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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 […]
Social impact
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 […]
4 steps to take part in TEDxChange Flickr campaign
Putting a personal face to some of the world’s most pressing issues TEDxChange, an event co-hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and TED, takes place Sept. 20. TEDxChange marks the anniversary of the Millennium Development Goals. Ten years in, the question remains: Where do we stand in the work to save and […]
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 […]
Blissmo: A new way to connect with sustainability
You may have heard of deal-of-the-day site Groupon — Get 50 to 90 percent off the best stuff your city has to offer! Hot deals in Chicago, New York, Boston! — and the breed of “offertising” sites that aim to make people break their habits and check out a new place. What if this model […]
