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Is Privacy for Everyone (Including Donors) Dead?

Bloomerang

I’m not sure even the global scientists, engineers, and futurists have a full sense of where we’re heading with AI. Such was the sentiment in 2010 of tech CEOs such as Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Google’s Eric Schmidt, and Sun Microsystem’s Scott McNealy. So, what changed? students at Stanford University.

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Conference to Inspire and Mobilize Thousands of Volunteers

Care2

Next week, the Care2 Team will join more than 5,000 passionate volunteers in Washington, D.C. For a few days in June, thousands of people will come to Washington, D.C. for the Points of Light National Conference on Volunteering and Service. The conference takes place Wednesday, June 19 through Saturday June 22. We''ll see you there!

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Spotlight on Social Media, Crowdsourced Translation, Egyptian Protests and Diplomacy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I will leave this with a final thought cribbed from Ethan Zuckerman, who wrote last week: “Tunisians took to the streets due to decades of frustration, not in reaction to a WikiLeaks cable, a denial-of-service attack, or a Facebook update.”. From Crisis Mapping Egypt: Collection of Maps.

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A Brief History of Nonprofit Organizations (And What We Can Learn)

NonProfit Hub

The two developed a system of fundraising that had never been seen before: setting a time limit on their campaign for constructing a new building in Washington D.C., For the first time in the nation’s history, people came together to fundraise on a global scale. This gave them greater voice in the government.

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NetSquared Local Events: Week of June 17, 2013

Tech Soup

you can always follow them online on Twitter or Facebook. Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map. Washington, DC: Making of a Prince: Prince of Petworth. In fact, we’re excited to announce that our new chapter in the the popular holiday destination of Victoria, Canada is holding their first meetup this week

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Social Media for Social Good Events Coming to a City Near You

Tech Soup

There are several virtual events scheduled, including a global tweet chat on September 18. Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map. Taiwan, Taipei: Internet community transform society zero government (g0v.tw). Washington, DC: NetSquared Meetup. September’s NetSquared Events. Tuesday, September 10.

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Entrepreneurship and Internet Diplomacy in the Muslim and Arab World

Forum One

One year later, April 26-27, 2010, more than 260 people from over 60 countries gathered in Washington, DC for an unprecedented two-day Entrepreneurship Summit hosted by President Obama and the U.S. The event’s goal was to show how diplomacy and non-traditional diplomacy are used to strengthen global relations, focusing on business.