Introduction

Social media brings much more than the logistics of organization to charitable initiatives. It is now possible with just a few clicks to research and evaluate any group or initiative on instant notice.

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Questions

Q1 – Discuss basic aspects of charitable organizations and initiatives.

This is a rather lose topic that is (quite intentionally) better for in class discussion. Each individual will have their own personal criteria on what makes an organization charitable, let alone worthy.

Q2 – Discuss using social media to evaluate worthy charitable initiatives.

This again is a question best used for in class discussion. Frankly I look forward to lobbing it into the room like a proverbial Apple of Discord. Amplifying the diversity of opinion is the infinite variability of information available through social media. Within reason, there is really no one correct way to evaluate an initiative. This is the at once blessing and curse of social media power.