Few people can talk about global warming with the force and passion that writer Bill McKibben brings to the topic. Last year, as the public face of StepItUp2007.org, he helped spark a remarkably successful campaign. 350.org is this year's model.
McKibben talks with OnEarth about StepItUp 2007, his seat-of-the-pants campaign that's knitting together -- very quickly -- a mass movement of global warming warriors. A really interesting conversation.
Lots of food for thought about how nonprofits can (and must) integrate network-centered approaches to advocacy, fundraising, member rolls, etc., on this site built for a 10/06 meeting in London.
This site, Seth Godin-inspired and built by my newish friend Phoebe Espiritu, seems to get cooler all the time. "We're on a mission to spread important ideas and change minds."
Watch Robert Redford discuss the importance of saving the Arctic Refuge in this NRDC Action Fund video on YouTube.
Youth activism site doing some good things -- t-shirt design contest, big roster of bloggers, schwag, a "street team" section, more. Built on CivicSpace. Not always a worked-through user experience, but I like that they're willing to take flyers.
Social networking site from a union (SEIU) presented today at Personal Democracy Conference. Impressive participation numbers -- 280K members, 40K ideas submitted, similar # for votes, comments, etc. And this great feature -- "help us tag the content."
An Internet strategy/technology consulting firm with its heart in all the right places -- helping mission-driven organizations be effective, building on open-source technology, etc. Good blog, good source of del.icio.us links and events.
"Books We Like is activist e-commerce and collective intelligence. It's a non-profit service for book (and music and film) lovers, for promoting and discovering great stuff, and for supporting social-change non-profits through your online purchases."
"As voluntary associations fade from our cultural landscape, political participation is threatened, especially on the left, says sociologist Marshall Ganz." Really interesting Grist interview about how to grow (or re-grow) a true movement.
Innovative Amnesty campaign -- lots of music, "million faces" petition, interesting design
8by1 helps you evangelize your wishes for the world, and connects you with similar-minded people who also want these wishes to come true.
