Stanford Social Innovation Review : Informing and inspiring leaders of social change

SUBSCRIBE | HELP

Tag: Social Media

 

Innovations in online social networks that solve global problems

 
Lloyd_Nimetz_Blitz_Bazaar

Social Entrepreneurship

Net Impact vs. The Hub: Do Game Mechanics Work for Voluntarism?

Game mechanics will mature, and volunteer programs will adopt them to enhance their programs.

By Lloyd Nimetz | 1 | Jul. 30, 2010
 
Rosetta_Thurman_nonprofits_SSIR

Nonprofits

Why We Love Social Media

Could findings from a study on oxytocin be applied to social media?

By Rosetta Thurman | 1 | Jul. 20, 2010
 
Perla_Ni_Stanford_Social_Innovation_Review_GreatNonprofits_Grassroots.com

Philanthropy

Collaborating on a Future Vision of the Philanthropic Ecosystem

Creating greater social impact throughout the philanthropic ecosystem—a report from a recent Markets for Giving workshop.

By Perla Ni | Jul. 16, 2010
 
Amy_Sample_Ward_SSIR

Fundraising

It’s Not about Apple—It’s About Community

How are your tools defining the way you can work or the way you can engage with your community?

By Amy Sample Ward | 1 | Jun. 11, 2010
 
Marcia_Stepanek_SSIR

Technology & Design

The New Digital Divide

New levels of data-filtering, along with the growth of social networks that aggregate like-minded souls, are threatening civic engagement—and other assertions made at the Personal Democracy Forum.

By Marcia Stepanek | 5 | Jun. 4, 2010
 

Nonprofit Management

Working Wikily

By Diana Scearce, Gabriel Kasper, & Heather McLeod Grant | 5 | May. 26, 2010
 
Marcia_Stepanek_SSIR

Technology & Design

Micro-multinationals Rising

Small, Web-wired start-ups that are using social media to find, then recruit, the best new talent from around the globe and leverage it for immediate innovation, impact, and sustainability.

By Marcia Stepanek | May. 14, 2010
 
Amy_Sample_Ward_SSIR

Technology & Design

How Our Tools Define “Community”

Many of the tools in the social technology for social impact sector require us to operate a traditional hierarchy and distribution of responsibility, instead of distributing responsibility, and developing in an agile, organic way.

By Amy Sample Ward | May. 7, 2010
 
Peter_Manzo_SSIR

Technology & Design

The Information Age Goes Old School

Is the digital divide a thing of the past?

By Peter Manzo | Apr. 14, 2010
 
Marcia_Stepanek_SSIR

Business

The New Watercooler

Companies need to start engaging with employees by creating social networks in the workplace that facilitate greater communication.

By Marcia Stepanek | 1 | Apr. 8, 2010