Comments on: How do we update the infrastructure of giving?

By: “Get Over Yourselves” My Podcamp Toronto talk — Ingenioustries.com

“Get Over Yourselves” My Podcamp Toronto talk — Ingenioustries.com — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:24:26 +0000

[...] The video is now up from my Podcamp Toronto 2010 talk I did in February. It’s the foundation for my recent posts about social media and social change. [...]

By: Joel

Joel — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:59:55 +0000

Interesting presentation! Thanks for the link, Dale.

By: Dale Zak

Dale Zak — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:53:21 +0000

FYI, Peter Deitz of Social Actions just posted a great presi today outlining How Microphilanthropy is Changing Giving.

http://my.socialactions.com/profiles/blogs/how-microphilanthropy-is

By: Joel

Joel — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:39:54 +0000

Very true, Hollie.

By: Hollie

Hollie — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:48:51 +0000

I liked the one entry point way of giving. If I tweet a website the easier to navigate the more likely I am to give again.
As well I am about accountability so love knowing in a quick way exactly how and where money went.
The easier a charity can make these two well I think it would spell success.

By: Joel

Joel — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:14:45 +0000

Precisely. So there’s got to be a way to have a system that’s as simple as “txt and forget” that still allows for ongoing interaction. But then you’re spamming people’s phones. Which is no good either. Conundrum.

By: Giles (Webconomist)

Giles (Webconomist) — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:57:20 +0000

Good points. Haiti showed that the ability to SMS/txt donations is a highly viable, low-friction way to donate.

But it does hit the LTV issue in that it’s easy to do what I call the “txt-and-forget” syndrome, so that gives a charity the issue of staying relevant and engaging ongoing value from donors.
then there’s the issue of “donor fatigue” plaguing charity’s today.