Change.org, a social network for political and social activism, launched an integration of its service with Facebook.com. The integrated service allows Facebook’s 27 million members to create grassroots political action groups and raise money for all 2008 presidential campaigns.
Change.org’s portal on Facebook allows users to raise money for any of the presidential campaigns as well as for “Draft Funds” that allow supporters to donate to potential candidates such as Al Gore, Fred Thompson, and Michael Bloomberg. Users can also create their own political action groups, organize rallies and get-out-the-vote drives, and form candidate slates to support upcoming congressional elections.
In addition to Change.org’s political tools, Facebook members can use Change.org’s portal to raise money for over 1 million nonprofit organizations, organize volunteer events with friends, and raise awareness about social causes through their personal networks.
“Facebook is the fastest growing social network on the web and has the potential to become a true political force,” said Change.org founder and CEO, Ben Rattray.
Originally posted on July 3, 2007 @ 2:25 pm
Thanks for this post, I was looking for some other like-minded folks after I finished reading Melinda Gelder’s book Meeting the Enemy, Becoming a Friend. This book got me inspired to become more active in my day-to-day contacts as I am a big traveler, but don’t want to not try and change the world as I go. I’ll check them out.