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Jane Slusser: Connecting nonprofits & volunteers from JD Lasica on Vimeo. At the Craigslist Foundation Boot Camp held Aug. 21 in Berkeley, Calif., I met tons of cool people, but none were more interesting than Jane Slusser, chief service officer of Catchafire. Catchafire is a new online marketplace that connects professionals who want to volunteer […]
The power of games for social good
Looks like it’ll be a full house Tuesday evening for “Tilting the World: The Power of Games for Good,” with Nicole Lazzaro, president of XEODesign and XEOPlay. I’ll be your humble moderator for this Net Tuesday event. Details: When: Tuesday, Sept. 14. Doors open at 6 pm for socializing and snacks. Program program begins at […]
Stand Up to Cancer benefit tonight
If you turn on your television tonight, you’ll see an imposing array of musicians, actors and athletes who’ll be participating in the Stand Up to Cancer benefit concert. The fundraising event will be broadcast live and without commercial interruption on all major networks and several cable stations — something you rarely see. This year in […]
Mother Jones’ move into social media
Mother Jones’ move into social media from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Publisher’s message to other nonprofits: Know your goals ‘If you know Mother Jones, you probably think of us as primarily a print magazine,” says publisher Steve Katz. “That’s not really true anymore.” For the past year, I’ve been working with Jon Funabiki of […]
Move the needle: How to activate your supporters
Move the Needle: How to activate your supporters View more presentations from JD Lasica. And download these 3 flyers on tools & platforms for social change Last night I gave another in the series of Mobilize Your Cause mini-camps at the Hub SoMa in San Francisco. It went well, with representatives from Women’s Film […]
