13. Social Media creates a platform in which all pertinent
information is readily available to browse
and supporting a cause is
just a click away.
14. Instead of joining a protest you can virtually support
something through your digital footprint...
15. And, best of all you can care about a cause for as
long as you like, and forget about it at your leisure.
16. So, has social media successfully been used for
social good?
17. More than 25 million Facebook users support at
least one Facebook 'cause'
but has that actually
translated into big bucks
for nonprofits?
18. No...less than 1% of those who like a cause have
actually donated anything towards it.
19. "It's an experiment that shows social media is a great
way to touch people. But, it may have a ways to go in
terms of raising money."
Elliot Bisnow, Fundraiser for Nothing but Nets
20. Twitter most notably was successful in raising global
awareness for events that had banned Western
journalists from reporting.
21. Dubbed citizen journalism, those on the ground
could hashtag #Iranelection or #Jan25
and Twitter users worldwide
could watch the events
unfold.
22. Moldova's, Iran's and Egypt's events have been
called Twitter revolutions because of the mass
organization it enabled.
23. Even earlier, indigenous Mexican activist group the
Zapatistas gained worldwide attention through their
internet campaigns
resulting in hundreds of
global solidarity groups
springing up.
24. Recently, Al Jazeera journalist Dorothy Parvaz was
released from Iranian detention.
Facebook groups and #freedorothy hashtags
made it clear that people were calling for her
release.
25. Behind social media activism are real people who
can and do come together to create real change.