Philanthropy
Giving Sector Should Invest in Social Media
Nonprofits need to invest more time in social media or they will later be playing catch-up.
Tag: Social Media
Innovations in online social networks that solve global problems
Social Innovations
Shades of Green
Social networking tools reveal that there is an intricate web of relationships between business and environmentalists, which if developed could benefit the environmental movement.
Global Issues
Social Media: Means vs. Ends
Should social media communities be focused on the means or the ends?
Podcast
Civic Engagement
Nick Yeo - Inspiring Youth Through Global Communications
TakingITGlobal is an online social network that enables socially conscious youth worldwide to learn about and take action on global issues. Kriss Deiglmeier, the Center for Social Innovation Center executive director, conducts an audio interview with Nick Yeo about how the endeavor leverages its online platform to partner with other organizations and inspire youth to make a difference.
Nonprofit Management
Networks for Good Works
Successful social innovators nurture close ties between members and infuse their networks with a common set of values.
Technology & Design
Designing Trust
Spiffy Web sites aren’t just easy on the eyes; they’re also easier to believe and learn from.
Podcast
Technology
Ethan Zuckerman - Bringing Technology to Africa
As a technologist, Ethan Zuckerman has spent much time working with the new generation of African entrepreneurs, programmers, organizers, and young people who are hooking up their continent to the Web. In an audio interview with Globeshakers host Tim Zak, Zuckerman explains how these new netizens are changing the way villagers and urban dwellers learn, organize, network, and face the challenges of poverty, AIDS, political strife, and making a living.
Technology & Design
Nonprofits and the Net
Tight budgets and a lack of technical know-how are keeping nonprofits off the web.