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Over the last week, technology has played an unprecedented role in bringing aid to and saving lives in Haiti. Over $22 million has been raised by the American Red Cross via text message (about a fifth of total Haiti-related giving to the organization so far). And then there's the role that Facebook and Twitter are playing.

Those social media tools, along with dozens of others, have been used to help family and friends locate one another, to direct food, clothing and medical support to specific locations, and to help direct rescue workers to individuals alive and trapped under rubble.

That's social media for social good, and that's exactly what NTEN and NetSquared want to highlight with Beth Kanter this spring at SXSWi.

Of course, we don't just want to talk about Haiti -- we want to highlight some amazing work from around the sector, while also building a nice little library of case studies we can all learn from. So, we invite you to share your social media for social good story. We'll choose three to highlight in our session, and we'll share all the stories we can on our sites and at We Are Media.

Submit your Social Media for Social Good story today!

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This site is doing great job. Raising money  for cause is good work and good social work. Facebook has also got a lot of cause for raising money in a particular cause and the choice is ours. I have raised some money for causecalled Ovarian Cancer. My sister's have gone through pain of cancer and she fought against the cancer. I have raised some money for the victim of Japan where the natural disaster like Tsunami and Earthquake destroy a lot houses, several people got die, many children become orphan. This site is doing great work and contribute good effort. I am also keen to participate in such good work. My best wishes are always with you. All the best in near future. :D

 

Voting?

When does voting begin? Looking forward to all the great projects out there!

How exciting

I can't wait to hear everyone's stories. What day are you guys giving a panel at SXSW?

SXSW

Our panel will be on Sunday, March 14th - not sure what time yet. Hope you can join us, either in person or via Twitter, etc. :)

Thanks!

SXSW

The panel is at 3:30 pm. You can see the session details on the SXSW schedule page here:
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/457

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