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This page is set to explore the idea of participation on a large scale and applied volunteerism with Creative Commons to help evangelize, discuss, and present Creative Commons to your locale.
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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.
  
== How To Participate: Everybody ==
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== Opportunities ==
  
=== License Your Work ===
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=== Licenses Your Work ===
  
Creative Commons licenses would do little without enthusiastic use by creators across disciplines. If you’ve created any sort of copyrightable material, such as video, text, images, websites or blogs, license them!  See http://creativecommons.org/about/licenses/ for information about choosing a license.
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This is the easiest way to participate with Creative Commons. Simply, license your content publicly on the web and offlien in the world
  
=== Discuss ===
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http://creativecommons.org/license
  
We have a number of active [http://creativecommons.org/discuss discussion lists] that serve as phenomenal gateways into the CC community, primarily in terms of development. While our weblog remains  the general discussion area for news and developments at Creative Commons, the discussion lists should be seen as the laboratories where you can help make new and exciting CC development ideas real.
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=== Conferences ===
  
=== Media Publishing ===
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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!
  
We have profiles on many of the major media-sharing websites, check us out below:
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=== Presentations ===
  
*[http://one.revver.com/account/show/ccommons Revver]
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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!
*[http://creativecommons.blip.tv/ blip.tv]
 
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecommons/ flickr photos]
 
*[http://www.youtube.com/commonscreative YouTube]
 
 
 
For a full list of online communities that support CC-licensing of content, please check out our [[Content_Curators]]
 
* No built in support? That's OK - just follow our [[marking]] standards on how to make sure your licence is understood by your audience.
 
 
 
=== Social Networks ===
 
 
 
Join us on any of the following networks - we're always looking to meet new people and make new friends!
 
 
 
* [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]
 
 
 
== How to Participate: Specific ==
 
 
 
=== [[Developer|Developers]] ===
 
 
 
We are continuously updating and introducing new tools to help users license their work more easily.  Any ideas?  Send an email to see what we’re working on and how your expertise may help us out.
 
 
 
* Read over the [[Developer|Developer Section]]
 
* Take on some [[Developer Challenges]]
 
* Help Expand the [[Tech Challenges]]
 
* Help Expand this wiki
 
* Jump on [[IRC]] or [[Mailing Lists|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)
 
 
 
=== [[Creator|Creators]] ===
 
 
 
* License your media/content with a CC license!
 
* Use [[Developer|Creative Commons' Software]]
 
* Contribute to this wiki
 
* Spread the word about [http://www.creativecommons.org/ Creative Commons]
 
 
 
=== [[Lawyer|Lawyers]] ===
 
 
 
Are you in the capacity to give legal advice?  Consider giving some pro bono counseling to potential license users.  Educate them about the current state of copyright, the Creative Commons mission and all the legalities of using the licenses.
 
 
 
* License your media/content with a CC license!
 
* Contribute to this wiki
 
* Spread the word about [http://www.creativecommons.org/ Creative Commons]
 
 
 
=== [[College_Student|College Students]] ===
 
 
 
College students have a wonderful opportunity to participate with CC and CC-related issues through [http://freeculture.org/| FreeCulture.org], an international student organization working to promote free culture ideals, such as cultural participation and access to information. There are a variety of opportunities available in participating with FC.org, which they have neatly broken down [http://freeculture.org/get-involved/ on their website] in a range of commitment levels.
 
 
 
One of the best ways to get involved with FreeCulture.org is by getting involved with your local chapter:
 
 
 
* See if  there is an active [http://freeculture.org/| FreeCulture.org] chapter at your school
 
** If so, join it!
 
** If not, start one!
 
* 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
 
 
 
== Events ==
 
 
 
=== [[Salon|CC Salons]] ===
 
 
 
The [[Salon| CC Salon]] is a bi-monthly event focused on building a community of artists and developers around Creative Commons licenses, standards, and technology. The format for each event is to encourage loose networking amongst participants with 2-3 brief presentations from individuals and groups developing interesting projects that relate to the Creative Commons.
 
 
 
CC Salons began in San Francisco, CA where CC is based. Due to vigor of the CC community, more and more Salons are popping up around the world all the time. Be sure to check if there is a [[All_Salons| Salon in your city]]. If not, and you are interested in starting one, let us know so we can help you out w/ some schwag and publicity!
 
 
 
=== [[Conference|Conferences]] ===
 
 
 
Creative Commons is a small nonprofit. CC presents at several conferences a year, but our formal staff is limited. We often need other CC community members to help us at conferences by helping present projects, fliers, and other issues. Also, this is a great way to get into your favorite conference for free!
 
 
 
Check out our schedule and contact us if you want to get involved handing out swag and manning the booth. Also, make sure to subscribe to our [http://www.creativecommons.org/weblog webblog] where we will be sure to post about upcoming conferences/volunteer opportunities.
 
 
 
You can get CC involved in your community in a variety of different ways. The [[LiveContent]] project presents a bevy of opportunities in integrating CC in your area - from your local library to your local school district. Encouraging this usage is incredibly important for CC on a large-scale - integrating CC into local communities is one of the best ways to help spread CC's mission.
 
 
 
As always, evangelize amongst your peers, family, and friends to your best abilities! Informal person-to-person discussions are a great way to spread the word about CC - if you need talking points, check out our [http://creativecommons.org/about about] page
 

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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.

Opportunities

Licenses Your Work

This is the easiest way to participate with Creative Commons. Simply, license your content publicly on the web and offlien 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!