article thumbnail

A Facebook loophole is allowing politicians around the world to fake support and criticize opponents

The Verge

Pages are usually used to represent businesses, charities, nonprofits, or other organizations, but can easily be changed to look like individual accounts. Although Facebook bans people from operating more than one account, any individual can create multiple Pages with similar results.

article thumbnail

Another Model of Giving: Socially Responsible Small Businesses

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The organization was founded by Richard Proudfit who was on a medical mission to Honduras after a hurricane ravaged the country. I learned about this charity from Jennifer J. Also, I know I am more likely to purchase a product if I see that it is supporting a charity that I feel is important. What about you?

article thumbnail

Nonprofit Technology News for April 2014 - The Green Issue

Tech Soup

based charity that has developed energy efficient cook ‘Dos por Tres ’ stoves for rural families in developing countries. They are now in production in Honduras. This is a tale of two green energy innovations in Latin America – one that works and another one that doesn’t. First, the one that works.

Green 57