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Sometimes impact can be achieved without money, an adult or a car This post was written by Beth Kanter, co-author of the new book Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World. She and co-author KD Paine appear at TechSoup headquarters, 525 Brannan St., Suite 300 in San Francisco on Wednesday from noon to […]
DoSomething
How DoSomething engages young people
Make it easy to participate, make it mobile — and don’t forget the fun! One of the great success stories of online advocacy has been DoSomething.org, a not-for-profit that encourages young people to use the power of online to “do good stuff offline.” Last fall I moderated a panel at BlogWorld Expo with DoSomething […]
Tips on how to mobilize your supporters
George Weiner, CTO of DoSomething, during our panel When you moderate a panel at BlogWorld Expo, ironically, sometimes you’re the last person to blog about it. Such is the case with the Oct. 16 “Mobilizing your social network” panel with this all-star lineup: Andres Glusman of Meetup.com, Justin Perkins of Care2, George Weiner of […]
Where to volunteer this summer, and beyond
From Fabien Cousteau’s Plant a Fish site. This is part of The Causemopolitan‘s summerlong series of guest posts that will inspire you to get involved and give back. For more, see Cause It’s Summer! Guest post by Susan McPherson This summer I seem to have even more enthusiasm and energy to support the causes that […]
DoSomething.org: How young people can take action
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, I attended a dinner on the “Future of Philanthropy,” which was a really great talk about the role of philanthropy across nonprofits, family foundations, corporate partnerships and how individuals can get involved. The dinner sessions at Davos I heard were a must. They’re expensive add-ons to the […]
