Thousands of the brightest and most passionate people working to improve child, maternal, and reproductive health gathered today at the 92YTribeca in New York City to share ideas, raise awareness, and inspire action around motherhood and social media. Check out our favorite 20 quotes from Mom+Social … tweetable of course. “It is, for me, […]
Mom+Social is a special, one-day global summit focused on motherhood and the role of social media, technology, and philanthropy to improve the health of moms and children everywhere. Hundreds of the brightest and most passionate people working to improve child, maternal, and reproductive health will gather on May 8, 2013 at the 92YTribeca in New […]
Starting today, on International Women’s Day, moms and their friends will come together as part of a groundbreaking series of online conversations to share advice, stories, and inspiration about motherhood as part of the “Global Mom Relay,” a first-of-its-kind virtual relay with a goal of improving the lives of women and children around the globe. As […]
On V-Day’s 15th Anniversary, 14 February 2013, Armchair Advocates joins ONE BILLION women and those who love them to WALK OUT, DANCE, RISE UP, and DEMAND an end to this violence. ONE BILLION RISING will move the earth, activating women and men across every country. V-Day wants the world to see our collective strength, our numbers, our solidarity across borders.
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 […]
As world leaders gather this week for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland to talk about some of the world’s most pressing issues, thousands of armchair advocates around the globe are chiming-in online to talk about the nexus of social media and social good. And YOU too can participate. How you might ask? It’s as […]
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 […]
“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 […]
We are living at an incredible moment in history, where all of the existing sectors of society are redefining themselves. It started with the private sector. Businesses let loose the radical notion: if you have a new idea and you make it work, we’ll make you rich and respected. Then we will copy you. This revolutionary […]
Today, we celebrate International Women’s Day. Every day, women around the world are making a significant impact on our homes, schools and communities. But gender inequity is preventing women from growing to their full potential and hampers worldwide progress. Below, check out and share an infographic highlighting the state of women in the world. Sources: […]
