Running from June 1st till August 28th 2009, the Summer of Social Good is the first large scale online charitable campaign to raise funds strictly online through the power of Social Media and the Internet over an extended period. The goal is to use the power of “Social Influence” via Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, blogs and other online media to raise an unprecedented amount for our fund benefiting The Humane Society, LIVESTRONG, Oxfam America and WWF. We are very excited to engage and encourage online communities to truly do something remarkable.
In addition, we are also announcing the first ever Social Good Conference. On August 28th at the 92nd Street Y in New York City, we will host a one day conference highlighting the charities and organizations involved. Speakers and presentations will be on the topic of “Social Media for Social Good” and will be livestreamed. Thanks to our two sponsors, MailChimp and Zappos, 100% of the ticket sales for the event will be donated to our fund. The agenda, speaker list and ticket sales will be announced shortly.
This is the first “Social Media for Social Good” initiative by Mashable. 100% of funds raised will be donated to charity through the Summer of Social Good fund. All proceeds will be split equally to between our four charities. For full details check our dedicated website: SummerOfSocialGood.com
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In addition, we have something fun, engaging and rewarding set up for you every week. Stay tuned to Mashable or one of the profiles above to stay up to date on the latest.
Finally, there are plenty of opportunities for getting involved on a higher level. If you would like to become a partner and either donate ad inventory, help with promotion or other ideas to make the campaign a success, we're open to discussion. Just fill out the contact form and we'll be in touch.
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The Summer of Social Good Charities
Want to know more about the charities you'll be helping? Here's the lowdown!
More About Social Media for Social Good
Thanks to Jess3 for the branding, site design and development work, and to Debbie Weil (corporate social media consultant and author of The Corporate Blogging Book) for donating the domain to Mashable. Thanks also to Social Media Club and Social Media for Social Change for their partnership on this project.
Thanks to Summer of Social Good Sponsors
Thanks to Zappos and MailChimp for sponsoring the Summer of Social Good. Their generous sponsorship covers the campaign and event costs, so that 100% of your donations and ticket sales go to the fund.
We make it easy to send email newsletters to your customers, manage your subscriber lists, and track campaign performance. Unlike some of our competitors, we don't 'dumb things down.' We take extremely powerful tools that sophisticated marketers use (like segmentation, a/b testing, and ROI tracking), and we make them accessible to anyone."
Thanks to our Summer of Social Good Partners
Finally, thanks to the following partners for lending their generous support to the Summer of Social Good.
