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Events guide for nonprofits & social change outfits Following is a roundup of conferences and events scheduled in the nonprofit and social change sectors for the month of May. For the full year, see: Calendar of 2010 social change conferences. Even if you can’t attend, you should be able to follow part of the proceedings […]
TakePart: Spurring people to take action
TakePart: Spurring people to take action from JD Lasica on Vimeo. The single most difficult issue that those of us in the social change movement confront is: figuring out how to get people to take action. So I’ve been paying close attention over the months to the successful efforts of TakePart, an initiative of Participant […]
Attend the Mobilize Your Cause Bootcamp in NYC
Take charge of social & mobile media for your cause or campaign At the Personal Democracy Forum in New York on June 2, Katrin Verclas — founder of MobileActive and a partner in Socialbrite — and I will be presenting the first Mobilize Your Cause Bootcamp. I’ve been giving social media bootcamps for some time, […]
Collaboration: The next phase of social change?
At lunch yesterday in San Francisco, eight folks in the social change sector gathered at Samovar Tea Lounge to compare notes, discuss partnerships and answer a question posed by convener Christine Egger of SocialActions.com: What is the problem you see in your sector, and how would you solve it? The conversation quickly turned to silos […]
‘WordPress in Depth’ covers all the bases
At a recent meetup of the East Bay WordPress Meetup group, I won a free copy of WordPress in Depth, the new book by Bud Smith and Michael McCallister. If you’re thinking of starting a blog, or switching from another blog platform, “WordPress in Depth” (softcover; 432 pages; publisher: Que) serves as a worthy guide […]
