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Acouple of months back, some smart folks came together in San Francisco to provide creative technology and marketing strategies for DonorsChoose.org in a first of its kind “social hackathon.” DonorsChoose raises funds for public classrooms. Several of my friends were there — Beth Kanter, Chris Brogan, Chris Messina, Ben Parr, Kathy Sierra — as well […]
Books
Better book buying: 10 socially conscious online bookstores
Where to find nonprofit, independent & progressive booksellers Most of us in the philanthropic and social good communities face the recurring question: Where should I buy my books — online or in the local community? And: How much more am I willing to pay to buy from an indie publisher or a green publishing house? […]
10 favorite nonprofit books of 2010
“Digital Activism” was one of several books Beth gave to her friends at iHub in Nairobi. Guest post by Beth Kanter bethkanter.org During 2010, I been able to read, blurb, write reviews, do blog giveaways, or author guest posts and interviews for a lot of terrific books that would be useful to nonprofit professionals in […]
Guide to publishing a successful ebook
Mashup image by Mike Licht on Flickr … and Renoir. And 7 services that let you earn income for your works Target audience: Authors, journalists, researchers, nonprofits, cause organizations, NGOs, educators, Web publishers. By Kim Bale Socialbrite Senior Writer Becoming a published author is easier now than it’s ever been, particularly if you’ve got the […]
Using social networks to spread change
Editor’s note: Nick Cooney is author of the new book Change of Heart: what Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change. Below is an introduction he wrote for Socialbrite and a chapter from his book: The non-profit world is filled with competing theories about how to create change, with many of those theories revolving […]
