Talk given by Matt Knell, co-founder of SM4SC, and I gave at Social Media Breakfast New York in May, 2009.

1. Change is possible.
No, really, we did it.
Gradon Tripp
Co-Founder, Social Media for Social Change
Firstgiving Sales team
Matthew Knell
Co-Founder, Social Media for Social Change
Adjunct Professor, New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies

2. Hi.

3. Social Media for Social Change
(SM4SC)

4. Gradon Tripp
• Fundraising Business Development at
Firstgiving
• Design Addict
• Father to the Coolest Kid In The World

5. Matthew Knell
• NY tech professional since 1997
• Teaches IA and Social Media at NYU
• Enjoys pogs and thinks ALF is a real
person

6. Meg Fowler
• Writes, writes, and writes some more
• Worked for nonprofits for 10 years
• Coffee!

7. Enough about you guys.
What about change?

15. How does this connect
with social change?

16. Passion
+
Community

17. start small

18. empower yourself

19. I will instead of I won’t
I can instead of I can’t

20. inspire yourself.
then help to inspire
others.

21. What you don’t need

23. Boston 2008

24. New York 2009

25. what's next for us?

26. more
key partnerships

27. Summer of Social Good
http://www.sosg.org

28. more fundraising events

29. Twiffleball - THIS SUNDAY
http://twiffleball.eventbrite.com

30. Miami
late 2009

31. education and research

32. SM4SC state of online giving survey
We need your feedback!
www.sm4sc.com/research
Results to be published and shared with the
community for free

33. SocialChangeCamp
August 2009

34. Thank you!
http://www.sm4sc.com
@sm4sc
Gradon Tripp Matthew Knell
@gradontripp @mknell
gradon@sm4sc.com matt@sm4sc.com
http://www.gradontripp.com http://www.tagsmith.org