The debut of The Hoop Fund from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Social enterprise offers virtuous circle around loans, production, connections in a ‘fair trade ecosystem’ Last night I got a first-hand look at the debut of The Hoop Fund, a new social enterprise (tagline: Lend. Produce. Enjoy.) with a terrific pedigree and promising future. […]
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What’s driving your organization?
How nonprofits should deal with technological change from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Universal Giving founder/CEO offers strategies for engagement in social responsibility Tonight Pamela Hawley, founder and CEO of UniversalGiving, is headlining an event at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco titled The Leading Edge for Corporate Social Responsibility. (I’m a member but won’t be […]
How to maximize your nonprofit’s impact with YouTube
Charity: water’s “World Water Day” video contains a call to action starting at about 10 seconds in. By Jessica Haswell Socialbrite staff Nonprofits have long known that creating a YouTube channel can help tell your organization’s story. But did you know that YouTube offers a nonprofit program? YouTube’s program gives nonprofits a number of handy […]
Support my birthday campaign on Jolkona!
Help enterprising Colombia youths running an Internet cafe Today is my birthday, and in the tradition of other social media strategists working in the nonprofit space like Beth Kanter (I wrote about her last birthday campaign in January) and Geoff Livingston, I’d like to ask your help in making the day special for some enterprising […]
A mobile platform for human rights
Handheld human rights from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Co-director of Digital Democracy spells out how new platform can skirt government censorship One of the organizations I’ve been admiring from afar over the past year is Digital Democracy, which works with local partners to put information into the hands of people who need it most – […]