I’ve listened to “this” and it’s really brilliant!

Hello David,

Check out BlogActionDay.org. It’s a wonderful yearly online event. This year the subject is Poverty. Check out their site and most of all sign up. I did! Thanks!

PS: Great session at PodCamp over the weekend!

Thanks for the tip … listened to it right away and very worthwhile, not just for non-profit organization. Seth has a way with words “turn the funnel into a megaphone” … awesome!

Enjoyed the presentation you guys did at Podcamp … can’t believe you were there … days before the launch of your CD hanging with us geeks!

BTW, there’s an event I’m considering going to in Boston focused on social media for social change http://www.sm4sc.com/.

David, I listened to part of it but i need to listen to it again when my head is not so foggy. i am not really into the fashionable aspects of the job..and I am a terrible shmoozer..but i will have a gander again all the way through.

peace.

http://www.psh-medhat.com/index.html

This is where I do my this and that stuff. There is a video on there It Takes Courage that I find is impactful. It is a voice I am honoured to listen to. I like our website.

I just find that the biggest way that we have made an impact is doing high quality, dynamic work, that shows results. We make a difference. Speaking Up and Out is a huge part of our work, Seth, (smiles with my crows feet). We are accountable and transparant though for everything we do and our donors are active participants in what we do. In the last couple of years we have opened Musasa House a second stage shelter and we have recently(September) increased our bed space at the shelter from 12 to 24. For ex, Domestic Violence and what it is has finally been recognized at Children’s Services and their staff are finally getting educated on the impact of domestic violence upon children. Children’s Services funds us finacially, and they provide us with feedback on for ex. court ready documentation, so there is a dual relationship..and that is what works. Personally, when an abused family, a volunteer, a teen, the Executive Director, or the Minister of Children’s Services walks into the intake office, each person treated with the same bit of compassion, honesty, and authenticity, and for me it is based on the relationship. Being real.our outcomes ideally don’t include the colours of black and blue.

I like the word Empowerment too Seth..

Really interesting listening esp. since I work for a not for profit organization. My part is more awareness than fundraising and I was very interested in the talk of whether all attention is good. My field, Autism, is kind of a media darling right now but a lot of the info out there is incorrect. Cant help but wonder if that helps or hurts the cause and how we could respond using the new media!

just signed up to http://www.socialvibe.com which is a full social network focused on causes. Socialvibe also provides widgets you can drop in to your profiles on other social networks. You pick the cause and the sponsor (I picked “Invisible Children” as the cause and Nike as the supporting brand). I just signed up and think site is very well done so far. David, this may be along the lines of what we have been chatting about.

check http://mashable.com/2008/09/26/socialvibe/ or
their blog: http://thevibe.socialvibe.com/

I recently posted an article and videos on my new blog http://connecttheworld.wordpress.com on the topic of social media for social change.

Allan… you should go. Many of my dear friends will be there, and we’ve all worked hard to raise money for anti-domestic abuse campaigns. They would love to see you.

And thanks for this, David. I’m passionate about it. Here’s something I wrote for the sm4sc site a week or so back about the way social media tools can help nonprofs.

http://www.sm4sc.com/blog/2008/09/21/seven-reasons-social-media-tools-are-a-perfect-fit-for-non-profits/

@megfowler ok … you drive a hard bargain. gotta see if can get an affordable flight from Ottawa and get my butt down there. this is important.

On another note, Google just announced a very interesting program. Project 10100 (pronounced “Project 10 to the 100th”) is a call for ideas to change the world by helping as many people as possible http://www.project10tothe100.com. The deadline is October 20.

I will submit my kids oriented zoogeez “connect the world” proposal http://www.slideshare.net/aisfan/change-the-world/. David, we need to finish our chat … maybe we can put something together for this.

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