This post comes directly from Beth Kanter, social change guru and trainer extraordinaire. I donated to Students for Free Tibet during their fundraising drive in 2008. SFT's fundraiser, Melanie Raoul, walked up to me (and everyone else at this training we were at in San Francisco), and said "Can you donate to our group. We're part of this fundraising competition being run by the Case Foundation. We're in second place." I said "yes, of course", and she immediately escorted me to her computer … [Read more...]
Workshop on social media for activists (part 1)
Last week I hosted a workshop on social media and advocacy. Here's a write up of the first section of this workshop. More to come in the coming days. … [Read more...]
Six Great Social Media and Tech Websites For Activists
FIRST, A BIT OF CONTEXT. I don't think social media tools are the magic bullet! If you're in doubt, read Malcolm Gladwell's article "The Revolution will not be Tweeted". Gladwell argues that facebook, twitter and other online tools build weak ties between a lot of people. But what we need for revolution, Gladwell argues, are people who are willing to sacrifice a lot, and sacrifice depends upon deep ties with people. Chances are you won't risk your life for a facebook friend. Now I agree … [Read more...]