Presentation from August 28, Mashable Summer of Social Good Conference. New York, NY

1. “Feeling Whelmed in a Cause Driven World” Mashable – Summer of Social GoodAugust 28, 2009

2. We invest in people and ideas that can change the world

3. I like doing GOOD

4. If I had to guess… you do too!

6. WE blog tweet 4 Donate Vote Petition GOOD

7. D GOOD

8. FOR GOODness SAKE!!!

9. All competing for two things: Our limited resources Our limited attention spans 1.5 Million Nonprofits …in the United States alone

10. Online Fundraising Remains Strong… Twestival ($250K) Global Giving US Challenge ($340K) Causes Birthday Wish ($2M in past 6 mos)

11. SOCIAL MEDIA

12. SOCIAL CONNECTIONS

13. 89% of charitable organizations are using some form of social media including 66 % of respondents in 2007 and 75% in 2008 report they monitor the Internet for buzz, posts, conversations etc. More than 80% of those studied feel that social media is at least “somewhat important” to their future strategy; 45% responded that social media is very important Reference: The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Marketing Research

15. Are we really giving because we are compelled to support an organization?

17. Take Action Escalator… start a movement start an organization start a group/club join a movement volunteer sign a petition donate slactivism: send an e-mail, post a link, discuss, play a game, prosumerism

18. Don’t Settle…