apathy

Voting is Contagious

by Brian on 07-05-2010

The gist of Connected, the excellent book about the power of social networks, is that the most important factor in whether a person will do something — e.g. donate to charity, gain weight, steal a car, or simply smile — is whether the people around them are doing it too. It isn’t true of everything, [...]

Tagged as: apathy, changecamp, connected, elections, mobilization, networks, relationships, social networks, sociology, voter turnout, voting

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Growing Interest in Philanthropy & Volunteerism

by Brian on 10-15-2009

in civics,london

I had a great time at last night’s GenNext launch at Museum London (#gennextuw). GenNext is a United Way initiative to get young people (20′s & 30′s) more engaged in philanthropy & volunteering. The speaker was Marc Kielburger, co-founder of Me to We, an impressively accomplished young guy who shared some of his experience working in a [...]

Tagged as: apathy, charity, generations, institutions, mark kielberger, non-profits, philanthropy, social change, social engagement, volunteering

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