Image by Yodel Anecdotal on Flickr The world of charitable giving is undergoing its most radical transformation ever. As philanthropy has become democratized through the Internet and social media, Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen offers a timely, clear-eyed and inspiring assessment of the charitable landscape in her new book “Giving 2.0: Transform Your Giving and Our World” (Jossey-Bass). […]
Jolkona: Now we can all be philanthropists
During the holiday break, Socialbrite is updating and republishing some of our most popular posts. We noticed that Jolkona is prominently featured in Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen’s new book, “Giving 2.0.” Our regular publication schedule resumes Monday. Imet Adnan Mahmud, co-founder and CEO of Jolkona, during Beth Kanter’s book signing party for “The Networked Nonprofit” at TechSoup […]
Calendar of 2012 nonprofit & social change conferences
Barbara Guillaume, a human rights activist born and raised in Haiti, at Sustainatopia 2011 (photo by JD Lasica). SuperGuide to events for nonprofits & social good organizations Note: See our calendar of 2012 nonprofit and social change conferences. Following is a roundup of conferences and events scheduled in the nonprofit and social change sector in […]
Happy holidays from Socialbrite
We’ve been working at a breakneck pace for much of 2011, publishing an original article nearly every weekday to help nonprofits, social enterprises, cause organizations and businesses learn how to effectively use social media for your organization. Now it’s time to take a cue from our mellow springer spaniel/cocker spaniel mix, Casey. We’re turning our […]
OnSwipe: Make your site ‘swipeable’ on the iPad!
San Francisco Goodwill’s look on the iPad (click for larger version). Free service lets nonprofits enter the new world of tablet publishing Target audience: Nonprofits, foundations, social enterprises, cause organizations, NGOs, brands, businesses, Web publishers, educators, journalists, general public. One of my favorite discoveries of the past few weeks has been OnSwipe, a service that […]