Video: We Are Ellis Island

Behind the support of the Arrow clothing line, Save Ellis Island has created nation-wide buzz and attention to the hugely important role Ellis Island had in the flux of immigrants into the United States with their We Are Ellis Island campaign. Celebrities and average Americans who's lives and families began at Ellis Island have taken part in the campaign.

On DoGooderTV, Save Ellis Island has put together a compilation of their PSA's.

Go here to view the We Are Ellis Island channel on DoGooderTV, and go here to get one of those "We Are Ellis Island" t-shirts.

Dr. Susan Raymond: 'For What?'

Dr. Susan Raymond’s challenge to the attendees at Changing Our World's fifth annual Summit onPhilanthropy in New York to question the effectiveness of both their organizations and the goals of the sector. More than 300 philanthropists, nonprofit executives, and foundation managers filled the Yale Club on March 11th, joining in a spirited day-long discussion on trends in giving and social ventures.

t5m Launches Socially-Concsious Online-TV

Website: www.t5m.com

While still maintaining their intent on entertaining and inspiring, t5m now gives users direct access to original, broadcast interviews featuring famous personalities, events and news stories - covering headlines from fashion to the causes the stars support. t5m will feature an extraordinary range of people from actress Kate Bosworth to explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, author Barbara Taylor Bradford to musician James Blunt, and from world champion surfer Kelly Slater to actor Christian Slater.

Nelson Mandela's HIV/AIDS campaign, 46664, is the first cause to announce its involvement. The dedicated 46664 channel is already live as part of today's beta launch of t5m.com.

Charlie Muirhead, founder and CEO of t5m commented: "The next wave of entertainment is inspiration. Nothing else on the web offers such direct, unmediated access to the people and stories shaping the world we live in. We hope that t5m will be a much loved addition to every web user's favorites."

Podcast: Tracy Gary's Podcast "On Inspired Philanthropy"

Amy Looper, interviews Tracy Gary, the author of Inspired Philanthropy: Creating A Giving Plan and Leaving a Legacy.  Looper's purpose in the podcast is to bring donors, advisors, and nonprofits together in for a common purpose.  Within the interview, Gary discusses the various free resources available on the Inspired Philanthropy website.

Homeland Security 2.0

David Stephenson, a Homeland Security and Disaster Management Consultant has set up a blog and a YouTube page providing what he calls "common sense advice on how to creative use of common, mobile personal communication devices" can empower the public and improve disaster response.

In this video, Stephenson reviews the benefits of Twitter, a mini-social networking and how it can be used in a disaster situation.

NPR News Offers Rare Interview Interview with Billionaire Chuck Feeney

In a rare interview, billionaire and founder of Duty Free Shoppers Chuck Feeney talks with James Hattori, substitute host of Weekend Edition Sunday, about his plan to give away all his money before he dies. Mr. Feeney was born into a blue-collar Irish-American family during the Depression, fought in the Korean War, and eventually made a fortune as founder of Duty Free Shoppers, the world’s largest duty-free retail chain. Mr. Feeney transferred all the money he made from his lucrative businesses to a foundation he created called Atlantic Philanthropies. Now in his mid-seventies, Mr. Feeney is having his foundation spend its remaining $4 billion during the next decade.  Chuck Feeney calls it “giving while living.”

Listen to it here.

Yahoo! Democratic Mashup

Following the tremendous success of YouTube's Democratic Primary debate, Yahoo! has followed with an interactive version where visitors can select from 3 issues important issues, voted by users, and seeing all the candidates response to those questions.

As a bonus, each candidate also answers a question from comedian/political activist Bill Maher.

Go to Yahoo! (debates.news.yahoo.com) to watch.

Clinton Global Initiative Begins

Today, the Clinton Global Initiative begins, be sure to watch it live at www.clintonglobalintiative.org.

From the Clinton Global Initiative website: President Bill Clinton launched the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in 2005 as a non-partisan catalyst for action, bringing together a community of global leaders to devise and implement innovative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges.

As a non-profit, 501(c)(3) endeavor of the William J. Clinton Foundation, CGI draws strength from a highly diverse membership base that represents the full spectrum of political, ideological, religious, ethnic, and geographic backgrounds. Members include current and former heads of state, top business executives, preeminent scholars, and representatives of key non-governmental organizations working together for a common cause.

The defining characteristics of the Clinton Global Initiative are its action-oriented nature and its track record of converting pioneering ideas into viable solutions with tangible results. CGI members develop ‘commitments to action’, focusing on practical, effective problem-solving measures that can be taken now. Member commitments are comprehensive, formal plans of action with timetables for evaluating progress. They are developed within one or more CGI areas of focus, which change annually to address the most imperative global issues requiring attention. We have designated education, energy & climate change, global health, and poverty alleviation as the areas of focus for 2007.

In this era of remarkable global interdependence, ensuring more equitable access to existing and future resources is a moral and practical imperative for us all.

Podcast: Active Civic Engagement

Here's a terrific podcast from "Charlottesville—Right Now!" featuing an interview with Chris Gates, the Executive Director of PACE, Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement and past president of the National Civic League. The host is Coy Barefoot and the 'cast touches on global warming, immigration, the war in Iraq, and the latest on the presidential campaigns.

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Video: Oxfam Takes on the G8

Here's a new one: a nonprofit (Oxfman) blogging a government gathering (the G8 Summit) to make a point about policy. Oxfman is taking the live protest to another level with a blog and series of videos aimed at bringing its core issues around poverty and hunger to fore against the backdrop of te G8 leadership gathering. Here's a taste - in this video Eve Odete from Oxfam is being interviewed during a stunt where the "Big Heads are dressed like Pinocchio." She explains how the "G8 broken promises are affecting Africa." Hence the big noses.