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Crowdfunding for Activists: 5 Tips for Creating Successful Online Fundraising Campaigns

December 3, 2012 - By Spectra Speaks

I prepared this short presentation as part of the "Feminist Cyborgs: Actvism, Online Fundraising, and Security" webinar, hosted by African Feminist Forum and Association for Progressive Communications. My 10-minute presentation includes a brief introduction to crowdfunding and some popular crowdfunding tools. Using my Africans for African new media project as…

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Social Media for Social Change: 10 Tips from a Queer African Media Activist

October 6, 2012 - By Spectra Speaks

I recently published a personal reflection of my accidental, non-linear career trajectory as a writer and a media activist. In addition to my philosophy about using media for change, I wanted to share a few tangible new media tips, tricks, and strategies that have been helpful to me as well.…

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BEEcome BUZZworthy: My Social Media 101 Training Workshop for Passionate People

August 5, 2012 - By Spectra Speaks

BEEcome BUZZworthy is a workshop geared towards activists, artists, change makers, and/or anyone who is interestd in learning how to use social media to impact influence and/or get access to resources beyond their immediate networks. Are you a passionate person who is interested in learning how to use social media…

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