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Tag was last used: Apr 29, 2009
 
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Posted By:  Chrisjarvis
Posted On:  Apr 29, 2009

  How Good is 'Doing Good'?
Volunteerism is at an all-time high. From Obama and Oprah to unemployment and shrinking dollars for philanthropy, the United States is witnessing historic interest in volunteerism . This phenomena has been referred to as the ‘push and pull’ effect. The results are rather mixed , but...... [view]
Posted By:  Chrisjarvis
Posted On:  Apr 21, 2009

  Trust: Why Business Lost It, And How To Win It Back
What happened? Wall Street, in collusion with institutions around the world, have not only lost our wealth and our jobs, they have stolen our trust. Now we are “left to rely increasingly on governments for the creation of our wealth, something that they have always been conspicuously bad at...... [view]
Posted By:  Chrisjarvis
Posted On:  Mar 2, 2009

  Walmart and Twitter Gang Up To Make The World Green
Walmart is greening its supply chain. Twitter is being used to expose corporate practices that are destroying communities and the environment. Instead of dampening an emphasis on sustainability practices, the Financial Crises seems to be heating it up. ClimateChangeCorp.com posted...... [view]
Posted By:  DeepEndZen
Posted On:  Feb 11, 2009

  The power of media
Jennifer was recently featured on Emily Davila's blog on Communications for Development - where she provided some insight into the power of media (and particularly PR) and how it can deepen a social entrepreneur's impact . I wanted to expand a little bit on that topic by talking briefly...... [view]
Posted By:  Chrisjarvis
Posted On:  Jan 14, 2009

  How Barack Obama is Using Facebook to Change America
The other day I received an email from across the globe posing an interesting question regarding social networking. I was asked if I had any good examples of Corporate Volunteering programs utilizing social media to drive awareness and build an army of supporters and evangelists for a cause. I...... [view]
Posted By:  rgibralter
Posted On:  Jan 4, 2009

  Do you like to learn new things?
People who are participating in the urtak project say yes to this question. Here are the latest updated results: http://urtak.com/questions/8980 Are you participating in this new project at urtak.com? If you have any questions, please let me know.... [view]
Posted By:  hipri
Posted On:  Oct 29, 2008

  Millennium Development Goals, Youth and Social Media
Hi, dear friends how are you doing? I am writing to you to ask for your help I just need two minutes of your time. In my organization Alter Eco we are working in a new project and we are collecting some basic data about Young people and Millennium Development Goals though a short and simple...... [view]
Posted By:  obscurity
Posted On:  Oct 15, 2008

  Reflecting on social reporting or enabling social reporters
[Summary: A personal learning reflection on digital reporting from events - enable people to report, don't report on their behalf...] I’ve facilitated young people as ‘ roving reporter ‘ and ‘digital journalists’, or even, in the terminology David Wilcox is...... [view]
Posted By:  justloy
Posted On:  Oct 14, 2008

  Is the African Web Space Mature Enough for Social Media Awards?
Blogs and social media have evolved in Africa in more recent years and is gradually getting attention in the global web space. Notable social media sites include Afrigator, Zoopy, Sturvs, Ushahidi, Muti, Blueworld, Naijapals amongst others. If you search through Afrigator or Amatomu,...... [view]
Posted By:  obscurity
Posted On:  Oct 12, 2008

  Reflections on Video Change project
Earlier this year I facilitated a pilot online course for Oxfam GB called Video Change. The course, which in the end ran over 8 weeks, sought to equip existing Oxfam activists with the skills for making video for the web. The course itself didn’t quite produce the level of activity and...... [view]
Posted By:  Rahaf
Posted On:  Oct 5, 2008

  Twitter Moms - Microblogging Evolution Reveals Twitter’s flaw
The slow but steady adoption of Twitter into the mainstream continues to fascinate me.  As the microblogging site continues to get  news coverage and more corporate accounts pop up, it’s pretty safe to say that Twitter has enabled companies to engage in  deeper and more personal...... [view]
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  Firstgiving
Submitted By:   BethP
Website:  http://www.firstgiving.com
Phone:  617-591-2121
E-mail:  beth.pickard@firstgiving.com 		  Vision:   Online Fundraising for Everyone! Our goal is to help people raise as much as they can for the causes they care about, by providing an excellent service to as many people as possible. You can raise money for any......
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  Multimedia 4 Development
Starter:   hipri
Date Created:  Nov 9, 2008
[view] 		Description:   A multimedia portal that will train youth leaders, young journalists and young social workers in covering actions and issues related to MDG and publish their materials using social networking and...
Goals:   •To increase young people awareness and active participation on the MDG •To develop the capacity of young people in covering MDG actions and good practises through training courses. •To increase the usage of social media tools for networking and worldwide coverage on MDG. MISSION Empowering young people through non formal learning to understand act and disseminate MDG information using social media. VISION Young people united by social media actively covering MDG stories and actions.
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