Five Web 2.0 Things Nonprofits Can Do

Beth has asked "What can you do in ten minutes using Web 2.0 to be a better nonprofit professional?". Her goal is to reach 100 things!

Here are five things I came up with-

1) Fundraise online by using a fundraising widgets (Examples: SixDegrees or ChipIn) or Facebook applications (Example: Causes).

2) Create a fan page on Facebook or page on MySpace for your organization.

3) Write online petitions.

4) Promote your orgnanization's presence on Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Flickr, and other sites by placing badges/links on your website.

5) Make a video and post it on YouTube, then embed it on your organization's website.



Do you have an idea to add to the list? Read Beth's Blog to learn how to submit your idea and to read other ideas.

LOLseals Photo Caption Contest

The Humane Society is having a contest where you put captions on seal photos. The deadline to enter is Friday, March 21. More information at LOLseals Photo Caption Contest.

*The photo above is one of the photos you can choose to write a caption for.

American Cancer Society Videos

The American Cancer Society has started posting videos online. Here are links to two of their videos:

History of the American Cancer Society

Jamaican Cancer Society 2007

Fighting World Hunger with FreeRice.com

The Sacramento Bee has an article about FreeRice.com, a website ending world hunger and promoting world literacy.

FreeRice.com visitors test their vocabulary by selecting synonyms for words from a multiple choice list. When the right answer is selected, 20 grains of rice are donated to the hungry.

These donations are paid by the site's advertisers and the rice is distributed by the United Nations World Food Program.

My Best of the Nonprofit Social Web in 2007

This month's Net2 Think Tank question was "Who is the Best of the Nonprofit Social Web for 2007?"

Here are my thoughts-


Best Social Web Tools: Fundraising Widgets

In 2007, fundraising widgets have become popular on websites and blogs for nonprofits. Supporters of organizations can also add a widget to their website or blog. There are a few fundraising widgets that are used, but SixDegrees and ChipIn seem to be used the most.


Best Facebook Application for Nonprofits: Causes

The Causes Application is the best application for nonprofits because it allows nonprofits to fundraise and see how many people support their cause.


Best Nonprofit for Raising Awareness Through Facebook:
Susan G Komen for the Cure

Susan G. Komen for the Cure created a Pink Ribbon application for Facebook which allows members to add a pink ribbon to their profile and recruit other members. This was started for Breast Cancer Awareness month in October. They set a goal to reach 2,000,000 members and they accomplished this goal.

The pink ribbon application is still being added to profiles each day.

Some statistics:

9/20/07 360 users with Pink Ribbons
10/20/07 1,080,814 users with Pink Ribbons
10/31/07 1,861,911 users with Pink Ribbons
11/04/07 2,015,652 users with Pink Ribbons (reached their goal)
11/30/07 2,796,000 users with Pink Ribbons
12/27/07 2,972,709 users with Pink Ribbons