There was a lot of buzz around the latest report out from the Pew Internet & American Life Project yesterday, which observed that Internet users, and particularly social networkers are more likely to be involved in groups and volunteer. As CNN...
Sometimes, the word “Twitter” can inspire feelings of apprehension in many organizations. The thought of losing control of your brand. A misunderstood tweet. Negative publicity.
But most of all, it’s the relative novelty of the tool and the...
In late 2009 Jen Pahlka came to meet with us about a novel idea to encourage technology experts to commit a year of service to communities in need of new solutions. We were so compelled by the idea that we committed on the spot to help turn it into...
As Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service approaches, it has us reflecting on Dr. King’s famous words “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?’”
This year marks the 25th anniversary of MLK Day and...
Since the world was introduced to Ted Williams, the homeless man with the golden voice, it has become apparent that that if the homeless can be heard, they can be helped.
In this case, the metaphor is literal, as a single viral YouTube video...
What do you do when you have a surefire idea, one that you know will be successful? For some, the next step might be starting an organization or supporting someone else's efforts to turn that idea into a reality. But then what?
Do you keep the...
It's that time again, when we approach the close of the year and look back to reflect on all that's happened over the past year. On our blogs, we've written about a lot of topics in 2010 from new technologies to nonprofit jobs to entrepreneurship,...
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Talking about Twitter at its core isn’t that complicated. Say whatever you want in 140 characters and share it with whomever thinks you’re interesting enough to “follow”. What’s so hard about that?...
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The holidays are in the air again - but they're also online.
From Yeshiva University's the Maccabeats and their viral...
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Judy Chang is the Senior Manager of Vertical Markets at PayPal, which means the nonprofit world falls under her purview.
WhatGives!? interviewed Judy recently at BlogWorld Expo 2010 after her...
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...
Here are some of the latest tweets in real time from those we follow. We’ve used popular hashtags (keywords) to find specific tweets about this subject.
