative Commons license? I'd appreciate any feedback. MORE
Image copyright The Mitikin RevolutionIt's September 11th again.It's s likely that in the future, this date will be marked the way Labor Day is now - with picnics and barbecues, speeches and retail sales, the bloody past smoothed over with words like "sacrifice" and patched with potato salad. But not yet.No one likes to be reminded that, no matter how many precautions are taken and no matter how. MORE
Copyright and finding free music, stock video and photography. Aaron Bramley. Videos are a great way to engage and inspire your supporters and Lights. Camera. Help. is a nonprofit organization that encourages other nonprofits to use film and video to tell their stories. MORE
The basic intent of the post was to provide you with download links to various white papers, presentations, reports and studies on social media that I had accumulated to date and that I could freely distribute (without violating any policies or copyrights). MORE
Well copyright laws notwithstanding, nothing could be easier to steal. Like the look and feel of a webpage? MORE
Pam suggests downloading and saving the information you need, rather than rely on bookmarks or tags, but acknowledges the ethical problems regarding copyrights. I also found Pam's posting relevant in relation to a book I'm reading currently, called Freedom of Expression®: Overzealous Copyright Bozos and Other Enemies of Creativity by Kembrew McLeod (follow the title link for a free pdf download or instructions for ordering in print). MORE
You can learn more than you ever wanted to know about the legalities of this with Nolo’s Getting Permission: How to License & Clear Copyrighted Materials Online & Off. Marta Lindsey. MORE
Copyright Related Topics Non Profit Marketing 360
OCTOBER 31, 2012
Pheed could make a streaming seminar or other educational video or post as easy as posting said information and clicking the copyright/subscription button. But note the ‘Copyright this pheed’ to the left.
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Nonprofit Consultant Blog
DECEMBER 3, 2006
Pam suggests downloading and saving the information you need, rather than rely on bookmarks or tags, but acknowledges the ethical problems regarding copyrights. I also found Pam's posting relevant in relation to a book I'm reading currently, called Freedom of Expression®: Overzealous Copyright Bozos and Other Enemies of Creativity by Kembrew McLeod (follow the title link for a free pdf download or instructions for ordering in print).
Non Profit Marketing 360
OCTOBER 31, 2012
Pheed could make a streaming seminar or other educational video or post as easy as posting said information and clicking the copyright/subscription button. But note the ‘Copyright this pheed’ to the left. The latest social network vying for our attention.
Non Profit Marketing 360
NOVEMBER 21, 2011
Michael Stein, Senior Account Executive for Donordigital , is a veteran nonprofit technology strategist whose areas of expertise include online fundraising, email messaging, email list growth, blogging, website content, mobile messaging, and social media.
Non Profit Marketing 360
SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
Communications Copyrighting E-Mail Education: Technology eNewsletter Fundraising How-to Marketing Newspaper Article Nonprofit Publications Social Media Technology Web and Print Writing advice communication direct mail donors email Jeff Brooks mobile phones Non-profit organization online fundraising publications webIt’s back-to-school time, and since learning is lifelong, here are some recent books to expand your horizons within the nonprofit world.
Non Profit Marketing 360
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
Michael Stein, Senior Account Executive for Donordigital , is a veteran nonprofit technology strategist whose areas of expertise include online fundraising, email messaging, email list growth, blogging, website content, mobile messaging, and social media.
Non Profit Marketing 360
APRIL 26, 2012
Blogs Communications Community Copyrighting Cross-Post Development Donor Acquisition E-Mail eNewsletter Grants Major Gift Major Gifts Newsletter Nonprofit Perspectives Publications relationships Storytelling Writing Amnesty International Australia Hong Kong New Zealand Nonprofit organization Southeast Asia United States Violence Against Women
SocialButterfly
JANUARY 30, 2010
Tags: Ethics and Legality journalism content copyright ethics Journalists Creed media missouri school of journalism public service Valerie Maltoni values Walter Williams
Social Media Bird Brain
JUNE 26, 2013
Copyright Jon Hart Studios So Facebook is now allowing hashtags. People who have hated seeing them in their newsfeeds, claiming the Twitter phenomenon had no place in Facebook land, will now have to suffer more of them. But actually, this is a good thing for your small nonprofit. Really. It can enhance your social communications. Well, first let''s look at what a hashtag is and does.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
FEBRUARY 15, 2016
While we are flattered that people like our work, and the work of our guest bloggers, and want to share it with their own communities, we must insist that “fair use” copyright rules are followed. In these cases, you do not need permission from the copyright owner.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
“Fair Use” in US copyright laws allows you to copy brief excerpts of copyrighted material for purposes such as criticism, news reporting, teaching, or research, without the need for permission from the copyright holder. But copying and pasting large sections of an article or blog post is called “scraping” content, and in most cases, is violating copyright laws.
