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At lunch yesterday in San Francisco, eight folks in the social change sector gathered at Samovar Tea Lounge to compare notes, discuss partnerships and answer a question posed by convener Christine Egger of SocialActions.com: What is the problem you see in your sector, and how would you solve it? The conversation quickly turned to silos […]
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10 mobile apps for social good
GoodGuide, Find Green, Give Work make Socialbrite’s Top 10 list By Kim Bale Socialbrite staff Mobile applications are flooding the market at a dizzying rate — more than 150,000 now for the iPhone and tens of thousands for Android and Blackberry. And it’s important to keep in mind that only 18 percent of the phones […]
12 great nonprofits & causes to follow on Twitter
By Brandy Scoggan Socialbrite staff Folks in the nonprofit and social good space just starting out on Twitter don’t want to begin with a blank slate. So we poked around and came up with this list of 12 can’t-miss nonprofits & causes to follow on Twitter. This roundup should get you going, but don’t stop […]
Using social media to help combat climate change
ido30 treads line between grassroots movement & corporate campaign By Julie Katz Socialbrite staff Finding a balance between creating a movement and actively, successfully campaigning without coming off as a brand ambassador is very hard to come by for many nonprofits, especially when the campaign is backed by corporate interests. ido30 is a Denmark-based nonprofit promoting […]
‘The Cove’: Will movies usher in a new era of social change?
Moving movie audiences to take action from JD Lasica on Vimeo. I‘ll confess: I was excited to see The Cove take home the Academy Award for best feature documentary last night. While all the entrants were worthy, “The Cove” is among the handful of movies pushing the idea of Hollywood productions as the fulcrum for […]
