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Doing Good with Social Media

By John Hayes on 23 October 2009 - 1:07pm

Want to spend time on your Facebook page and do something good? This Mashable post shows lots of great ways you can use Facebook to make a difference.

Resource Type: Links

Tags: social entrepreneurship, twitter, Facebook, Social Media, social good, Mashable

Corporate skills to Non-Profit missions

By John Hayes on 16 October 2009 - 10:09am

How do retired corporate executives help non-profits? This KQED radio report describes one way that's happening in San Francisco.

Resource Type: Podcasts, Reports

Tags: san francisco, Social Enterprise, 360, non-profit, Serve America Act, volunteer, HP, Hewlett Packard, KQED

Youth, Technology, and Silencing the violence

By John Hayes on 20 April 2007 - 1:38pm

Thought this would interest people: Former CTFC grantee the Ella Baker Center’s Silence the Violence project is still working hard to involve youth and media technology to stop the flood of violence in Oakland. Recent events include Turf Unity (a youth media training), a fundraiser at the home of former Oakland City Council candidate Aimee Allison, and the kick-off 2007 Silence the Violence party.