As an online communicator with clients both in the corporate and non-profit sector I was interested in a post recently by Jennifer McClure of The New Communications Review discussing how the social web is a great place for philanthropic activity. Jennifer's blogpost highlighted new research "...funded by the Columbus Foundation, The San Francisco Foundation and The Saint Paul Foundation demonstrating that High dollar donors -- especially 30-49 year-olds -- use the social web, but have yet to be … [Read more...]
Online Communities and Cancer Patients
Many years ago I worked as an Information Manager at the NSW Cancer Council so with that background I was interested to see the use of innovative technology in this space with the introduction of the Wellness Community. While the community has been around for some years (Wash DC based) recently a swag of new functionality has been added to the site. The Website provides free online support groups and education programs to people with cancer and their caregivers and families. The community … [Read more...]