MicroPlace: Invest wisely to help alleviate poverty. SocialVest, MicroPlace, Vittana can help you make a difference Target audience: Social change organizations, nonprofits, NGOs, students, educators, individuals. Guest post by Shira Lazar While there might be more noise in the social good space, there are also more tools to make giving easier and more accessible […]
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A beginner’s guide to mobile fundraising
Image by Mexicanwave on Flickr Some tips to get you on your way to your first mobile campaign This is the first of a two-part series on how organizations can use mobile tech for social good. See part two: How nonprofits can get started with mobile. 2010 will go down as the year nonprofits began […]
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 […]
40 hashtags for social good
Image by jeffisageek on Flickr Print out this cheat sheet to keep tab on the top tags • Editor’s note: We updated this article at 45 hashtags for social change. By Kim Bale Socialbrite staff Sending a tweet into the Twitterverse without a proper tag is like stocking a library with no regard to […]
Pakistan flood relief: How you can help
Dangling Feet, Kerala; Courtesy of Taylor Davidson on Flickr It’s shocking: The floods in Pakistan are affecting more than six times the number of people affected by the Haiti earthquake. I’ve been looking for ways to give back to help Pakistan. Where to give, where to donate, where to direct people. I came across a […]