Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 30, 2010

Then I plunged (late) into a session called “Discover a Hacker’s Mindset,” with Pablos Holman, which was chock-full of traditional hacking (lock-picking, credit card slurping) along with hacking the world: one on maintaining the arctic ice pack and the other on preventing hurricanes.

South Africa 165

South Africa Bangladesh Norway Africa 165

Care2

JUNE 28, 2009

Prior to this study, the Index of the National Fundraising Performance had only been showing a gradual decline in donor numbers since the US Gulf Coast hurricanes of 2005. The study also showed that for the first time since Target Analytics released its initial study in 2002, overall revenue per donor declined by 2.1%.

Iraq 31

Iraq Fundraising Hurricane Benchmark 31

Care2

JUNE 29, 2009

Gulf Coast hurricanes of 2005. Furthermore, this is the first time in eight years that we have a Democrat in the White House who is very supportive of major progressive causes such as health care reform, ending the war in Iraq, etc. However, things rapidly changed from Q4 in 2008 to Q1 in 2009.

Social Media 31

Social Media Advocacy Fundraising Online 31

Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2006

It's an amazing act of love really in response to the hurricane and the racial neglect that occurred down on the Gulf. And it's up to us to not play small but to play big and ask for that resource, and to build partnerships instead of begging for scraps, and hoping and praying and complaining that there is nothing for us.

Arts 40

Arts Podcast Action Interview 40