Future:Media:Change

A study from the Kaiser Family Foundation reveals that children and teens are spending a fairly dramatic amount of time using entertainment media per day. If your nonprofit millennial ready?

tweetsgiving logoToday is Thanksgiving for those of us in the United States, but Nov. 24-26 is TweetsGiving everywhere. Tweetsgiving began last year by Epic Change, an organization that uses social media tools to amplify that stories of those in need. This year they aim to raise $100,000 in support of the same project run by “Mama Lucy,” which they raised 11k for last year. Proceeds will help build a classroom, library, dormitory/orphanage, and cafeteria.

Today is World Toilet Day, a day about bursting through the porcelain wall of silence and getting people talking about the lack of sanitation that contributes to 5,000 children dying each day. Activists around the world are spreading awareness with, “The Big Squat.” WaterAid marked the day by dusting off their video, “The Adventures of Super Toilet,” and reminding NGOs that in a polluted media landscape, sometimes the best way for your content to breakthrough is to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

The Enough Project has a new report out that breaks down the 6 steps that lead conflict minerals from eastern Congo to our electronic devices like cell phones, laptops, mp3 players, and video game consoles. The “3Ts” tin, tantalum, and tungsten are the primary illicit exports along with gold that militias use to fund their ongoing war. These groups raise an estimated 144m USD/yearly through these exports.

Google is honoring 40 years of Sesame Street with a series of “Doodles,” possibly making the Children’s Television Workshop the first nonprofit with their very own official doodle. In exchange, Sesame Street offered up a “16 year old” video of Cookie Monster singing about words that rhyme with Google. Don’t miss it!