WOW. Mashable’s 3rd annual Social Good Summit this past weekend…just WOW. Totally inspiring. Totally, totally inspiring. Thank you @Mashable and all the incredible speakers, attendees and Tweeps! Very much like the printing press, social media is clearly a powerful resource for catalyzing social action and positive global change – “social good.” Innovative change makers are already capitalizing on the amazing global opportunities. The impact of social good will continue to grow exponentially over time.
The 2012 Social Good Summit was made possible by Mashable, 92nd Street Y, the United Nations Foundation, Ericsson, the United Nations Development Programme, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
2012 SOCIAL GOOD SUMMIT: INFO, INSPIRATION, HIGHLIGHTS
OK, so I’m not even close to finishing watching all the video content yet [must.find.time.right.away.I.am.so excited.to watch.them.all!], but was following the Twitter stream #SGSGlobal as much as possible this weekend. For your convenience, at the bottom of this post, I’ve provided links to Mashable’s Day 1, 2 & 3 Highlights pages so you can easily access this amazing content.
TWENTY 2012 SOCIAL GOOD SUMMIT TWEETS TO GET YOU STARTED
You can see more great tweets via hash tag: #SGSGlobal and Mashable Social Good: @socialgood There were 60,000+ related tweets, so you are sure to find something of interest!
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“Now every company has to stand for something, and stand for something good, because this generation demands it.” @debdugan #SGSglobal |
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“If we combine love thru action w/ the technology we have, we can move into the next evolution of our society,” @DeepakChopra #SGSGlobal |
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“When you’re educating a girl, you’re setting up a ripple effect” because mothers become educators, says @10x10act #SGSGlobal |
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“If we concentrate on the communities with the greatest needs, we can get the greatest results.” – Anthony Lake @UNICEF #sgsglobal |
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Greenpeace Exec. Director @kuminaidoo: Young people are not the leaders of tomorrow, but thanks to tech, the leaders of today. #SGSGlobal |
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RT @socialgood: “How Google Earth is Changing the World”@rebeccatmoore – Next at #SGSGlobal. Livestream here:on.mash.to/NJ1NWg |
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The Internet “Cannot be controlled. And that’s why is so powerful.”-@itspetergabriel #SGSGlobal |
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Jane Goodall at #SGSGlobal so INSPIRING/informative! rootsandchutes.orghelping people/animals/environment in 131 countries |
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RT @mashable: How the U.S. Chief Technology Officer Is Making Data Awesome – flpbd.it/t4Mgc #SGSGlobal @todd_park |
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Mobile: it’s just not sharing; it’s efficiency. #SGSGlobal |
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It’s time to elevate the global mom. @unfoundation @jnjstories @babycenterto launch global conversation in March #SGSGlobal |
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“It’s really important to challenge our assumptions & embrace non-traditional collaborations.” –@fabtweet #SGSGlobal via @mHealthAlliance |
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In a highly visual culture, the power of mapping social issues may be immeasurable. #SGSGlobal |
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Google Earth proved the genocide in Darfur for US gov. #webolution#SGSGlobal |
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Google Earth Restorative image has great possibility on before/after view of environment or conflict impact locally #sgsglobal AMAZING! |
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“Access to broadband is a basic human need because it is the key to transformation.”– @ITUSecGen bit.ly/P9jStG #SGSglobal |
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#Promise4Children #infographic: What’s behind #Malawi’s impressive reduction in child deaths? uni.cf/TsIUr8 #SGSGlobal |
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As 90% of world’s population is covered by a mobile signal, it makes perfect sense to use this as a tool for outreach #SGSglobal |
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“People using mobile phones can help end pediatric AIDS.” #sgsglobal |
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“It’s about creating virtuous circles online and offline,” @EsserVic says.#SGSGlobal |
MASHABLE’S 2012 SOCIAL GOOD SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS
Each of the link below includes a list of memorable quotes, videos, images, info and key links for each day. I’ve included a few of the quotes here for some bite-sized social good inspiration:
Social Good Summit Day 1: Highlights and Pics
“It’s about turning government into a platform for open innovation. Data by itself is useless. I can’t feed my baby daughter data, as much as I’d love to because I love data. It’s only useful if you apply it to create an actual public benefit.” – Todd Park, U.S. Chief Technology Officer
“Ninety percent of the world’s population is covered by a mobile signal. Fifty percent of people in sub-saharan Africa own cell phones — there’s more on the African continent than in the U.S.” – John Nesbit, CEO of Medic Mobile
Social Good Summit Day 2: Highlights and Pics
“Now every company has to stand for something because this generation demands it.” – Deborah Dugan, CEO of (RED)
“Social change is about connecting with networks and connecting them with on-the-ground change.” – Beth Kanter, author
“To be socially good, we need to be good socially. We need to use fully the capacity we have, the powerful capacity of social media.” – Under Secretary-General Yury V. Fedotov, executive director of the UNODC
Social Good Summit Day 3: Highlights and Pics
“When you give people the tools to take action, they do so.” – Danae Ringelmann, co-founder of Indiegogo
“One thing the humanitarian world doesn’t do well is marketing. As a journalist, I get pitched everyday by companies that have new products. Meanwhile, you have issues like clean water, literacy for girls, female empowerment. People flinch at the idea of marketing these because marketing sounds like something only companies do.” – Nicholas Kristof, New York Times columnist
