http://www.socialedge.org Tom Watson is the managing director of CauseWired Communications , publisher of onPhilanthropy.com and a contributing writer to the Huffington Post. In this blog, Tom builds on the themes of his book "CauseWired: Plugging In, Getting Involved, Changing the World," and helps social entrepreneurs understand the impact of online social network tools (blogs, wikis, Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, ...) in raising money and in raising consciousness for causes. daily 1 2009-05-11T15:53:57Z http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/open-source-giving/weblogentry.2009-09-25.1906947791 No publisher tomwatson 2009-09-26T01:23:12Z Weblog Entry http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/open-source-giving/the-buzz-at-pdf-realism-and-change-in-the-age-of-obama What the buzz at the Personal Democracy Forum in New York taught us about the state of online social activism, AO - that is, After Obama. No publisher tomwatson CauseWired Personal Democracy Forum Iran Obama 2009-07-02T14:07:56Z Weblog Entry http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/open-source-giving/at-clinton-confab-of-heavy-hitters-amplification-and-distribution-comes-from-below Women's rights and human trafficking were a leading theme at the Clinton Global Initiative, but it's fascinating to watch how the cause is distributed online. No publisher tomwatson Clinton Global Initiative 2009-09-26T19:46:05Z Weblog Entry http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/open-source-giving/social-media-churn-sector-grows-and-grows-mature Sure, people log off from Facebook and Twitter everyday - but the network keeps growing, and it's where causes have to be. No publisher tomwatson CauseWired Tom Watson Facebook Twitter 2009-08-31T23:21:38Z Weblog Entry http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/open-source-giving/an-open-source-foot-in-the-door-at-the-clinton-global-initiative Bill Clinton's annual confab of global superstars will never be Bar Camp or Netroots Nation, yet despite the wall of hard-nosed security on the way in, CGI is opening up. No publisher tomwatson cgi09 Clinton Global Initiative 2009-09-22T16:14:12Z Weblog Entry http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/open-source-giving/twestival-an-experiment-in-social-venture-organizing-in-140-characters-or-less The premise of last week's Twestival was incredibly simple: more than 200 cities around the world hosted 'Twestivals' that brought together Twitter communities for an evening of fun and to raise money and awareness for charity: water. No publisher tomwatson charity: water Twitter Twestival 2009-02-17T01:24:14Z Weblog Entry http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/open-source-giving/how-telling-the-story-creates-the-cause The 'CauseWired' online distribution platform can change how a news story is presented, and power the creation an international cause. No publisher tomwatson CauseWired Beth Kanter GlobalVoices Foko Madagascar AllAfrica.com 2009-03-02T22:21:38Z Weblog Entry http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/open-source-giving/challenging-others-to-give-or-get-involved-during-hard-times Social venture Zazengo promotes the idea of a "social resume" to measure and promote involvement and giving. No publisher tomwatson social media social enterprise social entrepreneurs Zazengo 2009-02-23T17:23:34Z Weblog Entry http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/open-source-giving/a-changing-time-for-philanthropy No publisher tomwatson Incovenient Truth Skoll Foundation Acumen Fund Larry Brilliant Jeff Skoll Peter Gabriel Grameen Bank Acumen Skoll World Forum Jacqueline Novogratz Skoll Centre Muhammad Yunus Al Gore 2009-02-02T23:38:03Z Weblog Entry http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/open-source-giving/philanthropy-is-changing No publisher tomwatson 2009-01-27T17:17:07Z Weblog Entry http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/open-source-giving/australian-bushfires-how-a-network-responds The photos and video are simply horrible to contemplate: vast firestorms sweeping entire towns from the Australian map, the flames trapping fleeing victims in their cares as they race from a scene of death and destruction. More than 160 are dead with the death toll likely to rise, and many thousands are homeless, many without food and water. Online, the Victorian fires have quickly become a “flash cause,” spurring action from bloggers and Twitter mavens in Australia and around the world. No publisher tomwatson GlobalVoices Twitter TED Flash Causes 2009-02-10T19:57:35Z Weblog Entry http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/open-source-giving/my-swf09-take-away-funding-for-online-social-entrepreneurs When I wrote CauseWired last year, I argued that online social activism and peer-to-peer philanthropy and microfinance was developing into a real, discrete sector of its own - lodged between social networking platforms and social entrepreneurship, and taking the best of both worlds to increase citizen involvement in changing the world. Yes, it should collaborate more - but it also needs support: a group of venture funders willing to lock into online social ventures as an investment area. Any takers? No publisher tomwatson GlobalGiving Twitter Kiva CauseWired Matt Flannery MyC4 My Skoll World Forum 2009 2009-03-28T16:44:25Z Weblog Entry http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/open-source-giving/the-twittered-conference-a-richer-experience How Twitter created a vibrant conference within (and without) a conference at the Skoll World Forum - better known as #SWF09. No publisher tomwatson Twitter Skoll World Forum 2009 2009-04-07T18:53:10Z Weblog Entry http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/open-source-giving/will-the-pandemic-be-tweeted In the early stages of what threatens to be a major worldwide health challenge, the flow of information from my "follows" at Twitter beats any other amalgamation tool. No publisher tomwatson Twitter pandemic Swine Flu 2009-04-28T12:47:54Z Weblog Entry http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/open-source-giving/crowdsourcing-philanthropy-creating-markets-for-change There are two trend lines heading for a collision in philanthropy an social change movements - on one hand, people are ever more conscious of philanthropy and its role in commerce and society; on the other, these people are talking to each other more so than ever before. No publisher tomwatson CauseWired Susan Davis Kiva BRAC Heifer International Philanthropy Facebook nonprofit Tom Watson 2009-02-04T03:08:25Z Weblog Entry