The 21st Century Citizen. How do we Get Involved Today?

For the past ten years my partner at qmedia solutions and I have been doing a lot of pro bono work for a number of not-for-profits and charities. We've really enjoyed it but we wanted to do more. First we wanted to tell stories about some of the amazing people who had inspired us. And so we started with TV storytelling and on October 26th Get Involved had it's World Premiere on TVO-- Ontario's premiere public broadcaster. So far we have produced 25 profiles of amazing innovators, social entrepreneurs and activists. Take a look at our stories. Tell us what you think. Tell us about people or organizations that inspire you. During our research we sensed a growing movement growing all around us-- people realizing their skills and their expertise can be used not only to bring them financial rewards but deeper connection and meaning in their lives. And so our next step was to concieve of a website that would transform the inspiration of the television profiles and help propell people into action and Getinvolved.ca was born. Join the conversation...

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Friday, July 31, 2009

reConnect - July 2009

Recently we have started using Twitter, a micro-blogging tool that has made the news most recently as a popular online tool for social change. Follow us at Twitter.com/GetInvolvedca to get more information on how you can give back to your community, and don't forget to join our Facebook Group ! We're continuing to develop our site so please stay tune for new features coming soon. We always appreciate your feedback!

New Features

Keep up to date with your favourite users and organizations!

With so much activity on GetInvolved.ca it sometimes can be hard to keep track of anything. Fear not, the follow feature is to the rescue. Following your favourite organizations and users is a great way to stay in the loop about what they're up to. Once you click the follow button their updates will post directly to your MyGi page.

Free advertising for Canadian NGOs!

If you are a non-profit looking to advertise your services GetInvolved.ca has free ads for Canadian NGOs. We offer banner ad space, as well as PSA spots as venues for supporting your cause. We currently feature ads from a variety of non-profits including Journalists for Human Rights, Share-IT, and Apathy is Boring. For full details about sizing and format please email us and get your organization featured today!


This Month

Act:

July's Featured Challenge - IT'S TIME TO EAT LOCAL!

Simply Change and Inspire Community from Nelson, BC challenges you to take advantage of the summer months and eat local! Each meal you make using local produce will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by a minimum of 0.5Kgs. Check out the challenge to learn more about how the 100 mile diet can transform your health and our environment.

Watch:

Season One of Get Involved is now available on YouTube for optimal full screen viewing, comments, sharing and embedding. Share your favourite Get Involved videos through your social networks and spread the inspiration! Embedding our content on your blogs is now easier than ever and we hope that you will take the time to post our content and reflect on the work of our featured agents for social change.

Connect:

Feeling like throwing yourself into a new project this summer? Check out Youth Assisting Youth, a non-profit charitable organization that provides a peer mentoring service to improve life prospects for at risk and newcomer children. YAY matches children aged 6-15 with trained and dedicated Youth Volunteers aged 16-29 who act as positive role models. Check out their profile on GetInvolved.ca, and be sure to browse our other organizations to see how you can Get Involved today!

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