Entries from June 2010

Mobilizing the Power of Volunteers

Author: , June 30th, 2010

A recent report from the Journal of Philanthropy tracked a surprising rise in the number of volunteers in America during the last year. This rise contradicts conventional wisdom which assumes that people tend to “hunker down” during periods of economic stress. The report indicates that nearly 27% of the population said that they had volunteered [...]

The Great Accelerator: Social Media and Text Donations

Author: , June 7th, 2010

Like milk and cookies, hats and gloves or wash and wax; sometimes two different things are just better when they’re together. We’re still in the early stages with using mobile technology to advance a social cause, but almost from the beginning, we have been aware of how social media can help accelerate a campaign’s success. [...]