Today, we're excited to announce a new action source has joined the Social Actions API, an open database of opportunities to make a difference. For a full list and profiles of the latest innovators contributing to Social Actions, please see Our Guide to 60+ Action Sources.
New Action Source:…
VolunteerMatch, the national nonprofit…
Smyrna Development Society works with lower income residents of Bangladesh, an impoverished Asian nation with a population of 162 million and a per capita income of USD 1,700 a year. Founded in 2002, they opened an orphanage in 2007 to serve the poor, especially abused children. Smyrna Development Society will apply funds donated expressly for insurance by purchasing health coverage for a child at the cost of USD 8 a year. This gives the recipients access to better health care and…
I'm starting a site for youth where youth who are interested in social activism and community change can connect and share their work, connect with other youths and get inspired by their peers! It is a website that will feature news articles, opportunities in the community, and a database of resources/tools to help them get started, it will also contain a forum where individual can obtain an account and post information.
However, I'm relatively weak with the web/web design…
Skills-based volunteering vs. general volunteering: When it comes to long-term impacts, skills-based will win every time. So why am I still an advocate for general volunteering? Read on and join the conversation. You can comment at the bottom of the page or contact me at chrisjarvis@realizedworth.com.
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Cross post from 3BLMedia.
The Global Reporting Initiative has released a sustainability report that outlines the organization’s performance, achievements, and goals. GRI produces the Sustainability Reporting Framework that sets out the principles and indicators that can be used to measure and report economic, environmental,…
August 10, 2011
Over the past few months, Deyan and I have had the honor and privilege of working with Peter and Christine to learn about Social Actions in great detail. In this first phase or our work: understanding and assessing Social Actions (see Social Actions Overview image below for a map of the Social Actions landscape), our goal was two-fold: 1. to learn everything about the technical components of Social Actions and assess the technology’s capabilities and…
The potential of brands to align with the "cause" of America's independent sector is just beginning to be tapped. A new program from Johnson & Johnson is a great illustration of how brands can go beyond single-cause alignment to build an platform to support the work of 1.4 million nonprofits.…
CASE #2 - Better Talent
Many companies have employee volunteer programs, but for many companies in Europe, Canada and the US these programs are underfunded, underdeveloped…
To learn more about Ernst & Young’s Earthwatch expeditions and view a video recap of the 2010 expedition, go to: http://www.ey.com/US/en/About-us/Corporate-Responsibility/CR---Environmental-sustainability
Click on Earthwatch Institute and then click on the "watch this video" link. …
We're excited to announce today that Pincgiving has relaunched its work and is now called Global Currents!
In Global Currents' words: As the leader in providing cost-effective, online donation…
Today, we're excited to announce four action sources have joined the Social Actions API, an open database of opportunities to make a difference. For a full list and profiles of the latest innovators contributing to Social Actions, please see Our Guide to 60+ Action Sources. …
By way of our friends at Social Media for Nonprofits:
Save $20 off the Social Media for Nonprofits 7/14 DC conference w/ "SA" code, featuring tips & tools from Natl Geographic's Robert Michael Murray, the Red Cross' Wendy Harman, Network for Good's Katya Andresen, Facebook Causes, Greenpeace, Case Foundation & more, all followed by the book release party for @nonprofits101. http://bit.ly/ke9YCV
Millennials have often been described as the most civic-minded generation to come along since World War II. Yet, while these young…
A new conference series, Social Media for Nonprofits, is about to start this summer. NTEN (the Nonprofit Technology Network) is fiscally sponsoring the series.
As part of our Social Actions community, you can get $20 off Social Media for Nonprofits conferences with "SA" discount code in San Francisco (6/29), Washington, DC (7/14), New York City (8/4), Los Angeles (8/22), Seattle (10/14), Chicago & Atlanta. Keynotes by Beth Kanter,…
