60 Seconds of Light is an attempt to create an internet-wide video memorial for September 11th, 2007. Our hope is to get all vloggers and internet video content creators to join in on the event and post literally 60 seconds of light instead of their regular scheduled video content. Visit our website to find out more.
If you are a non-profit organization and want to maximize you success through web-based social networking, then Netsquared is the place for you. Some of the things they offer:
° Community blog: it took me only 20 min to sign up and post a message. Posts are screened and updated regularly, and I was able to see my entry within 24 hours.
° Toolkit: learn how to use wikis, podcasts, feeds, aggrigator, and more to further your cause.
This site was created by the parent site TechSoup. Please visit both sites and explore!
I came upon this movie on YouTube today. Although I embedded the movie from their site, I also downloaded a flash version from the creator's site, www.miniature-earth.com-- so I could donate to the small $5 charitable request. This viral video campaign was created in order to promote the ideas around Donella Meadows' original "State of the Village Report." Donella passed away in 2000, but her cause continues to be carried out by Sustainability Institute www.sustainer.org. Here is an excerpt from the creator's site:
"The idea of reducing the world’s population to a community of only 100 people is very useful and important. It makes us easily understand the differences in the world.
There are many types of reports that use the Earth’s population reduced to 100 people, especially in the Internet. Ideas like this should be more often shared, especially nowadays when the world seems to be in need of dialogue and understanding among different cultures, in a way that it has never been before."
This viral movie has reached over 2 million people. Please continue to help spread the word, and visit their site to download a flash version, which, by the way, has lovely music.
Ward Bingham, the founder of Mondonation was the first person (and only, so far!) to comment on our current project 60 Seconds of Light. Thank you Ward.
The serendipity of the web always amazes me. I was looking for inspiring sites that fit into Collective Heart's mission, and this one just fell in my lap! Not only is it inspirational, but it is a fun idea:
"Mondonation is an experiment built around the idea that if we all share our beliefs on a daily basis, by wearing them on our bodies, they will grow in strength. This will begin to affect the people who wear their beliefs and also everyone they come into contact with. What we do is give people the opportunity to wear their beliefs. You get to choose a charity from a growing list of charities and we give your designated amount ($1, $5, $10, or $20) to that charity."
Please go to their site and buy a t-shirt, pillow, or donate. They have already raised over $20,000. And make sure to watch Ward's very heartfelt story.
