Most nonprofits and cause organizations look at Twitter as a key ingredient of their social media strategy. But Twitter offers a number of other opportunities for collaboration to advance the social good — many of which you may not know about.
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How charities can take advantage of Facebook Deals
Introducing Facebook Deals. New Facebook feature makes cause marketing more actionable Last week Facebook launched a new app for Facebook Places called Deals. Deals essentially allows any small business to more easily offer deals when users check in to their place on Facebook. But there’s also an opportunity for nonprofits to take advantage of the […]
Open Innovation Africa Summit coming to Nairobi
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 […]
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 […]