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AI for Nonprofits and Social Good: Link Roundup

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NPR interviewed ethics expert Mason Marks, a medical doctor and research fellow at Yale and NYU law schools, and recently wrote about Facebook’s system, to discuss the ethical and privacy concerns. Wired Magazine. AI and Ethics. AI and Workplace Impact.

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Guest Post: Infusing “Social” into Social Justice Organizations

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Time Magazine provocatively named “The Protester” as its 2011 “Person of the Year” for its riveting influence on last year’s social and political events. It’s the first web-based space to promote the understanding and protection of constitutional rights among Spanish speakers by the ACLU affiliates in California.

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The Steep Challenges of Philanthropy to the Muslim World

Tech Soup

The challenge to providing help to this quarter of the world’s people is the growing body of anti-terrorism laws in the world, like the USA Patriot Act and Executive Order 13224 in the United States. These laws prohibit financial transactions with individuals and organizations associated with terrorism.

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Social Change Website Directory

Have Fun - Do Good

Rochelle specializes in online advocacy using technology for positive change in public consciousness, law, and social policy. One of the cool things on her site is a link to Social Change Websites , a directory of nonprofit, grassroots and advocacy campaign web sites. You can submit your social change web site here.

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Using SMS in the Field

NTEN

This campaign needs to communicate details about all hunting laws, most of which are completely unknown to the average person. In addition to utilizing SMS, this campaign also utilizes national and local TV, local radio, and magazines. Bogii has paid to run two SMS messages per month through December. and regional offices.

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NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up

NTEN

So, it's due time to give shout-outs where shout-outs are due: Members converging online: Care2 , Allyson Kapin , and the National Women's Law Center , all NTEN members, offer a great case study on using Google Grants. Convio and Social Actions worked together to launch the Change the Web Challenge.

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Microsoft’s Networked Approach To Accelerating Social Change Through Technology

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Or the Web site Microsoft Hohm that lets people calculate their energy footprint and get tips on conservation. Chatting with David Connor , we both had the same reaction – who knew? Take for example deploying 200 sensors throughout the Brazilian rainforest to measure and visualize the effects of climate change.

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