As I mentioned in my last post, last week I attended an amazing conference called The Feast. In addition to incredible speakers and a terrific crowd, one thing this conference did well was mix in videos to share stories and inspire the audience. One such video, Entrepreneurs Can Change the World, is a goose-bump inducing [...]

This past summer I got wind of an organization called All Day Buffet and an upcoming event they were hosting called The Feast. With names like that, I was immediately intrigued (after all, I do love food!). But when I read more about the event, I started to get really excited.
The Feast Conference gathers the world’s [...]

Hi everyone,
I just wanted to provide a quick update to my post from a couple months ago about Mashable’s campaign, Summer of Social Good.
It sounds like the campaign, raising money for World Wildlife Fund, Oxfam America, The Humane Society and Livestrong, was a big success – raising over $33,000 in just a few months. I’ve been [...]

I was lucky to come across this TED talk by Katherine Fulton, President of Monitor in Cambridge, MA and I just felt the need to share it.
“You Are the Future of Philanthropy” is a compelling, articulate discussion of 5 emerging trends that Ms. Fulton has witnessed in philanthropy today:

Mass Collaboration
Online Philanthropy Marketplaces
Aggregated Giving
Innovation Competitions
Social Investing

She [...]

These days I’m loving the cross-pollinating going on between social media and “social good”; that is, using Web 2.0 and platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and other social networking sites to raise awareness and create change.
I was reading through my Twitterfeed today and came across a post, “10 Ways to Support Charity Through Social Media”. While [...]

Hi Readers,
Just posted a new Promoting page about two terrific organizations creating change through social media: Carrotmob and Virgance. If you haven’t heard of these guys before, now’s your chance for a quick overview.
Enjoy,
-Ashley