*A Guest Post by Daniel Jae-Won Lee, ED of Levi Strauss Foundation*
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. As courageous citizens connected with each other to express dissent and organize public actions, social media tools spurred activism and social change in unprecedented ways.
But for legal and advocacy organizations that defend civil liberties in the United States, forays into the social marketplace come with a unique set of challenges – and, no doubt, risks...
Foursquare, a location based social netowrking tool, has partnered with TechiesGiveBack.com for a fundraising event this week in NYC sponsored by Pepsi. To raise the money, all you have to do is go out and check in.
To say social media experienced an explosive growth recently would be an understatement. Social media now appears in every aspect of society and in every type of media consumed today.
A few ZeroDivide staff members recently attended a workshop with the intent of immersing ourselves into the world of social media. The folks at NTEN created a very well informed and intense workshop moderated by Beth Kanter. The course was designed to help nonprofits effectively implement a social media strategy to support an organization’s mission.
2008 will be a great year. One thing on my plate will be to expand my blogging--in frequency, quality, and depth.
I'll just end with Beth Kanter's "blogging advice":http://beth.typepad.com/ rings true:
bq. I'll start off the advice with try to get into the habit of writing regularly. Write about what interests you. Link to other bloggers. Leave comments and connect.
