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Yes, everyone is a volunteer on some level, but how can you step up your advocacy and support of Creative Commons in your domain. This page is set to explore the idea of applied volunteerism with Creative Commons to help evangelize, discuss, and present Creative Commons to your locale. | Yes, everyone is a volunteer on some level, but how can you step up your advocacy and support of Creative Commons in your domain. This page is set to explore the idea of applied volunteerism with Creative Commons to help evangelize, discuss, and present Creative Commons to your locale. | ||
| − | == How to Participate == | + | == How To Participate: General == |
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| + | === Licenses Your Work === | ||
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| + | This is the easiest way to participate with Creative Commons. Simply, license your content publicly on the web and offline in the world | ||
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| + | http://creativecommons.org/license | ||
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| + | === Conferences === | ||
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| + | Creative Commons is a small nonprofit. CC presents at several conferences a year, but the formal staff is small. We often need other CC community members to help us at conferences by helping present the projects, fliers, and other issues. Also, this is a great way to get into your favorite conference for free! | ||
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| + | === Presentations === | ||
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| + | How can you give a presentation about Creative Commons to your respective locale, business associates, community members, and friends. This is a good way to participate and help build the commons - explain the ideas to others to help spread the good news! | ||
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| + | == Social Networks == | ||
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| + | Join us on any of the following networks - we're always looking to meet new people and make new friends! | ||
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| + | * [http://www.myspace.com/creativecommons Creative Commons on Myspace] | ||
| + | * [http://facebook.com/group.php?gid=2205059676 Creative Commons on Facebook] | ||
| + | * [http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/44268/ Creative Commons on Upcoming] | ||
| + | * [http://www.virb.com/creativecommons Creative Commons on Virb] | ||
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| + | == Media == | ||
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| + | * No built in support? That's OK - just follow our marking standards on how to make sure people understand your licence and you will be just fine. | ||
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| + | == How to Participate: Specific == | ||
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* The folks at [http://freeculture.org/| FreeCulture.org] are more than happy to lend a hand in setting up new chapters - send an e-mail to newgroup@freeculture.org for more info | * The folks at [http://freeculture.org/| FreeCulture.org] are more than happy to lend a hand in setting up new chapters - send an e-mail to newgroup@freeculture.org for more info | ||
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Revision as of 22:12, 19 July 2007
Yes, everyone is a volunteer on some level, but how can you step up your advocacy and support of Creative Commons in your domain. This page is set to explore the idea of applied volunteerism with Creative Commons to help evangelize, discuss, and present Creative Commons to your locale.
Contents
How To Participate: General
Licenses Your Work
This is the easiest way to participate with Creative Commons. Simply, license your content publicly on the web and offline in the world
http://creativecommons.org/license
Conferences
Creative Commons is a small nonprofit. CC presents at several conferences a year, but the formal staff is small. We often need other CC community members to help us at conferences by helping present the projects, fliers, and other issues. Also, this is a great way to get into your favorite conference for free!
Presentations
How can you give a presentation about Creative Commons to your respective locale, business associates, community members, and friends. This is a good way to participate and help build the commons - explain the ideas to others to help spread the good news!
Social Networks
Join us on any of the following networks - we're always looking to meet new people and make new friends!
- Creative Commons on Myspace
- Creative Commons on Facebook
- Creative Commons on Upcoming
- Creative Commons on Virb
Media
- No built in support? That's OK - just follow our marking standards on how to make sure people understand your licence and you will be just fine.
How to Participate: Specific
Developers
- Read over the Developer Section
- Take on some Developer Challenges
- Help Expand the Tech Challenges
- Help Expand this wiki
- Jump on IRC or cc-devel and ask questions.
- Help answer questions on IRC and/or the Mailing Lists
- Help test out Creative Commons sponsored software projects (CcHost, etc)
Creators
- License your media/content with a CC license!
- Use Creative Commons' Software
- Contribute to this wiki
- Spread the word about Creative Commons
Lawyers
- License your media/content with a CC license!
- Contribute to this wiki
- Spread the word about Creative Commons
College Students
- See if there is an active FreeCulture.org chapter at your school
- If so, join it!
- If not, start one!
- The folks at FreeCulture.org are more than happy to lend a hand in setting up new chapters - send an e-mail to newgroup@freeculture.org for more info