ImpactMax
APRIL 11, 2012
It’s important to acknowledge that there are still copyright issues related to Pinterest, despite the fact that they announced policy changes last month. The best advice (from the linked copyright article) is to: pin from the source. Flickr: stevegarfield.
iMarketSmart
AUGUST 26, 2015
The materials you see online ARE copyrighted. I love to sit down and read about marketing and fundraising. I often find myself ordering books from Amazon because I like the titles and I truly want to read the books. But, unfortunately, I don’t have enough time.
Social Media Bird Brain
SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
Image copyright The Mitikin RevolutionIt's September 11th again.It's s likely that in the future, this date will be marked the way Labor Day is now - with picnics and barbecues, speeches and retail sales, the bloody past smoothed over with words like "sacrifice" and patched with potato salad. But not yet.No one likes to be reminded that, no matter how many precautions are taken and no matter how.
Fundraising 123
JULY 25, 2013
Not sure how to include music in your videos without getting into copyright issues? With a good story as the foundation for your video, your organization can use YouTube to spread your mission and raise money online. Here are some tips for nonprofits venturing into the world of online video:
J Campbell Social Marketing
NOVEMBER 8, 2013
The fact that Facebook is now a “public entity”, meaning that they issue stocks that are publicly traded on the open market, has nothing to do with your privacy agreement or their copyright rules.
Cause Related Marketing
DECEMBER 9, 2010
Well copyright laws notwithstanding, nothing could be easier to steal. Like the look and feel of a webpage?
ImpactMax
OCTOBER 20, 2009
The example given in the book is: “China has a history of disregarding copyrights. Of all the products whose copyrights are infringed where do you think the most violations are found? But you point out: “The number one copyright infringement sin China involves Prozac.&#
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
JUNE 28, 2012
Copyright and finding free music, stock video and photography. Aaron Bramley. Videos are a great way to engage and inspire your supporters and Lights. Camera. Help. is a nonprofit organization that encourages other nonprofits to use film and video to tell their stories.
J Campbell Social Marketing
MAY 22, 2019
It is just in bad taste, and even worse, you could be fined if you are found guilty of copyright infringement. There is no doubt that visual marketing rules the social web.
Fundraising 123
DECEMBER 14, 2008
Copyright is retained by the writer. With a Creative Commons license, you keep your copyright but allow people to copy and distribute your work provided they give you credit — and only on the conditions you specify. Network for Good welcomes submissions of bylined contributions from outside writers.
Fundraising Coach
JANUARY 12, 2016
Check your copyright While you're on your website, go ahead and look at the copyright notice down in the footer (at the bottom of your pages).
Non Profit Marketing 360
MARCH 23, 2012
The legal issue with Megauploads (and many other such sites) was that customers willfully uploaded copyrighted material (especially movies and music) to share ? violating copyright laws. But what about all the legal files on the servers?
Non Profit Marketing 360
JANUARY 13, 2012
The blackout is meant, in part, to call attention to the powers SOPA offers internet service providers (ISPs) and media corporations to shut down sites they believe are dealing with copyrighted material. Could SOPA chill free speech?
Non Profit Marketing 360
APRIL 18, 2012
Copyright, MKCREATIVE, LLC 2012. Mark van Gurp is the founder of Osocio , an international blog devoted to showcasing the best advertising and marketing for social causes. Mark began an earlier blog, Houtlist, in 2005 as a personal collection of nonprofit ads.
