Online social activism platforms are, generally speaking, lean operations. The more than 40 platforms we’ve identified here at CauseWired (and supplemented by Christine Egger over at Social Actions) do not boast deep balance sheets laden with venture capital, or vast marketing operations designed to build their brands rapidly. As hard times nip at the world’s [...]

Will it be tougher to raise money for crucial causes over the next couple of years, online and off? The jury’s out: for one thing, the services non-profits now provide will continue to be vital as government faces tighter budgets. For another, down economic cycles rarely smack philanthropy numbers down as a product of GDP; [...]