Have you seen the latest big Youtube holiday flash mob video? On November 13th, shoppers in Ontario got quite a surprise in a mall food court with a Christmas Flash Mob. The Youtube video already has close to 8 million views online! It's the first...
One of my favorite quotes of all time came from an interview Matt Damon did a couple years ago.
In it, he said, "I think many of our problems as a country would be solved if people had thicker passports. There’s just no substitute for actually...
News from the Case Foundation and what people are talking about in the world of giving, tech and everything in between.
Pepsi Refresh expands into 2011 internationally
As the AP reported last week, PepsiCo announced that it would continue its...
News from the Case Foundation and what people are talking about this week in the world of giving, tech and everything in between.
Charity:Water launches September birthday campaign
On Monday, Charity:Water launched its fourth annual September...
Now gearing up for its third event, Twestival has already proven a successful track record for fundraising through global social media communities. To recap, Twestival raised more than $250,000 last February for charity:water with tweet ups in 202...
There is no lingo to be learned when it comes to YouTube. We all know what it is, we have all used it. We have all watched videos of squirrels going water skiing and we are all witness to the Star Wars kid’s totally awesome moves.
But what if I were...
In 1787 the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade began what became the first modern public awareness campaign. Abolitionists painstakingly documented conditions in the slave trade, publishing broadsides (like the graphic at left),...
News from the Case Foundation and what people are talking about this week in the world of giving, tech and everything in between.
NonProfit Times names Power & Influence Top 50
We were honored this week when our CEO, Jean Case was named to the...
Just as many nonprofits had hoped, Twestival, the first Twitter-based fundraiser that raised $250,000 for charity:water in one day, is back. It's no surprise that in this economy, nonprofits are intrigued by this impressively lucrative example of...
Having not attended a Tweetup yet, we were intrigued by all the talk of Twestival (via blog posts by our colleagues and mainstream media), the global fundraiser for charity:water organized via Twitter. We weren't sure if the DC Twestival would just...
Help the Twitterverse raise $500,000 for charity:water
On February 12, Twitter users in 160 cities around the world will come together to meet, greet -- and, if all goes well -- donate $500,000 to fund clean water worldwide. That’s a lot of...
A partnership between GE's Ecomagination campaign and HowCast has challenged YouTubers to create eco-themed videos to raise awareness. In addition to education and awareness, the event raised money for charity:water. See a sample video by Michelle...
