To all those who have followed this blog, FISpace, and the contributions to innovative thinking supported by the American Cancer Society Futuring and Innovation Center, please pause with me a few moments to think kindly of Mike Mitchell. Mike was “the father” of the Futruing and Innovation Center and all its works. Mike died last weekend at his home in ...
Read More »Twestival 2009 – The Facts and Schedule
Twestival sounds awesome, right? Join us at Ace’s Lounge in downtown Austin on Feb. 12th. Here’s the schedule of events: 8:00 Meet and mingle 8:50 A word from sponsors 9:00 Twestival Sumo Smackdown (see video below) 10:00 Presentation by Glimmer of Hope, a non-profit that drills wells in Africa 10:45 Performance by T-Bird and the Breaks, one of Austin’s most ...
Read More »Twestival 2009 – Even the Fail Whale Needs Clean Water
So I am helping the one and only Michelle Greer and Mike Chapman organize another in our series of Social Media For Social Good Events. This one is called the Twestival. Imagine a Tweet Up on steriods. A Tweetup that goes beyond grabbing an adult beverage and turns into a Festival. With bands, music, sumo wrestling, twictonary, silent auctions, cotton ...
Read More »Is Causes a game changer for your non-profit?
I know they are trying to be. Seems like they are building some really cool features. Only bad thing is that they don’t let you pack up your data and go home with it. It has to stay in Causes. Interns for Data Entry anyone? FEATURE UPDATE: PETITIONS We’ve recently launched a Petition feature that enables you to mobilize supporters ...
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