And a day of workshops devoted to blogging best practices I‘ll be among the trainers on hand on Oct. 23 for Social Media for Social Action, a day of training and workshops geared especially for Oakland nonprofits and community organizations. Interested in blogging, Twitter, Facebook & other social media tools for your organization, but not […]
Nonprofits
Use the Web to improve your community
Mozilla Service Week offers ideas to help you put technology to good use Socialbrite is a partner in Mozilla Service Week, which runs today through next Monday. The initiative inspires tech companies across the globe to offer their talent and expertise to local organizations that need their assistance. Here’s a quick overview from our friends […]
Which nonprofits are having global impact?
Web 2.0 Summit asks public to nominate organizations creating positive change If you were to ask me to name the single most important technology conference of the year, I’d say the Web 2.0 Summit (with TechCrunch 50 coming on strong in second place). Startup executives, VCs, entrepreneurs and others will gather at the Westin in […]
The Hub Bay Area launches
This week marks the launch of the Hub Bay Area, a co-working space that’s part of a global networks of Hubs. If you’re not familiar with the Hub, you should be. In places like Toronto, London, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg, Cairo, Madrid, Stockholm, Bombay and elsewhere, social entrepreneurs, nonprofits and innovators have come together in 18 […]
How nonprofits can use Twitter hashtags
Photo by Mansikka Tips on how to facilitate conversation around a tag What is a #hashtag? A hashtag is the symbol: #. (See the definition in Socialbrite’s glossary.) It is also a Twitter term that describes a keyword, prefixed by that symbol, that helps people track conversations on Twitter. The hashtags site, a centralized directory […]