New Media Rights: Know your online rights from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Target audience: Online publishers, nonprofits, cause organizations, bloggers, podcasters. If you work in online publishing, sooner or later you’ll bump up against the laws surrounding the Internet and intellectual property. Enter New Media Rights, a San Diego-based nonprofit that provides assistance regarding new […]
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‘Dragonfly Effect’: Small acts create big change
‘The Dragonfly Effect,” a new book by Jennifer Aaker and Andy Smith, offers a roadmap for nonprofits and individuals interested in discovering “quick, effective and powerful ways to use social media to drive social change,” as the book’s subtitle promises. Part narrative — with an assortment of rich, compelling stories — and part instructional, The […]
Relationships, race and making a ruckus
Hollyhock, Cortes Island, at Web of Change (photo by kgott) Inside report from Web of Change 2010 Guest post by Jocelyn Harmon Care2 Two weeks ago I had the incredible opportunity to travel to beautiful Cortes Island, British Columbia, for the epic adventure that is Web of Change. This annual conference, now in its […]
Top 10 influencers from Clinton Global Initiative
When I attended the Clinton Global Initiative last week, I told all of my friends (online and off) that it was a dream come true for me. On my life bucket list was the World Economic Forum and the Clinton Global Initiative. The idea that I got to attend both while I’m 30 is just […]
How nonprofits can get started with mobile
How nonprofits can get started with mobile from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Some tips about how to create an effective mobile campaign This is part two of a two-part series on how organizations can use mobile tech for social good. See part one: A beginner’s guide to mobile fundraising. With the explosion of mobile […]