Posts made in June, 2009

Dogooders Won’t Change the World (Alone)

Posted by Stacey on Jun 28, 2009 in The Foundry | 5 comments

There’s an ever-burgeoning number of forums, chats, conferences, meetups destination websites, competitions, you-name-it, for dogooders. Call us social entrepreneurs, changemakers, social innovators, nonprofiteers, the delta sector, np techies, community benefit professionals, pick your poison, there’s a growing number of places we hang out – with one another. Just yesterday I read a tweet that called the #nonprofit twitter tag a “cavernous echo chamber.” Ouch. Now don’t get me wrong, I love you people. I think you’re some of the most brilliant, passionate, tireless, amazing humans I’ve ever met. To be truthful,...

The Results Are In…

Posted by Stacey on Jun 9, 2009 in The Foundry | 13 comments

UPDATE, 7:38PM EST 6/9/09: We were able to share the news with Mama Lucy in Tanzania just after we heard, and wanted to let you in on that conversation. Only listen if you’re ready for a lot of laughing and 4 minutes of pure joy: Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Today, Ideablob announced the results of their May 2009 showdown, and sometimes the written word is simply insufficient, so check out my video message below to find out the final tally: If you missed me screaming madly into the video camera, that’s right,...