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TakePart: Spurring people to take action from JD Lasica on Vimeo. The single most difficult issue that those of us in the social change movement confront is: figuring out how to get people to take action. So I’ve been paying close attention over the months to the successful efforts of TakePart, an initiative of Participant […]
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Justgood.tv: Covering social good events
Justgood.tv: Covering social good events from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Nonprofits can take advantage of live-streaming events — on the cheap At Net Tuesday, I sat down with Arabella Santiago, founder and CEO of JustgoodTV, a network of curated stories about mission-driven organizations, social entrepreneurs and responsible businesses that have impact. The service provides nonprofits, […]
Ning, Davos and Haiti recovery projects
Gina Bianchini is the co-founder and CEO of Ning.com, a platform that hosts more than a million social networks and connects people based on their passions and interests. She took a few minutes to tell me about her experience at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, what she has learned that surprised her and how […]
Calendar of 2010 social change conferences
Holly Ross, executive director, NTEN (Photo by JD Lasica) Superguide to events for nonprofits & social change organizations Following is a roundup of conferences and events scheduled in the nonprofit and social change sector in 2010, with a few educational events tossed in as well. If you know of other must-attend events, please add them […]
Information into action: Africa and beyond
Two organisations I’ve had the pleasure of working with – Tactical Tech and Fahamu – have independently announced the release of a film and a book that cover different aspects of non-profit digital activism. Both are well worth a look. Info-activism.org, a Tactical Tech initiative, explores how rights advocates “use information and digital technology to […]
