26 Charities and Non-Profits That Tweet. Lon S.
Cohen is a writer and Director of Communications at @ALSofGNY. He is @obilon on Twitter. What is it about social media people that make them just so darn generous? Every day I read my Twitter stream and come across one or two people who are creating awareness or trying to raise money to help one cause or another. Step back and you can certainly see how it makes sense. It’s no small wonder then that non-profits abound on Twitter. As Director of Communications at @ALSofGNY, I have embraced the benefits of Twitter. 1. Name: @the1010projectWebsite: the1010project.orgMission: "The 1010 Project is a nonprofit organization that provides income-generating grants to indigenous development partners in Kenya and raises awareness in the United States on behalf of the global poor. " Denver is a long way from Kenya. 2. Name: @AmericanCancerWebsite: cancer.orgMission: "The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization.
" 20+ Charity & Fund Raising Tools. With the holiday season rapidly approaching, many people's minds turn to charity and fundraising.
We've found 20+ ways to help you give your time, money, run your own campaign, or even donate simply by conducting everyday tasks like search. Charity & Volunteering BringLight.com - A central hub for charities to post information about themselves and get donations. All listed charities are certified. CareBadges.com - A similar concept to all the rubber bracelets of the past few years, put a CareBadge on your social profile or website, and raise awareness of your favorite cause and get people to donate. ChangingThePresent.org - A collection of charities from around the world for all types of causes. DonorsChoose.org - A national site for teachers to list the things they need for the classrooms and try to find people to help them raise the money to get it.
Nabuur.com - Online volunteering. VolunteerMatch.org - Enter your location and find volunteering opportunities in your area. Fundraising. Online video is a huge trend - so huge that's it's proving hard to keep track.
From video sharing sites to video mixers, mashups and converters, we've brought together more than 150 of our favorite sites in this category. Enjoy. Live Video Communications Stickam - The best site for live video communications with multiple people. There is no major competition for Stickam just yet.Blogtv - Blogtv is a recent discovery to the public. Online Video How-to Online Video Editors Online Video Converters Zamzar - converts all sorts of file formats, including several video formats.Media Convert - a media converter with a huge amount of options; resulting videos can sometimes be out of sync with audio.Vixy - a simple converter that can only convert Flash apps from the web to several other video formats.Hey Watch! Video sharing YouTube - YouTube is the king of the video sharing sites, it has more users and videos than the others.
Video hosting Video organization and management Vidcasts & vlogging.