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Title:

Hacking Philanthropy

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Organizer:
Andrew Parker, Union Square Ventures
Description:
Let's apply the lessons of Web 2.0 (Crowdsourcing content, Community-led moderation, Single-purpose web services, Simplified interaction, etc) to the world of philanthropy. How can we improve the way people donate their time, money, and thoughts by leveraging web services?
Questions
Answered:
  1. What is philanthropy when transplanted online?
  2. How do we affect change via the web in regions that lack internet access?
  3. How can the internet improve the efficiency of existing philanthropy?
  4. How can the internet radically disrupt the way we think about philanthropy?
  5. How can web services improve the way people donate their time, money, and thoughts?
  6. What kinds of philanthropic problems cannot be solved using internet technology?
  7. What philanthropies are already using the internet today in unique and original ways?
  8. How can we encourage philanthropies to see the internet as more than another funding channel?
  9. How can we get programmers excited about building web services for philanthropies?
Level:
Intermediate
Category:
Other
Type:
Panel
Event:
SXSW Interactive 2009
michael galpert
on 11/8/08
this is definitely a worthwhile talk. ideally who would you have participate as panelists?
Jason Schwartz
on 11/8/08
Looks great Andrew. Web2.0 for things that aren't Web2.0 is what we should all be focusing on now.
Philip Lelyveld
on 28/8/08
Will you be putting out a paper or blog of your thoughts as well? I'd like to learn more - especially on how it could be applied to the museum community.
Sloane Berrent
on 2/9/08
Fascinating. I'd love to learn more and join the conversation.
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