My volunteer vacation in Costa Rica is just 2 weeks away and besides dreaming of the beautiful, tiny Pacific coastal village that consists of 200 hundred people and a bunch of turtles and eggs that need to be saved, I'm actually rather excited to be hands-on and involved in really making a difference. It feels good to do something. It doesn't have to be as dramatic as living in an isolated corner of Costa Rica, you can do so much good right from your little laptop.
To get you started, I got some great links that will help you make a change in someone else's life:
Start with Beth's Blog. She is the guru for nonprofits in social media.
Join in the on the twestival which hopes to be the biggest fundraising event in history.
Want to change something, raise awareness, take action? Go to change.org
Gotta cause? Get it up on Facebook. They really make it so easy and provide great resources for fundraising.
Nothing like video to communicate a compelling story. Youtube has video volunteers and a nonprofit program that will help you get your message out to the world's largest online video community.
And just because I love this terrific charity, Kiva, I'm giving it a plug hear. Hey, that's another simple way of doing good. Give your favorite charity a mention and a link on your blog.
It doesn't take much to change the world. I'll be doing it one turtle egg at a time in just a short while. In the meantime, I'd love to hear about your favorite ways of using social media for a social cause.
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