The Rise of Creative Philanthropy
Special thanks to the writer of this article, Scott Henderson for his permission to let me post this.  Read more on his site Rally the Cause.#1 Thing You Need to Learn from this Post:With the proliferation of easy-to-use media tools, new people are entering the cause arena and launching innovative ways to raise money a

How Kiva.org is Improving The World By Using Social Media
I am a big fan of the Stuff You Should Know podcast from HowStuffWorks.com and first came to hear of Kiva.org through their episode on micro-lending.  For those unfamiliar, micro-lending is the loaning of very small amounts of money at low interest, especially to start-up companies or self-employed people.  During

Viral Social Media tips from the "Will it Blend" master
"Will It Blend" is one of my favorite YouTube series of all time, and is definitely my favorite viral marketing campaign (because it's completely normal to have a favorite viral marketing campaign).The genius behind the series, George Wright, shares how it came to be and gives out some great tips on how to create a viral campaign of your own.You should

Refining the Twitter Explosion
By Noam CohenAnd, no, I don’t just mean the Twitter users who share too much information about their lives, social, medical or otherwise.Simply put, there is way too much information on Twitter — lately, it defies navigation. In January, there were 2.4 million tweets a day, accordi

5 Tips To Write Great Headlines
Courtesy of Geoff Livingston from Livingston Buzz comes this awesome list of tips for writing a eye-catching headlines that make readers want to click.  It's extremely useful.  You need to read the list here.