By Brandy Scoggan Socialbrite staff Folks in the nonprofit and social good space just starting out on Twitter don’t want to begin with a blank slate. So we poked around and came up with this list of 12 can’t-miss nonprofits & causes to follow on Twitter. This roundup should get you going, but don’t stop […]
Archives for March 2010
Using social media to help combat climate change
ido30 treads line between grassroots movement & corporate campaign By Julie Katz Socialbrite staff Finding a balance between creating a movement and actively, successfully campaigning without coming off as a brand ambassador is very hard to come by for many nonprofits, especially when the campaign is backed by corporate interests. ido30 is a Denmark-based nonprofit promoting […]
Twestival 2010’s worthy cause: Concern Worldwide
I‘ll be attending the third Twestival on Thursday evening in San Francisco, one of 175 cities holding fundraising events — see the TwestivalSF page. As with the original Twestival 13 months ago, which raised $250,000 for charity:water (here’s our interview with Twestival founder Amanda Rose and my photo of Amanda below right), and Twestival Local […]
Should you start a blog for your nonprofit?
21 pros and 9 cons — consider what’s best for your organization Starting a blog for your nonprofit is not something you should take lightly. Based on my conversations with nonprofits, I’ve found a number of pros and cons. The pros of starting a blog for your nonprofit Blogs are much less expensive to host […]
Tap into the collective power of your community
The Extraordinaries lets your organization create a crowdsourced ‘mission’ By Kim Bale Socialbrite staff Recruiting friends and supporters to get real work done virtually on behalf of social-good projects is easy and fun with the help of The Extraordinaries. Based in San Francisco, the company has created a platform allowing anyone to create a micro-task […]