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Freedom to Connect

VisionLink

This video is an articulate defense of the freedom to connect, and a well-told, real-world story of people working together. In honor of the life and contributions of the activist Aaron Swartz, and in honor of our customers in thousands of communities who work to connect people every day.

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Can “Viral” Videos Really Create Social Change?

Care2

The 30-minute “Kony 2012video produced by the nonprofit Invisible Children , which generated over 70M views on YouTube over the past week, has caused a firestorm in the nonprofit community. This video is what we believe to be the first part of a multi-pronged approach for their 2012 campaign to lobby the U.S.

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Bridging Social Technologies and Sustainable Development: Social Squared

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But I was able to catch up with this curated collection of tweets, blog posts, and videos. A column by Kriss Deiglmeier, executive director for the Center for Social Innovation (CSI) at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, caught my eye and she graciously agreed to republish it as a guest post. A is for alignment.

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Trends in the Nonprofit Sector

Connection Cafe

As a change agent, I also like to articulate my perspectives on changes that I consider important to embrace. Below are the top five predictions for the nonprofit sector in 2012. The following video offers more detail on each of my predictions. Online and new media channels will continue to extend their influence.

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Using Virtual Reality to Showcase Nonprofit Impact

Tech Soup

This post is Development Director Ryan Ginard's first impression of seeing how powerful a virtual reality video is in putting the viewer in the middle of a compelling story at the most recent meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative. What VR Can Do. The VR revolution has already begun in earnest. My Prediction. Image : kevin / CC BY.

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15+ Giving Tuesday Campaign Ideas (and Expert Tips) for 2021

Qgiv

Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 at the 92nd Street Y’s Belfer Center for Innovation and Social Impact in New York City. Giving Tuesday has come a long way since its inception in 2012. Ask local performers to appear on your livestream or send in a video performance recorded ahead of time.

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Nine Digital Marketing Lessons Nonprofits Can Learn from charity: water

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Their marketing has tangible results: in 2012 alone they raised $33 million, and over $8 million of that was raised through their online fundraising platform. It’s uncommon for a nonprofit to spend time developing and articulating their unique value proposition, but this is one area in which organizations should act like companies.

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