The debut of The Hoop Fund from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Social enterprise offers virtuous circle around loans, production, connections in a ‘fair trade ecosystem’ Last night I got a first-hand look at the debut of The Hoop Fund, a new social enterprise (tagline: Lend. Produce. Enjoy.) with a terrific pedigree and promising future. […]
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12 awesome platforms for social good
Jill Foster of Citizen Effect conducts an interview in the Gulf Coast (photo by Geoff Livingston). Vittana, Citizen Effect, Spheresavers among the networks galvanizing change Target audience: Social change organizations, nonprofits, educators, community organizers, change agents. Guest post by Katrina Heppler envisionGood Social tools come in all shapes and sizes. Yesterday we looked at […]
6 productivity tools for social change
Nothing is Good from DoGood Headquarters on Vimeo. Target audience: Social change organizations, nonprofits, educators, Web publishers. This is part of Creating Media, our ongoing series designed to help nonprofits and other organizations learn how to use and make media. Guest post by Katrina Heppler envisionGood Socialbrite asked for a list of favorite tools or […]
Support my birthday campaign on Jolkona!
Help enterprising Colombia youths running an Internet cafe Today is my birthday, and in the tradition of other social media strategists working in the nonprofit space like Beth Kanter (I wrote about her last birthday campaign in January) and Geoff Livingston, I’d like to ask your help in making the day special for some enterprising […]
A change agent’s top 5 tools for social change
Target audience: Nonprofits, social change organizations, NGOs, foundations, educators, individuals. Guest post by Allyson Kapin Partner, Rad Campaign The tools for taking action and effecting social change are getting more robust all the time. Here are five of my current favorites: Frogloop 1I think Care2’s Frogloop is one of the most trusted sources among nonprofit […]