July 20, 2010
How Non-Profits Should Approach Mobile Apps
Thinking of developing a mobile strategy for your cause or organization? Take a look at this Mashable article.
A little iPhone-centric but the work being done via CauseWorld and the Extraordinaires apps is compelling.
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March 17, 2010
Follow AKA Activist on Twitter
Sadly, I haven't made many posts as of late. Not that I don't have a lot to report or say, just ridiculously busy on other projects. I guess that's what you get for running your own company. ;)
That said, I have started making posts on Twitter. If the desire should strike you, please do follow.
http://www.twitter.com/aka_activist
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February 10, 2010
Update: Apple vs Adobe's Flash
Earlier, I posted a story about a small movement forming in response to Apple's iPad not supporting the Adobe Flash player (see iwantflash.com below). It looks like consumers and developers have continued to voice their disapproval through a new site: http://www.ilocked.me/
I wonder if this movement has any legs?
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February 1, 2010
Consumer activism: iwantflash.com
The beginnings of a consumer activist movement? Or maybe this is a developer activist movement? Either way, I'm amazed at how quickly this site and petition launched. Only 444 signatures so far but it will be interesting to follow this story as the launch of the iPad approaches.
Visit iWantFlash.com for more details.
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November 10, 2009
Technology and Charities
Here's a nice article on the impact web technologies are having on small non-profits. Of particular interest is the How To Raise Money On The Web list toward the bottom.
Note: Guluwalk sounds fascinating. I'll try and write something about this small non-profit in a future post.
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May 8, 2009
Heads Up: Net Change Week at MaRS
This sounds really interesting. The event is scheduled for June 8-12.
From the site:
Toronto is abuzz with innovators, social entrepreneurs, digital media developers and leading design thinkers, not to mention a swath of charitable organizations dedicated to social change. Imagine if these communities were working together. It could be transformational.
Net Change is a week-long event designed to explore how social technology can bolster social change. Presented by the Social Innovation Generation team at MaRS (SiG@MaRS), Net Change Week will tap into the potential that exists when new methods of communicating, organizing and mobilizing are brought to bear on chronic social issues.
Visit netchangeweek.ca for more details.
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April 29, 2009
Government 2.0
Tim O'Reilly over at O'Reilly Radar wrote a thought provoking piece on applying the Web 2.0 social-media spirit to community activism. I've had similar thoughts as of late and hope to introduce you to a new project of mine shortly.
In the mean time, hopefully you'll find Tim's article inspiring. A couple of interesting quotes:
Now is the time for a renewal of our commitment to make our own institutions, our own communities, and our own difference. There's a kind of passivity even to our activism: we think that all we can do is to protest. Collective action has come to mean collective complaint. Or at most, a collective effort to raise money.
But let's not forget that we ourselves are the raw material of collective action.
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