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Giving Back in 2009 Just Got Easier With Microdonations

Leslie — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:25:26 +0000

In 2008 I was lucky to find many ways to give back to my community and my favorite charities. Not only that, I was introduced to your favorite charities and given ways to help them out as well. This was all made possible by the power of the internet and social media. As part of that, Mashable lent me their platform and readers to kick off a Real World Change 2.0 series on all of the ways we could support social giving and become involved in our community.

The final installment of the series on Mashable hit today, a list of places where people with tight budgets can find a way to give back, whether it is 50 cents or thousands of dollars. These are called microdonations, and you can see 8 popular microdonation sites and some of the related charities, such as Well Wishes, SM4SC (Social Media 4 Social Change) and The Staley Foundation there as well to find out how, and who, you can help. The full article on microdonations is here.

The Real World Change 2.0 Series covered a variety of topics in 2008 over on Mashable. The complete Real World Change 2.0 Series by topic, in reverse order:

HOW TO: Give Back With Social MicroFunding in 2009

Change.org Social Action Blog Network Announcement

SocialVibe Helps You Make a Difference With Sponsored Social Giving Network

Social Actions and TwitterFeed Mash Things Up for Social Change

Drive Money to Your Cause With Social Media

How to Start a Local Support System Using Social Media

Social Media for Real World Social Change

The remainder of the Real World Change Series will continue here on Uptown Uncorked in 2009 and beyond. It’s a topic near and dear to my heart, and I am so happy the folks at Mashable thought it was important enough to let me kick start it over there. If you have a favorite charity, a social giving campaign, or any other innovative, new or different social media and giving news or ideas you’d like featured, please let me know by email or on Twitter.

Future Real World Change 2.0 Series posts will include ways social media is helping farmers and rural agriculture survive and thrive, global social giving, how to use social media to find or start charities, and much more. I hope to see us all giving back time, money, food, or whatever we can in 2009.

Green Tech, Real World Change

How Do I Use Evernote Project

Leslie — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:53:38 +0000

I talked about Evernote in my last post. It has truly become an essential tool on my desktop, online and on my phone. I think it was Ari Herzog who pointed me to the “How Do I Use Evernote” You Tube project (I could be wrong – I can’t find the Tweet, IM or email now), and I loved it. I actually found it hard to state only one way I use it, it’s become such an integral part of my toolbox. I replied, and you can see my unedited, no-make-up, just woke up response here, or you can view the initial video below and hit the “Reply” button underneath to put your own response on YouTube for all of us to see. Also, related to this project, I like how YouTube is doing some Seemic-style conversation threads, but have to say that Seesmic does it a bit better as far as tracking the conversation that flows from it.

Evernote

Creating a Local Support Network

Leslie — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:08:26 +0000

Part two of the ongoing Social Media for Real World Social Change series is up at Mashable. Go here to learn ways to create a local support network for change.

New Articles Up At Mashable And Blorge, PodCast In Works For Mac.Blorge

Leslie — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:51:44 +0000

I have new articles up at Mac.Blorge, Tech.Blorge and Mashable covering DEMO companies, Apple events, Ubiquity for the Mac and a brief commentary on TechCrunch50 vs DEMOFall08. Check them out and let me know what you think. The next piece in the social media for social change series on Mashable should be up shortly as well.

Also of note, fellow Blorger Opal and I are planning a weekly Mac podcast for you, so stay tuned on Blorge to hear more about that as well!

Social Media for Real World Change Coming to Mashable

Leslie — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:08:21 +0000

Starting yesterday I will be running a series on Mashable that is all about one of my favorite topics: effecting social change in the real world using social media. You can see the first post in the series at this link.

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Fantasy Football 2.0: Playing For Jane Doe Inc

Leslie — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:54:45 +0000

If you listen to the podcast Topics on Fire or know about my proposed SXSW panel on saving the world with social media, you know that using technology and our networks for real world change is near and dear to my heart. To that end, when Adam Ostrow of Mashable and Readburner mentioned a social media fantasy football league for charity, I was all over it. I wasn’t the only one. One thing I love about the people of social media: most of us really want to give back. The other people in the league are all worthy opponents – too bad I’m going to have to give all their money to the charity I’m playing for, Jane Doe Inc.

The Fantasy Football 2.0 League has some stellar social media people playing for various charities. They are:

Mallory Dash – National Partnership for Women and Families
Chris Lucas – Nothing but Nets
Meg Fowler – Jane Doe, Inc.
Micah Baldwin – Donors Choose
Adam Ostrow – The National Alliance for Autism Research
Leslie Poston – Jane Doe, Inc.
Michael Davis – Cancer for College
Jonathan Joseph – American Cancer Society
Aaron Brazell – Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Jeff from (Jeff) is a Geek – Boy Scouts of America

My team is awesome and I will have a blast kicking some butt for charity this season!

Geechee_Girl’s Tweam:

Payton Manning – QB, Ind

Donté Stallworth – WR, Cle

DJ Hackett – WR, Car

Lee Evans – WR, Buf

Rashard Mendenhall – RB, Pit

Kevin Smith – RB, Det

Owen Daniels – TE, Hou

Steve Slaton – RB, Hou

Aaron Rodgers – QB, GB

Derrick Mason – WR, Bal

Bernard Berrian – WR, Min

Adrian Peterson – RB, Chi

Nick Folk – K, Cle

Mason Crosby – K, GB

Baltimore – DEF