Use your social media influence for good

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Social networkers, are you using you social media influence to get others to do good?  Starting today, Mashable is hosting the Social Good Summit in partnership with the UN Foundation in New York.  On Wednesday, September 21st, Mashable and (RED) present Social Good Day and invite us all to join the movement to use social media for social good. 

Here are some tips from Mashable on how you can share hare your ideas for social good:

• Sign up to attend or organize your own Social Good Day meetup on September 23 on Mashable’s Meetup Everywhere page.
• Tweet about what your solution is using the #socialgood hashtag. We’d love to hear your solutions @mashable & @joinred. (RED) will host a stream of tweets including the hashtag on its website.
• Share your solution in the comments on Mashable's blog.
• Write a blog post and share it.
• Post to Facebook about what you or your company is doing.
• Record a video about your solution and upload it to YouTube with the #socialgood tag
• Join (RED) on Facebook and Twitter to share your ideas on how to help fight AIDS in Africa using social media.
• Get inspired by watching the 30-minute Spike Jonze and Lance Bangs documentary The Lazarus Effect on YouTube. Presented by (RED) and HBO, the film follows the story of HIV-positive people in Africa who undergo a remarkable transformation in as few as 40 days thanks to access to treatment.

More on social good:

• Social Media's Power As A Tool For Good | Care2 Causes
• The Power of the Crowd - Social Good - The Chronicle of Philanthropy
• 70+ Essential Resources for Making a Difference on the Social Web
• M.B.A. Programs Invest in Social Good - MBA Admissions: Strictly Business (usnews.com)

More on digital philanthropy:

• Digital philanthropy: Study shows organizational websites trump social media & giving portals | Suzanne Hawkes  --- Go direct to study, here.
• How the UN Foundation Plans to Meet Its Goals With the Help of Social Media
• The Digital Future of Philanthropy: Engaging Your Donors with Online Video (PDF)
• Foundation communication goes digital | Philanthropy Journal
• Going digital: how donors are clicking and choosing new technology | Philanthropy UK

More on social media influence:

• The 6 Factors of Social Media Influence: Influence Analytics 1
• The Social Media 'Cool Club' - What's Your Online Influence? | Social Media Today
• Social Media Influence The AAA Rating | Career Management and Workplace Culture Blog | TalentCulture.com
• 5 Tools That Help Measure Your Social Media Influence | Social Media Examiner