Iwas jazzed to hear about the coming together of some creative players who are putting together the first Open Innovation Africa Summit as a way to explore and foster the innovation ecosystem in Africa. Here are the details, according to Jerri Chou, managing partner of Lovely Day, and my friend Charles Baker. What: Open Innovation […]
Archives for November 2010
Top 10 social media dashboard tools
One of the things we often hear from nonprofits and social enterprises is: How do I manage the torrent of social media conversations coming at me?
The answer used to be: Painstakingly and one conversation at a time. But a new crop of social media tools aims to tamp down the social media gusher by letting you update, monitor, manage and maintain several communication outlets at once.
Invest in entrepreneurs for social good
Invest in entrepreneurs for social good from JD Lasica on Vimeo. InVenture supports small business owners in developing world Here’s a short interview with Shivani Siroya, the personable and passionate founder and CEO of InVenture (“Invest in good”), an online platform that allows everyday individuals to invest directly in business owners of their choosing in […]
Baking cause into your company
Everyone Can Be A Social Entrepreneur – Dublin Web Summit 4 View more presentations from Sloane Berrent. Last week I had the privilege of going to Ireland for three separate reasons. First, one of my clients, ezetop, is located there. I conducted a day and a half workshop with their online communications and marketing team on a wide […]
How to post to other Facebook Pages – as a Page
The Mother Jones Facebook Page Target audience: Nonprofits, NGOs, cause organizations, businesses Afew weeks ago I published Essential tips for updating your Facebook Page, which mentioned tagging Pages as a Page. The following tactic was mentioned, but because so many people ask about it, I thought I’d call it out on its own. A warning […]