Help ‘Spread the Love of Reading’ through Facebook

by Angela Gooden

Gerber Life has teamed up with Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) to launch Project Open Book. Through this Facebook campaign, visitors can upload … Read more »

Filmmaker Uses Facebook & YouTube to Uncover Costa Rica’s Sex Trafficking

by JaDee Locke

Several years ago I was on a flight with my kids headed to Florida to meet up with my husband. The flight … Read more »

That’s A Wrap! Takeaways on #SocialGood

by Angela Gooden

The Social Good Summit, presented by Mashable, 92nd Street Y, and the United Nations, wrapped on Thursday, September 22. This four-day summit … Read more »

#LittleVoices and @SophiaBush Sing Victorious Songs

Over the last year, philanthropist and actress Sophia Bush has used her ‘Little Voice’ to become a … Read more »

4 Companies Doing "Good" Business Through Social Media

Let's face it.  We live in a global economy where capitalism is king and the bottom line … Read more »

REAL MEN DON’T BUY GIRLS

We’ve all heard the saying “seeing is believing” and now more than ever non-profits are using social … Read more »

END7 Campaign Launched to Eliminate Seven Diseases by 2020

Some would call this a very ambitious mission. 2020 sounds far off, however, after speaking with Dr. Neeraj Mistry and his amazing team, it became not only apparent how passionate this team is about eliminating these diseases, it was extremely clear that they believe that through the assistance of social media, the word will get out about the ultimate mission … Read entire article »

Income Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Success on Social Media for NonProfits

Think nonprofits with the most cash are most successful on social media? Think again. Social media has leveled the marketing/advertising playing field for businesses and organizations of any size. Sure, if you have more cash flow you can afford to hire a social savvy staff to manage your social media campaign. But you don’t have to. The key to success on social media is simple, and really, has nothing to do with money: connect and engage with your fans and followers. Give them a platform to connect with you, listen to them, and provide them with easy ways to share your message with their own networks. Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist and CraigConnects set out to evaluate how the … Read entire article »

New Social Platform, NobleHour, Connects Social Media to Community and Social Causes

Social networking has become a leading platform for spreading news. Twitter alone has been the “breaking news” source in a number of worldwide news stories, including the devastating earthquakes in Haiti. Along with spreading news, individuals, small groups, organizations and celebrities are using social media to spread the word about causes and volunteer opportunities for social good. Now there’s a social … Read entire article »

“Joy delights in Joy”

On Wednesday, January 11 2012, the world celebrated the life of one of its most inspirational kids: Jessie Rees.  Jessie, who lost her courageous fight with cancer on January 5th, was a girl on a mission – To spread as much Joy as possible to children suffering with cancer. How did she do this? By sending them one of her fun-filled … Read entire article »

Breaking the Cycle of Poverty While Gaining an Education

                The students at Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, California have formed a partnership with Namaste Direct in an effort to help break the vicious cycle of poverty. Namaste Direct is a nonprofit organization that looks to help low income businesswomen in the developing world (specifically Guatemala).  Its vision includes helping these individuals gain the tools and access necessary for … Read entire article »

Weasley Twins Help Harry Fight Brain Cancer

Yes it’s the Weasley Twins, known as James and Oliver Phelps in real life, and yes it’s Harry, but not Potter: Harry Moseley. A boy with a beautiful vision and inspirational life-energy. A boy with a mission: To help spread awareness of Brain Cancer! When harry was only 7 years old he was diagnosed with brain cancer, and due to the … Read entire article »

Online Campaigns Raise Awareness for December 1st World AIDS Day

This year marked 30 years since the first AIDS cases were reported in the United States 1981 and though this disease has cost the world over 25 million lives, many people are still unaware of the basic facts regarding the disease. For this reason, every year people around the globe come together on December 1st to recognize World AIDS Day. World AIDS day has been helping to raise … Read entire article »

Embarrassing Sex Tales Help to Spread a Positive Message about Birth Control

Fact or Fiction:  If you don’t have an orgasm you can’t get pregnant? You can use Coca-Cola as a spermicide after sex? 4 out of 10 young women think that it doesn’t matter if you use birth control or not when it is your time to get pregnant it will happen? Some startling research has revealed that 4 out of 10 women aged … Read entire article »

How Skype is Leading the Online Education Phenomena, a Chat with Jacqueline Botterill (Part 2)

Part two of the interview with Jacqueline Botterill – Head of Social Good for Skype and director of Skype in the classroom … Read entire article »