Centre for Social Innovation - Where Change Happens!

Some time ago, Doug Kerr wrote this great e-mail with a list web sites for social change... it has been sitting in my inbox waiting for something to happen... this  list is by no means complete, but it is pretty awesome... Thanks Doug...

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Thanks to all you smart new media people for giving me suggestions of interesting social change websites. The presentation to the Centennial College students went very well. And in the spirit of open source, I thought I'd just email you all the full list of the amazing websites you all suggested to me. It's an interesting and eclectic list- some of you sent online fundraising tools, micro-lending sites, community building sites, and media/video social change sites:

http://www.apathyisboring.com/   - media, art & technology to educate and inform Canadian youth on democracy

http://www.socialactions.com/   - all kinds of online tools and gidgets that connect people to social action

http://www.globalgiving.com/  - connects people to grassroots projects around the world and facilitates donations

http://www.canadahelps.org/  - connects donors and charities across Canada

http://www.giveindia.org/ - connects donors and charities across India

http://www.baobabconnections.org  - coordinated from Joburg & Amsterdam, connects young people on issues of sustainable development and globalization.

http://www.guerrillanews.com - alternative social justice media source

http://www.ghettoradio.nl  - video and music uploads from across Africa on social justice & cultural issues

http://www.usnowfilm.com  - film project about mass collaboration and social change

http://bongothefilm.com/  - film about youth hip hop activists in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

http://4real.com/ - series of films and community building activities for youth around the world

http://www.theextraordinaries.org/ - micro-volunteer opportunities via smart phones

http://www.kiva.org/ - micro-lending opportunities around the world

http://www.care2.org/ - online community building around healthy green living

http://www.tigweb.org/ - youth to youth online community building around the world