Hi, this is Sophia liveblogging for 2nd round of project introductions at the N2Y2 Conference (10:05-10:40ish). Disclaimer: some of the numbers might be off...

• Yahoo - Advanced Development Division
  
  • democratizing publishing, facilitating sharing
  • want to be a platform service - amplifying what people want to do
    
    • Flickr - "eyes of the world"
      
      • over 10,000 tagged "Darfur"
      • Creative Commons licensing
      • geocoding
    • Yahoo Answers
    • Yahoo Groups
      
      • e.g. Freecycle

• Social Source Commons - Aspirations
  
  • there is no database for nonprofits to pick software, or to connect the people who are talking about the software
    
    • e.g. IdealWare, blogs, Techsoup
  • 17000 tools in database currently
  • they are limited by lack of ability to let users collaborate, or personalized information
  • let this information go beyond the internet - tool lists, tool boxes that can be put on a CD
  • reflects collaborative ethic of social change

• Kabisa 2.0
  
  • constituency - grassroots organizations in Africa
  • want users to feel ownership over the tools they use
  • The Tipping Point: social networks, knowledge, local influence
  • want to create a network of 20 "web2.0 ambassador" organizations
  • ability to transform an isolated success into a social movemnet

• Innovators Media
  
  • empowering social innovators to produce videos & podcasts
  • partnering with Ashoka, CEOs interested in strategic philanthropy, foundations whose grantees could use the publicity
    
    • funding model - payment from commissions

• HELP - Humanitarian Emergency Logistics and Planning
  
  
  • w/ humanitarian disasters, you have to get info on what you're doing out while media is still interested
    
    • helping media gain better stories
    • use that as a mechanism for sustaining HELP
  • web-based communications portal
    
    • care providers
    • media could report while audience is still interested
  • real time elements
  • allow coorporations to show their involvement
  • create a communications nework

• TakingITGlobal
  
  • "If young people were actively engaged in all aspects of society, …. how would the world change?"
  • published resources - e.g. Guide to Action
  • database of resources
  • Understanding Issues - one of most
  • connecting members - youth
  • global audience - 30% of members in North America, 20something% in Africa, 22% in Asia
    
    • website is available in 12 languages; translated by members
  • average visit: 24 minutes for guests, 45 for members
  • strengthening voice of civil society in
  • sustainability: custom-built tools - license them to other organizations
    
    • e.g. Oxfam Canada, Journalists for Human Rights, World Youth Conference (Quebec)

• Farmer2Farmer - Simpatica
  
  • building an update
  • used by coffee farmers around the world
  • raises income of small producers by 15% on average
  • need $165,000 to finish the upgrade
  • more than 16 organization that handle the global coffee supply will be deploying this tool once it is released
  • flexible & open source; can be adapted for other commodities and sustainability initiatives

• Yankana
  
  • Ecuador - working w/ ICT initiatives since 1981
  • Yankana means "food for work"
  • goal: help NPOs in developing countries to benefit from social web tools w/o technical skills, financial resources, & English language knowledge
  • less than 10% of NPOs/NGOs have an online presence due to lack of financial resources & technical expertise
  • provide social web tools training & support to raise online profile, network with others
    
    • yearly maintenance contributions, free access to online portal for networking, etc.
  • offline training sessions
  • starting with South America, then expanding to other regions
  • need hardware to expand capacity, funding to cover operational costs until reaching sustainability