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Guest Post – Social Actions Round-up No. 21
Note: The online social activism sector is growing all the time, and sharing information and ideas is crucial to continuing that growth – and the very impact on society. We’re happy to carry the excellent Social Actions Round-up of links and resources here at CauseWired, created by the prolific and plugged-in team of Joe Solomon, Christine Egger and Peter Deitz. Enjoy it – and pass it along!
Over the holidays, online changemakers have not seized to churn out news. Below you will find the latest Social Actions round-up, bringing us up to date with the movers and shakers of online social activism. We’d like to start the New Year by featuring three breaking stories.
Over the holidays, The Case Foundation launched a campaign called, Change Begins With Me. The foundation is inviting people to write brief testimonies about how they plan to make change in 2009. One lucky winner will receive a ticket to President Elect Obama’s inauguration at the end of January.
Also on the change front, Change.org launched 7 new blogs on the second day of 2009. The new blogs include Autism, Education, Global Health, Health Care, Human Trafficking, Poverty in America, and Sustainable Food.
We’d also like to congratulate Tom Watson, author of CauseWired, on the formal launch of his new company, CauseWired Communications. [Note from Tom and his partner Susan: thanks!]
News Roundup
The Case Foundation launches the Change Begins With Me campaign.
Change.org launches 7 new blogs and makes predictions for 2009.
Tom Watson formally launches CauseWired Communications.
Beth Kanter writes about the Facebook Causes birthday application.
Paul Lamb writes on the Cool & Conscientious Ning network about Living Givingly.
Idealist.org writes about best practices for finding the lastest nonprofit news.
Amazee links to a new paper on the growing influence of social networks.
Razoo publishes a list of what it considers the 100 best charities.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy posts the transcript of a discussion about online social activism with Tom Watson.
FastCompany reports on Beth Kanter’s effective Twitter fundraising.
Jim Moss argues that Pointing and Clicking is Not Activism.
Qui Diaz publishes on Mashable a blog post detailing 50 ways to get your ‘give’ on.
Ning Network Creators features a post on building the perfect social network.
Peter Deitz posts on Pop!Tech a review of David Peat’s latest book Gentle Action.
Marcia Odell of Pact’s WORTH program receives the Vision Award for her outstanding work in savings-based micro-finance. Read the rest of this entry »
Big News: Jean Case Writes CauseWired Foreward
Thought I’d pass along a bit of great news on the book front. Jean Case, the co-founder and CEP of the Case Foundation, has contributed an insightful foreward to CauseWired: Plugging In, Getting Involved, Changing the World.
Jean is quoted elsewhere in the book, and she’s one of major foundation leaders who really understands the promise of online social activism. The Case Foundation, founded by Jean and her husband Steve in 1997, invests in individuals, nonprofits, and social enterprises that aim to connect people, increase giving, and catalyze civic action. A growing portion of that commitment is aimed at connecting people with causes online. Here’s an excerpt from the foreward:
Today, in the worlds of philanthropy, social activism, business, and even politics and policy making, this question is especially ripe for asking. We are at a juncture where new forms of civic engagement and business activity — supported and spurred by new social web technologies — are being used by both individuals and organizations to create and expand a rising culture of giving and a coming together of ingredients that can create powerful opportunities for positive change.
CauseWired is so timely in its arrival and spot – on in its focus. A new generation of givers — the Net – native millennials — is emerging, and a fresh generation of nonprofit, foundation, and business leaders is already taking the helm. But do we understand what these changes will mean? Do we know as donors, foundations, nonprofi t and business leaders, policymakers, and volunteers how we should participate in this change? What more do we need to know in order to capture this opportunity to motivate and engage more people and increase giving of every kind, everywhere?
My thanks to Jean for a terrific foreward – it really sets the stage. For more on the Case Foundation’s involvement in the CauseWired world, I highly recommend participation in it Social CitizensBETA project – great research and an interesting conversation.
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. 
