How do we activate the online activists to take action offline?"   I was not presenting, but decided to use Twitter crowd source some suggestions, screencapture them, and put those into my presentation later in the day. They are quite successful - [link] jonratliff @ kanter face to face meetings deepen the enthusiasm for activism. MORE >>

Stacey has been collaborating with local artists to produce a series of content-rich events that invite visitors to participate in a range of hands-on activities. Instead, Stacey thought, why not make the feedback experience an activity unto itself? full description here , photos from the event here ). We got more feedback. campaign. MORE >>

Web the new frontier for activism - CNN.com : I had been skeptical of social networking and didn't have a compelling personal reason to use it. So if you told me two years ago I'd be writing this op-ed, I'd have told you that you were nuts. But that marathon campaign changed my mind. So my partners and I launched CrowdRise. MORE >>

Global Warming. Election Fraud. Genetically-Modified Food. Cancer. Poverty. Sometimes it’s hard to get up in the morning and be fearless, to have courage, to care. Be passionate. What do you really care about? What would you really like to see change? What topics do you naturally want to learn more about? Educate yourself. Take small steps. MORE >>

One of the slides that struck me was a map that look at the full range of their activities offline and online (including social media) using two data points (numbers of people and ladder of engagement ).    The levels of engagement included:  stranger, friend, supporter, member, activist and leader.   He's currently getting his Ph.D MORE >>