Social networking for good 2.0

Have been meaning to write more about the proliferation of web 2.0 tools and social networking/philanthropy stuff, but every time I did, something else got launched or brought to my attention. Anyway, recent news includes:

- LinkedIn for Good
- this article on social networking / non-profits (by NCVO's Foresight Project)
- Facebook partnering with Project Agape
[incidentally, Facebook appears to have hit a tipping point in the last few weeks amongst my circle of friends....strange how these things suddenly kick in]
- you also have the ever-readable Steve Bridger on 'Priming the widget response network', a title to get anyone excited, methinks
- there's also Avaaz.org, Zaadz (what is it with z's and a's?) and Change.org
- Beth Kanter on Personal fundraising in Second Life
- and finally, and arguably most interestingly, Bring Light has launched: "Bring Light is a place for you to find causes you care about, dialogue with charities and the community, and collaborate to fund a specific project". Check it out in beta.

That should cover it then....

Comments

[David Wilcox]

You are right about Facebook. I hear younger people moving out of MySpace, professionals from Linkedin, others joining. Now a serious tools for projects.

[Linda]

Thanks for the feedback! We'd be happy to keep you in the loop of our progress, just send me your email address. We hit a milestone today...60 charities have posted projects in 9 days! Best regards, Linda McNair, VP Marketing, Bring Light