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Apping Out Illegal Waste: Free Download to Target Illegal Dumps

Tech Soup

It makes you feel useful, it raises your awareness and that of others, but it doesn’t compel action or remedy. They want local public authorities to be aware of the problem and commit themselves to take action. For some people, however, it’s about results. They want that dump gone! More than 100 illegal dumps were cleaned.

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Social Media and Community-Building Tips from Not For Sale's Sarah Potts

Tech Soup

Not For Sale operates in Peru, the Netherlands, India, South Africa, and Romania. They also work with celebrity speakers, volunteers, and a large online community to raise awareness and support action to end human trafficking. You can watch the full presentation (she's a great speaker - I recommend watching it!),

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Social Media Tips from the TechSoup Global Network

Tech Soup

Read a recap of TechSoup and TechSoup Romania's Tweet Chat , which explored content curation and discussed the best tools for it. Read an account of how Canteen , an Australian nonprofit dedicated to supporting teenagers with cancer, used social media to raise awareness for an online and offline campaign. TechSoup Canada.

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Social Media Tips from the TechSoup Global Network

Tech Soup

Read a recap of TechSoup and TechSoup Romania's Tweet Chat , which explored content curation and discussed the best tools for it. Read an account of how Canteen , an Australian nonprofit dedicated to supporting teenagers with cancer, used social media to raise awareness for an online and offline campaign. TechSoup Canada.

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Birthday Campaign Reflection: Will Your Nonprofit Embrace Free Agent Fundraisers?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For example, some of new Romanian friends wanted to contribute, but couldn't because Romania wasn't on the list of accepted credit cards. Scott Henderson summarized the initial story as: Daniela is from Romania and has three kids, the youngest with Down’s Syndrome. In recent years her mortgage went unpaid and she’s lost her house.”