Originally posted on the 4Change blog, here.
The June #4Change chat topic focused on Challenges/Competitions for Social Change. Early on in that online chat, the request emerged for a compendium or other list of “all” the Challenges and Competitions focused on social benefit. Such an overview would let those interested in participating or facilitating a competition review the full landscape of options, characteristics of each, and so on.
The annual Tagline Awards are back from Nancy Schwartz and the Getting Attention blog. Your nonprofit or foundation could be one of this year’s Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Award winners! Enter today.
This month's Net2 Think Tank question asked: How do real-world (offline) events fit into social media conversations and campaigns?
Hello all - Alex Steed here.
I'll be covering the Personal Democracy Forum, which is occurring on Monday and Tuesday, in New York (at Jazz at Lincoln Center!) for the next two days. From the conference website:
This month's Net2 Think Tank question is: How do real-world (offline) events fit into social media conversations and campaigns?
My thinking: Social media conversations and online campaigns create whole new models for bringing together & powering the progressive movement. Although at core: People coming together in the real-world are key to fueling how we organize for change. We need real world events to be a central part of our online organizing. We need offline events to meet each other, bond eye-to-eye, and forge the collaborations that will make our social networks stronger, better connected, and ultimately transformative.
So - a major question is: How can your online community also support events in the real world? What kind of offline events are the best fit for your community? And what real world event models can you learn from or partner with? Well, let's look at five different event types and see if one or more of 'em sparks some ideas for your community!
In the past couple of days, I have had the great pleasure of having post-N2Y4 conversations with John Zoltner (a project representative from DatAgro) and Emily Jacobi (a project representative from Digital Democracy's Handheld Human Rights).
Every month, the NetSquared Community comes together offline at Net Tuesday events around the world to mix, swap stories and ideas, build new relationships, and collaborate to help the local community. Our local organizers are volunteers dedicated to helping create local opportunities for learning, sharing and using technology to make a difference. In this Organizer Spotlight series we bring you interviews with organizers from around the world.
We're happy to introduce: Alex Steed!
The Case Foundation's follow-up research and assessment report from their 2007-2008 America's Giving Challenge has been getting a lot of love on Twitter, and just in case you missed it, here it is:
The Giving Challenge: Assessment and Reflection Report
The report was written by the always fabulous Allison Fine and Beth Kanter.
A few highlights:
We all know charities are finding it harder to raise funds in the current economic downturn and traditional methods aren't working. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/chuggers-shunned-as-brito...
ActionAid has come up with a viral in an attempt to find a new way to raise funds and engage with a new audience. They have tried to create a virtualisation of the warm fuzzy feeling donating to charity should give. Donate £2 to ActionAid and get a personalised video thank you complete with cute kids, Barack Obama and your own town.
This weekend, BarCamp Guayaquil will attract a huge crowd of people interested in sharing ideas, collaborating, and learning in Ecuador. There has been a great deal of excitement and press already - I wish I could be in Guayaquil to participate!
Details:
There are (3) goals for BarCamp Guayaquil:
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