One of the central benefits of social media is the ability to share content with just one or two mouse clicks. Your supporters are already sharing interesting content on Facebook. They’re retweeting it. They’re favoriting videos on YouTube as well. All with one mouse click. But even though sharing has gotten easier, actually getting people […]
Nonprofits
8 tips for effective online networking
Tips, tricks, and tools for using and managing your social networks wisely Is your organization considering setting up a profile on a social networking site? Are you wondering what tasks are involved, how much time it will take, and how you might streamline your efforts? Maybe your organization has established a presence on MySpace and […]
Calendar of 2010 social change conferences
Holly Ross, executive director, NTEN (Photo by JD Lasica) Superguide to events for nonprofits & social change organizations Following is a roundup of conferences and events scheduled in the nonprofit and social change sector in 2010, with a few educational events tossed in as well. If you know of other must-attend events, please add them […]
Save resources & money with Better World Telecom
A telecom that does good from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Until I met Salem Kimble (who earlier covered GoingGreen for Socialbrite), I had never heard of BetterWorld Telecom. With a tagline of “Change the world. One call at a time,” they’re a socially conscious telecom provider for nonprofits and mission-driven businesses that donates 3 percent […]
5 questions for the head of eBay Giving Works
eBay shoppers donated $50 million to nonprofits in 2009 — a record Right before the holidays, eBay released 2009 figures for its Giving Works fundraising program — and marked a historic record for total funds raised for non-profits through ebay.com. According to the report, the eBay community gave $50 million to nonprofits, a 17% jump over […]