On Friday I was one of 66 folks who participated in a conference call around the launch of All for Good. It was fascinating to watch the disparate elements that came together through a single powerful idea: President Obama’s call for Americans to volunteer — for us to give back to our communities — through […]
Archives for June 2009
A public RSS reader for you!
When it comes to nptech, or nonprofit technology, there are more blogs and organizations and resources than any one person can find, let alone keep track of! I’m no exception. I’m overwhelmed daily, just like everyone else, by the amount of information that’s available from, for and about our sector of technology and social benefit. […]
Join the conversation 4Change!
Here’s a new monthly Twitter-based conversation about how social media is helping to create change: #4Change. You can see it via the hashtag #4Change. (See our glossary for info about hashtags.) I’ll be chatting this Thursday for the June #$Change chat and hope you’ll join me! Details: Date: Thursday, June 11 Where: Twitter (search for #4Change) […]
20 tips for mobile advocacy
Mobile social marketing works in increasing awareness and moving people to actions. It is also becoming an effective way to engage users and constituents. Throughout our experience with mobile campaigns, we’ve run into the some great campaigns and some failures as well. In our ongoing series of articles and case studies on using mobiles for […]
When help comes in a box
For those of you who don’t know, Tactical Tech is an international NGO specialising in helping human rights advocates use information, communications and digital technologies to maximise the impact of their advocacy work. They empower by providing advocates with guides, tools, training and consultancy which help them develop the skills and tactics they need to […]