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Measuring World Hunger Day

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Measuring World Hunger Day – a guest post by Geoff Livingston. As the lead social strategist for the World Hunger Relief Project a social fundraising giving day on World Food Day this October 16 , I was given two goals: Encourage 10,000 people to raise $200,000. Is WOM referral a right metric for small acts?

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Spotlight on We Can End This with Scott Henderson

NetWits

We Can End This is a yearlong initiative focused on sparking innovation and broader engagement in the movement to end hunger in America. It's official kickoff went down at South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive 2010 much like the Pledge to End Hunger did in 2009.

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10 Reasons Your Email Appeal is Being Ignored

NetWits

If your appeal included a message from Farra telling me about the importance of ending hunger, include a picture of Farra on the linked webpage thanking me for my support.” – Chris Tuttle. Lack of Social Sharing. The success of an online campaign greatly depends on its reach.

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New on SSIR: Data for Promotion, Engagement, and Reporting

Amy Sample Ward

Imagine if you could see a map of hunger in your city that included a broader set of data than what Share Our Strength, Feeding America, or your local food bank has collected. You would get a clearer picture of the issues causing hunger in your community—and be that much clearer about how to tackle the problem.

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Work on What Matters — Social Edge

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I see this hunger for meaning in most of the people I'm privileged to meet: from the college freshman to the fresh grad to the mid-career professional and the senior executive. Business as usual, done without regard to the big picture for society, hasn't worked out so well. We all want to work on Stuff That Matters.

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Yelp will soon have a scrolling feed of local restaurant pics

The Verge

If the post is a picture of a popular dish (which are meals that pop up a lot in the restaurant’s reviews), you’ll see more photos of it, along with some reviews so you can tell if it’s really as good as it looks. So amid the pictures of food, you may see a local bar telling you about its upcoming happy hour. Image: Yelp.

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Tableau Foundation partners reflect on 2020 and data for impact

Tableau

Addressing a global pandemic and economic crisis while also driving for change in other areas—from racial inequity to equitable education to hunger—is a monumental challenge. Combatting increasing hunger: Feeding America and World Food Programme. December 28, 2020 - 9:59pm. December 27, 2020. Image credit: Feeding America.