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Morgan Sully believes We Operate Better Together

Amy Sample Ward

Through blog posts, photos and web video, Morgan Sully , will document the stories of creative, innovative communities found in European galleries, international events , meetups , barcamps , fabrication labs , and innovation competitions. Other key questions include: How is community-based innovation related to economic development?

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#Buypens – Social Media and Crowdfunding Helps Syrian Refugee

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

When Gissur Simonarson , an activist from Oslo, Norway, shared a photo on Twitter last week of a father selling pens on the streets of Beirut as he cradled his sleeping daughter, the tugged at the heart strings of the 6,000 followers on Twitter. He launched a Twitter account called @BuyPens and set up a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo.

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Great reads from around the web on June 13th

Amy Sample Ward

Norway, and Russia, while most of its gains came in countries in the developing world, including Mexico and India." " Official Google Blog: Bringing tech knowledge to nonprofits through the HandsOn Tech Corps – "Community service has always been important to us. That's the first time Facebook has lost U.S.

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Greenpeace Nordic Fights to Win the World a Better Future

Saleforce Nonprofit

The Greenpeace story started in 1971 with a group of peace activists protesting U.S. In 1999, the Greenpeace national offices in Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway united to form one regional entity: Greenpeace Nordic. Want to learn more about how Greenpeace Nordic is using Salesforce to engage their community and drive action?

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