Another small nonprofit that has created a social media campaign specifically for the Pepsi challenge is EngAGE: The Art of Active Aging , which promotes successful aging for those living in affordable senior apartment communities in southern California. She recommends that smaller groups participating in the challenge activate their networks and be very consistent in their messaging. “Finding Photo:  Jim Harrison Note from Beth:   This post was written before the New York Times article describing a misstep with the Pepsi Charity Contest.   Here's my analysis .

Another process piece that I experimented with to ask the group to do active listenings to the report outs from the game and identify good ideas they might adapt.  And, if you want steal a great job description for an intern and recruitment method, check this post out from the ACLU of Northern California. Compasspoint View more presentations from Beth Kanter . Last Last November, I had the pleasure of leading a workshop for a 100 Silicon Valley nonprofit organizations in hosted by Compasspoint and generously supported by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

Don’t Divorce Us: Courage Campaign When Ken Starr and the Prop 8 Legal Defense Fund filed legal briefs defending the constitutionality of Prop 8 and sought to nullify the marriages of 18,000 devoted same-sex couples solemnized before Prop 8 passed, Julia Rosen, Online Political Director of the Courage Campaign had a simple yet powerful idea to engage California constituents and put human faces and personal stories to this issue. Charity:Water also has a strong and active presence on major social networks. The people who work in online advocacy and fundraising are some of the most creative people I know.