A cause campaign to fight malaria from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Causeitsmybirthday.com raises $16,000, effort continues through Saturday Socialbrite’s own Sloane Berrent has been a bit busy of late. Fresh off a three-month stay in the rural Philippines doing field work as a Kiva fellow, she and her friend Doug Campbell of Mindshare launched Causeitsmybirthday, […]
Causes
Giving Challenge: Tap your networks to support a cause
Competition lets you win up to $50,000 for your favorite charity Yesterday the Case Foundation, Causes and Parade Publications kicked off the 2009 America’s Giving Challenge. It’s a 30-day nationwide online competition that encourages people to use their personal networks and social media to build cause communities that raise funds and recruit supporters for a […]
YouthNoise: Helping young people network a cause
YouthNoise: Helping youths collaborate on causes from JD Lasica on Vimeo. I‘ve long admired the folks behind YouthNoise, the global social network for social good developed for and by young people around the world. Based in San Francisco, YouthNoise offers a community dedicated to creating lasting positive change around the world, with the resources to […]
How the National Wildlife Federation uses social media
National Wildlife Federation from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Recently I had the chance to sit down with Danielle Brigida, social media outreach coordinator for the National Wildlife Federation, the enormously important nonprofit organization that inspires Americans to protect wildlife for our children’s future. They do that by combating global warming, protecting wildlife and wildlife habitats […]
NPtech + causes + open source + social media
As part of our silo-busting effort at Socialbrite, we’ll be showcasing cool technologies that haven’t received enough attention in the nonprofit and social change worlds. So here’s a one-minute video, announcing the launch of Socialbrite, that I created last night on Animoto: Introducing Socialbrite.org. Nonprofit tech + Causes + Open source + Social media. We’re […]