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Social Conscience Media

Online networks provide new channels for spreading activist initiatives

Implications - With consumers flooding social networks, surfing the Internet daily and connecting to the web via their phones, social media provides a major channel of reach for charitable donations and social cause awareness. Applied to activism, social media can leverage the relationships between individuals, taking causes to a level never before seen with traditional forms of fundraising and campaigning.
Trend Themes
1. Social Media for Activism - Social media provides a major channel of reach for charitable donations and social cause awareness and leverages the relationships between individuals, taking causes to a new level never before seen with traditional forms of fundraising and campaigning.
2. Crowdfunding for Charitable Causes - The TwitChange auction and #beatcancer fundraising efforts demonstrate how crowdfunding can be used for charitable causes, and disrupts traditional fundraising methods.
3. Mobile Apps for Social Activism - Mobile apps like MoGO Oil Spill Effected Wildlife and social networks like Refugees United demonstrate the power of mobile technology to assist in social activism, and create opportunities for innovation in the development of social activism technology.
Industry Implications
1. Non-profit Organizations - Social media, crowdfunding, and mobile technology can bring new opportunities for non-profits to fundraise, connect with potential donors and volunteers, and reach a wider audience to advance their causes.
2. Social Media Platforms - Social media platforms can leverage their networks to facilitate charitable donations, connect users with charitable causes and organizations, and explore new ways to promote activism within their networks.
3. Mobile Technology - Mobile technology can be used to assist in social activism, create platforms for connecting individuals with charitable organizations and efforts, and facilitate crowdfunding for social causes and non-profits.
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Featured Examples

Collaborative Twitter Fundraising
Collaborative Twitter Fundraising
PayPal, eBay & MillerCoors Step Up to #BeatCancer
PayPal, eBay and MillerCoors are looking to use Twitter for some large-scale fundraising at the Blog World Expo using the hashtag #beatcancer. The corporations have pledged to donate a penny for every… MORE
play_circle_filled Epic Online Activism
Epic Online Activism
Social Media to Fund Malaria Stricken Countries
In March of 2010, a social media connection took a unique stand to fund Malaria affected countries and the worldwide population by conveying the message instantaneously and compellingly. The results were… MORE
Auctioning off Twitter Followers
Auctioning off Twitter Followers
The TwitChange Auction Sells off Celebrity Followers
The TwitChange auction is changing the way people donate to charity. This website auctions off celebrity Twitter services, with all proceeds going towards charity. You can bid on a celebrity to have him/her… MORE
Eco-Activism Apps
Eco-Activism Apps
'Mogo Oil Spill Effected Wildlife' App Lets you Help the Cause from your Phone
The 'MoGO Oil Spill Effected Wildlife' app can turn citizens into assistants for rescue workers. MoGO is short for Mobile Gulf Observatory and the app allows users to take photos of effected wildlife,… MORE
play_circle_filled Social Networks for Refugees
Social Networks for Refugees
Refugees United Reconnects Lost Loved Ones
Refugees United may be one of the coolest social networking sites that nobody has ever heard of. This site's purpose is to reconnect refugees from war-torn countries via the magic of the Internet. Anyone… MORE
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Social Conscience Media
Jumo.com Will Connect Users to Non-Profit Organizations
There are plenty of websites that connect people to people, people to information and people to products, but the aim of Jumo.com is to link the public to charities as a means to raise awareness and funds… MORE
play_circle_filled Social Media Charity Cycles
Social Media Charity Cycles
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We’ve wondered what our dog would say if he (or she) could talk, but what about our precious bikes? Well, that’s where Precious the Tweeting Bike comes in. This technological wonder actually tweets what… MORE

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