Good Works Grapevine

As we ramp up our social media campaign and prepare to launch our new website, I’ve discovered a number of non-profit communities in the space. Here’s what I’ve found:

Change.org - Change.org encourages non-profits to create a profile and a “change” or campaign for an active initiative. The site also allows for non-profits to take donations online. From what I can tell, the donations seem to be pretty low. And as far as I know, our organization hasn’t been approved yet. The site is undergoing an overhaul and will be re-released in the fall. It will be interesting to see the enhancements.

Changents.com - I’m very interested in how Changents can help us. This is a really cool initiative that enables thought leaders in the non-profit industry to engage in conversation and create “ripples”. Your ripple builds as you work with change agents, nominate change agents, invite others to join, etc. As you do more to help your cause and the causes of others, your ripple grows. I’ve set-up an account and am anxious to see what I can create with this service. Very interesting concept.

Idealist.org - Idealist is a huge community for non-profits to exchange ideas, share resources and stories, locate supporters, post/search for jobs, etc. It’s free and contains excellent resources.

Care2.com - Care2 is an enormous network of folks who want to live healthier and happier - site content predominantly reflects environmental change, human rights, health, etc. There is also a center for making donations and creating/signing petitions. Lots of good stuff here - check it out.

If you have any suggestions for other sites to review or want to share feedback on these services, please join in the conversation.