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About Us

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Vision

 

Current: A world in which expressions of generosity, empathy, and creativity are happening everywhere and take the form of meaningful action.

Proposed: A world in which generosity, empathy, and creativity are visible everywhere and take the form of meaningful action.

 

Mission

 

Current: Gather and disseminate an open source database of actions that anyone, anywhere, can take right now to make a difference.

Proposed: Help to create the world we want to live in by innovating at the intersection of network weaving, open source development, and civic engagement.

 

Method

 

No changes: Openness, inclusivity, collaboration, an innovation at every opportunity.

 

 

Objectives

 

Current:

Identify and build strong relationships with online platforms that help people take action

Our Action Sources program consists of a comprehensive guide to online platforms and includes the development and maintenance of the Social Actions API.

 

Build communities of action around mission- and location- based opportunities to make a difference

Our Action Packs program connects people and organizations to niche subsets of the Social Actions API.

 

Encourage the development of web and mobile applications that help people get involved

Our Action Apps program celebrates the work of third-party developers who have created compelling software that draws on  the Social Actions API.

 

Proposed:

 

Network Weaving (link to wiki page on Network Weaving)

Identify and build strong relationships among innovative people and organizations working across disciplines

 

Open Source Development (link to the wiki page on Open Source Development)

Develop and maintain open source infrastructure that adds a philanthropic layer to the web

 

Civic Engagement (link to the wiki page on Civic Engagement)

Encourage the proliferation of technology-enabled programs that help people find and share opportunities to make a difference.

 

 

Join Us

 

  • Join My Social Actions - Share updates on how you're helping to create a world in which expressions of generosity, empathy, and creativity manifest in meaningful action are multi-directional and ubiquitous.
  • Contribute to the Social Actions wiki - A collaborative space for clarifying and organizing Social Actions' work.
  • Donate - Fund the vision, mission, method and objectives of Social Actions. 
  • Contact - All emails and phone calls welcome.

 

 

Lists

 

  • Social Actions - Developers
  • Social Actions API - Current Action Sources
  • Social Actions API - Prospective Action Sources
  • Social Entrepreneur API

 

 

Impact

 

35+ action packs activated

60+ online platforms partnered with Social Actions

100+ memberships in the Social Actions developer community

20,000+ connections made per month between people and actions

100,000+ opportunities to make a difference gathered and disseminated

 

 

Praise

"Many people want to help, but are immediately stumped trying to figure out how. Social Actions removes that barrier, making it easy for anyone to jump in and take action at the local or global level, by making your voice heard, or directly, by lending a hand somewhere." - Dieterich Ayala, Mozilla

 

"The Social Actions team are some of the most switched-on, authentic and spirited social entrepreneurs I've met, driven by their passion to make it easier for people to take meaningful actions online." -Tom Dawkins, Ashoka

 

"The team at Social Actions have bootstrapped themselves into some of the leading experts on online social good activity. They get that online philanthropy is not just about processing financial transactions in new ways, but instead is about mobilizing citizens to do good and take action. Social Actions is way ahead of the curve compared to much of mainstream philanthropy. I hope that big foundations and NGOs take the opportunity to learn something from these trailblazers." -Sean Stannard-Stockton, Tactical Philanthropy

 

"I'm supporting Social Actions because the mix of things they are trying to do is fascinating, promising, and true to a core set of principles while also envelope-pushing."

-Lucy Bernholz, Philanthropy 2173 and Blueprint Research & Design, Inc.

 

"A gift to Social Actions is really an investment, an investment that produces an invaluable dividend: the expanded potential for us all to co-create the future we desire as empowered builders of the social web."

-Jon Warnow, 350.org

 

"I have never seen a group as collaborative and innovative the Social Actions crew. The future of online philanthropy is being shaped by this group and I want to be a part of making their vision a reality."

-Jason Dick, A Small Change blog

 

"Through Social Actions, we can work together to expand the global marketplace for social change."

- Leslie Forman, Wokai

 

"Social Actions is an amazing initiative. I've been following it since the start and I've been amazed by it's growth. I really love Social Actions and its professional leadership."

- Heather Ratcliff

 

 

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