Stories, software and strategies to help nonprofits do the social web
Our office crew spent the afternoon yesterday ringing the bell for the Salvation Army. Shoppers were busy, of course -- but folks seemed to appreciate our off-key singing. Camera: Panasonic Lumix...
December, 18 2009 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
via flickr.com PACE presented its research into civic participation and non-college-bound youth at the Case Foundation yesterday. The audience was spellbound. http://www.casefoundation.org/case-studies...
December, 11 2009 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
So I’m growing a mustache—for cancer. Participatory fundraising has become popular for very good reason. We run races, we walkathon. And—around here anyway—we grow mustaches. Movember = Mo(ustache) + (No)vember Movember is just like a walkathon, but with facial hair. Enterprising mustache growers sign up, then fundraise for the cause. In the US, that’s cancer research: both the Prostate Cancer Foundation and Livestrong benefit from donations. via casefoundation.org Yes, my mustache fights cancer. With...
November, 13 2009 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
How does 100% authorship change your business? In philanthropy, might it reduce the cult of the expert? Contests and competitions give rise to their own results-based expertise. Scaling, as always, becomes an issue, and people with scaling expertise even more valuable. Fundraising comes to look like what Kiva’s Matt Flannery calls “the larger trend toward more connected experiences.” At home, we are all walkathoning (or growing mustaches...
November, 5 2009 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
“Empathy increases generosity. The pictures and stories on the Kiva site increase understanding between various parties that would otherwise operate in completely different universes.” That’s Matt Flannery, Kiva’s CEO and co-founder replying in his guest post on David Roodman’s blog. “If you’re going to advertise yourself as giving choice to the donor, you’d better do it.” That’s Mike Everett-Lane, formerly of Donor’s Choose, commenting...
October, 30 2009 • 1 Comment • 0 Faves
Sure, today’s unprecedented technology allows us to reach new audiences, or connect advocates to share their stories, but the call to action must be clear, it must be actionable, and it must show impact. Today’s volunteers may be savvier when it comes to finding volunteer opportunities on their iPhone, but they expect an experience that matches the ease to which they found it. via socialcitizens.org My colleague Kari Saratovsky on iPhone volunteering. While the technology holds so much promise, it's not clear...
October, 17 2009 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
At the office (that's the Case Foundation) we've been working really hard to bring you America's Giving Challenge. Official word is over on http://americasgivingchallenge.com, but here's the nutshell -- Choose a cause -- any nonprofit registered in the USA Raise money using Causes on Facebook, email or plain old telephone Causes with the most donations win grants -- $50,000 for the month's winner $1,000 for daily winners Oh yeah, and Matt D. likes it!
October, 7 2009 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
By storytelling I mean the way that a nonprofit presents its mission—what it does, how effective it is—and how supporters can help. Since we’re all content producers now, I thought it would be a good time to share some examples this sort of nonprofit storytelling online. via casefoundation.org In this week's post on the Case Foundation blog, I look at some great examples of nonprofit storytelling, with examples from text and video blogs to games.
August, 19 2009 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
Monday’s news that Facebook acquired FriendFeed made a big splash in the (comparatively small) pool of FriendFeed users. According to the announcement, “FriendFeed.com will continue to operate normally for the time being.”... The announcement got me thinking about contingency planning. via casefoundation.org We use FriendFeed and other free web services at the Case Foundation. My post this week looks at contingency planning for using free web services. Sometimes it's good to be reminded that free and forever...
August, 12 2009 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
Startup thinking for the social sector. Code to help nonprofits do the social web. Plus photography.
(And reading aloud.)
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