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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It was organized by Ed Schipul. At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals about or by folks who work with nonprofits and voting. So, let's get out the nonprofit vote for panels at SXSW!

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Last Chance to Vote for Nonprofit SXSW Panels: Closes September 4th

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It was organized by Ed Schipul. At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals. Evolution, Creation and Extinction (of the organization) Organizations, political campaigns, newspapers.

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Guest Post: Beth Kanter's SXSWi Nonprofit Panel Roundup

NTEN

It was organized by Ed Schipul. At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals. You've heard the buzz around how nonprofit organizations and corporations are using social media for social good.

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Live Blog: Is Technology Really Good for Human Rights

Amy Sample Ward

That ethos continued until the last three years or so with issues in Burma, Iran, and China. In Iran we’ve seen it used to get out information and resist censorship but have also seen it used by the government to alter a mobile phone system and monitoring calls. Technology is amoral – it doesn’t care.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: WITNESS

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Organization: WITNESS. Organization Size: 29 staff members. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? Which tool has been surprisingly useful in getting out the word about your organization and its programs? Name: Marianna Moneymaker. Title: Online Outreach and Production.

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Interview with Zainab Salbi, Founder of Women for Women International

Have Fun - Do Good

With finances a little tight this year, I've had to reduce the number of organizations I'm donating to in 2009. Another group is discussing their legal rights, and another group is learning organic farming. Where did this idea come from, and what brought you here to starting this organization?

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Crowdsourcing Skills for Human Rights via Movements.org

Tech Soup

State Department official Jared Cohen to organize an annual summit of human rights activists. Thirty-one-year-old David Keyes is something of a wunderkind in the field of human rights; he has already founded two important human rights organizations. The Evolution of Movements.org: Making a Meeting Place for Human Rights.

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