Forum One

MAY 27, 2009

Part two talks about understanding the challenges.Foundations take on the biggest and gnarliest social problems (if the problems could be easily solved, the private sector or governments would have already figured them out. With economic recovery inching along, all levels of government are feeling the pinch brought on by reduced tax revenue.

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

That ethos continued until the last three years or so with issues in Burma, Iran, and China. In Iran we’ve seen it used to get out information and resist censorship but have also seen it used by the government to alter a mobile phone system and monitoring calls. Technology is amoral – it doesn’t care.

Iran 152

Iran Technology China Government 152

Tech Soup

JUNE 24, 2013

I’ll review Mary Meeker and Liang Wu’s annual report on the Internet, a new NTEN report on nonprofit technology assistance providers, Facebook’s new guidelines for nonprofits and causes, charities losing control of Hactivism, Google’s new micro-donation app, and Ginny Mies's pick for the mobile app of the month.

News 47

News Technology China Nonprofit 47

Care2

OCTOBER 3, 2011

People have been silenced throughout time by media outlets, governments and authority figures who strive to keep minorities and protestors at bay. Are Facebook, Twitter and YouTube creating an online democratic world where democracy does not exist otherwise? Women in Iran and protestors on Wall Street think so. In the U.S.,

Voice 31

Voice Social Media Iran Media 31

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2009

She talked about how online social networks mirror off-line social dynamics, and described the phenomenon of “white flight” from MySpace to Facebook. Facebook now has 200M users, the majority of whom are outside of the US. Now what we’re looking at is the potential of citizens to push governments,” he said.

Grant 90

Grant Personal Reflection New York City 90