Social Media and Social Causes

Whoever said social network was meant only for people who were interested in dating and getting together with a bunch for friends for a beer? One of the most amazing Facebook apps I have seen is causes. It was developed by Project Agape . Causes is an application that lets me publicize and advocate for social causes I am most passionate about. It is truly amazing that the even just the top five social causes have raised over $119,469 on Facebook. 

 

More coverage on Techcrunch. Another noteworthy social good application is DonorsChoose. It connects donors to specific school projects that they can choose to help fund. It enables a personal level of involvement with the project and makes the donor feel connected to the cause.

Additionally Google posts certain public service advertisements. I am not sure if there is something like this already out there -- I think a not-for-profit advertising network that also let users decide which causes they chose to host on their blogs, would also be a worthy effort.

While some people prefer to be discrete about their social causes and donations, publicizing causes one is passionate about has its own merits. At the very least, they serve a greater purpose -- that of educating people in your social network about the world and what we can do to make it a better place!