Calls & Events
Social Media and Congress: Changing Your Relationship with Constituents
April 14, 2011
Gerrit Lansing and Seamus Kraft
Social networking in Congress is about more than just PR. In the words of U.S. Representative Darrel Issa, it's giving elected officials a way to, "meet the American peoples' expectation of a government that is efficient, transparent, and ... Learn More
Anatomy of a Social Media Success: "It Gets Better" Project
March 31, 2011
How did a single uplifting online video, inspired by a horrific news story, turn into a worldwide movement that produced over 5000 user-created videos and over 15 million views? The It Gets Better Project was created to show young LGBT ... Learn More
Digital DC: How to Create a New Culture of Digital Government
March 17, 2011
Bryan Sivak
Changing government through technology is possible -- but it will require a total cultural reorientation, away from old ways of running and thinking about government. Bryan Sivak, former Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the District of ... Learn More
Using Social Media for Non-Profit Fundraising - charity: water's Success
March 3, 2011
Paull Young
What lessons can your non-profit learn from a start-up whose 1.3 million Twitter followers have helped bring clean drinking water to over a million people? charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean, safe drinking water to ... Learn More
Maptivism: How to Crowdsource Political Action
February 17, 2011
Patrick Meier
Web and mobile technology are enabling activists and organizers to use free, open-source platforms to crowdsource action and respond to political and humanitarian crises in new ways. Patrick Meier is the Director of Crisis Mapping at ... Learn More
The Future of Social Networking for Non-Profits
February 3, 2011
Ben Rattray
What should tech-savvy non-profits expect as they look to social networking sites to find supporters, drive action, and raise funds? Ben Rattray is the founder and CEO of Change.org, an online social networking platform for change, ... Learn More
