Archive for Beth Kanter
Birthday Wishes for Beth Kanter – and Cambodian Schoolkids
Pretty cool way to kick off a frigid Monday morning – by wishing happy birthday to my virtual friend Beth Kanter, whose energy and constant insight is one of the true fuel cells of the socially wired. This morning, 53 bloggers are writing posts about Beth, whose stories and analysis helped formed a good deal of the thinking that went into my book, CauseWired. Today is Beth’s 53rd birthday. Her wish was to send 53 students to school in Cambodia, where she adopted her own two children. I’ve donated. I hope you will too – or share your own story of how Beth has influenced you.
Stacy Monk of EpicChange, who organized this virtual birthday shindig, probably said it best:
I can only imagine how many changemakers Beth supports, challenges and connects every day. Aside from her own work in Cambodia, her thought leadership and support has surely influenced thousands of changemakers and nonprofits who are more impactful because of the work she’s done to teach us how to effectively use social media and technology to create social change.
Only one question: where’s the cake?
The CauseWired Roundup
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An important post by Dr. Susan Raymond: “Estimates vary, but the last 18 months have seen something on the order of $10 trillion in disappeared assets in the American economy, as much as $25 trillion globally. Storied names in finance are no more. Whole industries teeter. Unemployment creeps toward double digits. This is not the end of the economic world, however much the itchy fingers of banner headline writers wish to press those keys. But it is a very, very serious time indeed.”
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Two politically active young producers identify organizations they believe are poised to engage young people ignited by the recent election process – fascinating video worth watching.
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Social Actions continues to evolve, and founder Peter Deitz posts a long guide to how you can use it to make difference. Did you know there are now more than 50,000 opportunities to give/volunteer/organize from more than 40 different platforms? I’m a big fan of this effort…
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Social media is expanding and getting deeper into middle age, as Beth discovers with some whimsy – and dig that pic! She rightly asks: “Will the nonprofit development officer of the future say, “It’s not who you know, but whether you’re connected with them online.”
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Phil Cubeta ignites a hot conversation by reacting to a 9-month-old post by Peter Deitz: “How would the open networked system isolate the root causes and rally support? What is missing that we don’t have now?” Read it for the comments!
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Great Net2 question and really interesting answers: “What do you think will be the big changes, new technologies, hot applications, or successful campaigns of 2009?”
Philanthropy and nonprofit management expert Susan Carey Dempsey is the editor-in-chief of onPhilanthropy.com. 
Veteran consultant, journalist and entrepreneur Tom Watson is the author of CauseWired: Plugging In, Getting Involved, Changing the World, a new book about online social activism. 
Social media and philanthropy evaluation expert Allison Fine is the author of Momentum: Igniting Social Change in the Connected Age. 
Veteran development consultant Stephen Manzi is a recognized national leader in nonprofit management and fundraising strategy. 
