In the audience: Kiva.org, Witness.org

i'm at an account planning (day job) conference in Miami this week and just had the privilege to listen to representatives of both Kiva.org and Witness.org speak. Kiva co-founder Jessica Jackley Flannery and Witness outreach manager Su Patel were brilliant. here are some notes i took:
• Both organizations thrive because of the Internet
o Connect people to the tools
o Tap into people’s need to form engagement
• Internet brings things far away, closer
• Orgs are powered by people energy
• Engagement is just as important as donation
• Both are constantly evolving and are OK with that
• What’s the stickiness of the social network?
• The difference between a donation and a loan is dignity (BRILLIANT!)

check both these orgs out...participate.