Allison Fine and I, along with my Zoetica colleague Geoff Livingston have completed the assessment and reflection paper for 2009 America’s Giving Challenge for the Case Foundation. This is Case Foundation's second online competition that encouraged people to leverage their social networks to raise money and awareness and recruit supporters for the causes they care about most. Allison Fine and I wrote the reflection paper for the first challenge. This year we took a more intercative approach … [Read more...]
Apple or Android? Which One is More Nonprofit Friendly?
This must-read editorial by Jake Shapiro, the CEO of PRX, (the company behind the popular This American Life iPhone and Public Radio Player apps, argues that Apple's policy barring solicitation of donations by nonprofit groups is a cop-out and blocks a major revenue stream for public radion (and other nonprofits)—whose content enhances the value of Apple's devices. His analysis takes us through Apple's excuses for their policy of prohibiting donations and points out why they are just excuses, … [Read more...]
Microsoft's Networked Approach To Accelerating Social Change Through Technology
Earlier this month, I had an opportunity to attend Microsoft's “Accelerator Summit,” a day of conversation with Microsoft employees, partners, academics, journalists, and bloggers about their corporate citizenship program. Their strategy focuses on technology and partnerships that can accelerate systemic on the ground social change and economic issues. The Accelerator Summit included interactive sessions show casing their programs in these areas: workforce development, employee giving, … [Read more...]
Minnesota Open Idea: Crowdsourcing Contest For Social Change Done Right
The Minnesota Open Idea is an example of an online social good contest that works. It combines expert judging with popular vote, online strategy with good old fashion off line organizing, links objectives to a theory of change, and incorporates a fun and engaging way for people to learn about and take action on a timely community problem. In this interview, Jennifer Ford Reedy, VP for Strategy and Knowledge Management, at the Minnesota Community Foundation shares the how they designed this … [Read more...]
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