By Daniel Gabis, communications consultant at APCO Worldwide If you’ve opened a laptop or turned on a TV in the last week, you know the Supreme Court has just heard arguments in two landmark cases involving same-sex marriage: a challenge to California’s controversial ban on same-sex marriage (Prop. 8), and to the so-called Defense of Marriage […]
This week (March 26 and 27), the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on two historic cases for marriage equality. Below we offer you our favorite 5 viral videos that have made us laugh, cry, or simply remember why everyone deserves to be treated fairly and equally under the law – no matter who they […]
Love it or hate it, Valentine’s Day is upon us. Unfortunately, I don’t have any last-minute, romantic date night ideas to offer. Nor do I have a tub of ice cream or box of tissues to help drown your single sorrows. Sorry. However, if you want to take a break from signing all those love […]
From every corner of the globe, online advocates are increasingly using social media to create social good. Below we share with you eight fantastic international sites that are tapping into global, digital and mobile resources to address local challenges. HARASSmap Harassmap (Arabic) is a social initiative using a SMS texting system for reporting incidences of […]
Every year Bill Gates shares his annual letter, highlighting the work being done to help the world’s poorest people. This year, he wants to hear from you. The world is nearing an important milestone: a new round of Millennium Development Goals is about to be designed, charting the course of the world to 2030. The […]
Today marks Martin Luther King Jr. day in United States, a historical day to celebrate social good both online and off. To get your day started, here are ten tweetable Martin Luther King Jr. quotes worth sharing … in 140 characters or less of course. “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is […]
“It was a year of breakthroughs, adversity, accomplishments. And the web shared all of it,” says Jean-Louis Nguyen, creator of the recent viral video “2012: What Brought Us Together.” The six-minute video tugs on emotions as it showcases memorable moments from this past year. “From the highest sky-dive to the fastest running man, a first […]
3 Social Good Marketing Lessons from the Travel Company’s New “Find Yours” Video As part of its “Find Yours” campaign, Expedia.com this week introduced a video, titled “Find Your Understanding,” that follows a father’s journey, both literal and figurative, as he deals with conflicting emotions relative to his lesbian daughter’s same-sex marriage. This emotional and beautifully-constructed […]
According to the United Nations, it is! The United Nations’ Human Rights Council unanimously supported the right to internet access and online freedom of expression in a resolution earlier this month. The resolution declares that all people should be permitted to log-on and express themselves openly on the World Wide Web. Among the 47 countries […]
Two days ago, California-based Shane Bitney Crone released a tribute YouTube video marketing the one-year anniversary of his boyfriend’s untimely death. “It Could Happen To You” provides a beautiful memorial and devastating testimony of the lack of rights offered to same-sex couples. First, stop what you are doing and watch it. So is this […]
