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Innovations in online social networks that solve global problems

 

Technology & Design

Egypt’s No. 1 Net Activist

Reviewed By Micah Sifry | May. 16, 2012
 

Human Rights

Kony and Kissinger: Jacob and Trayvon

Reflections on social media and the struggle for justice in 2012.

By Kavita N. Ramdas | 6 | Mar. 22, 2012
 

Technology & Design

Petition Power

By Phuong Ly | 1 | Feb. 15, 2012
 
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Technology & Design

Data for Promotion, Engagement, and Reporting

The more we share our data with each other inside and outside of our organizations, the more data-driven we can be in our work collectively.

By Amy Sample Ward | 5 | Jan. 25, 2012
 
SSIR blogger Stephanie Wolcott is social responsibility director for the Alcoa Foundation in New York City and serves as content contributor to KIN Global at the Kellogg School of Management.

Fundraising

Make It Personal

The rapid spread of social media has catapulted the possibilities and scale of relationship-building into the stratosphere.

By Stephanie Wolcott | 2 | Dec. 5, 2011
 
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Technology & Design

Social Networking Strategies: The Limits of Cutting and Pasting

Don't be fooled into thinking strategies for online engagement can be cut and pasted from one platform to the next.

By Amy Sample Ward | 5 | Nov. 22, 2011
 

Civil Society

Public Services 2.0

By Jessica Ruvinsky | Nov. 16, 2011
 

Health

Opportunities in Mobile Health

By Jaspal S. Sandhu | 9 | Nov. 4, 2011
 
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Nonprofits

What the New Facebook Changes Mean for Nonprofits

Use of Facebook (or any other social media platform) should be guided by a larger strategy with goals that further your organization's mission.

By Amy Sample Ward | Oct. 18, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Salvatore LaSpada is the chief executive of Institute for Philanthropy, where he directs The Philanthropy Workshop. The Philanthropy Workshop is a strategic philanthropy training and networking program for ultra- and high-net worth individual

Fundraising

Social Media: Four Reasons Why Donors Should Take The Leap

Many donors have also realized that social media can help them become significantly more effective in pursuit of their philanthropic goals.

By Salvatore LaSpada | 1 | Oct. 17, 2011