Selfish Giving
MAY 29, 2019
Ease your fears about copyright by using the new Creative Commons search engine. I'm in Chicago at the Engage for Good Conference ! Be sure to follow the conference hashtag (#EFG2019) on Twitter.
Cause Related Marketing
SEPTEMBER 4, 2012
Oh, the logos were trademarked and in the United States copyright protection occurs when something is published.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
NOVEMBER 8, 2011
In many cases, you’ll be violating copyright laws.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
APRIL 22, 2010
For example, many policies talk about respecting copyright rules, citing sources, and following Creative Commons licensing. I’m putting together a new webinar called Creating a Social Media Policy for Your Nonprofit (it’s on Wednesday, April 28 at 1:00 p.m.
Getting Attention
SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
Copyright laws aside, we’re now able to play whatever we wanted as folks hold. I’m thrilled to welcome Holly Ross, our newest guest blogger.
Cause Related Marketing
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
Komen for the Cure would almost certainly consider the phrase “Bowl for The Cure” a copyright and/or a trademark violation. A friend recently found the paper icon at the left at a bowling alley in metropolitan Salt Lake City, Utah, where I live and asked my opinion. Where to start?
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
MARCH 16, 2012
You can learn more than you ever wanted to know about the legalities of this with Nolo’s Getting Permission: How to License & Clear Copyrighted Materials Online & Off. Marta Lindsey.
Non Profit Marketing 360
AUGUST 20, 2012
Copyrighted material must be accredited as such, according to the ‘Terms and Conditions’ you agreed to when you opened your account.
Marketing for Nonprofits
AUGUST 6, 2008
I GO TO FLICKR ALL THE TIME FOR INSPIRATION but for the life of me I can't figure out the copyright rules. Here's my beef. I LOVE FLICKR. I LOVE MANY OF THE AMAZING PHOTOS ON FLICKR. I know. The rules are listed here. But what exactly do they mean? Can I cut and paste any photo I see as long as I acknowledge the photographer or is sharing only approved for photos under Creative Commons license? I'd appreciate any feedback.
Public Sector Marketing 2.0
AUGUST 12, 2009
The basic intent of the post was to provide you with download links to various white papers, presentations, reports and studies on social media that I had accumulated to date and that I could freely distribute (without violating any policies or copyrights).
Public Sector Marketing 2.0
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
The Crown in Canada has copyright of gov docs, whereas in the US it’s public by default. This post features my key takeaways and notes from two events I attended earlier this month here in Ottawa.
Getting Attention
SEPTEMBER 24, 2009
Beyond that, you may be infringing on copyright or trademark protections. Developing messaging that works is a sweaty, laborious process. So it's all the more frustrating when it turns out your message is exactly the same as used by an organization your target audiences are likely to know. If that's the situation, you're late to the party, and there's no way that your org's messaging will have the desired impact. When it's heard, your base is likely to think of the other org.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
MAY 10, 2016
How about admitting that you totally screwed up by essentially coercing community foundations into participating in your copyrighted giving day and using your software, completely overpromising and overselling, and then flat-out failing them?
Fundraising Coach
APRIL 5, 2016
I’d post a picture here but I don’t want to violate copyright laws. Last week, I sent out a fundraising coaching email to Fundraising Kick subscribers asking them if they were fundraising like Linus. My grandfather loved Charles Schulz's Peanuts comics.
Nonprofit Marketing Blog
MARCH 23, 2012
Network for Good’s friends at Georgetown University’s Center for Social Impact Communication today launch Communicating Via Imagery, a complete guide to telling your story with images that touch the heart and influence the mind. ”>.
Diva Marketing Blog
APRIL 3, 2012
For Pinterest that might include: Terms of service, copyright, pinabilty of your own visuals. . How will you manage Terms of Service and copyright? Recently Jay Baer asked a question on his blog that led to over 100 comments.
Fundraising Coach
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
Image copyright Christopher Nuzzaco – Fotolia.com. I’m honored to introduce you to Darren Rowse , uber-blogger. I’ve learned alot from Darren over the years and finally got to meet him last week at BlogWorld Expo in Los Angeles.
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