Social Networking has for along time connected people with similar interest, tastes in music, movies, religious views etc. The world at large is now becoming more involved in issues which are affecting communities all over the world, including globalization, global warming, refugees, animal shelters. There has been a shift in mentality whereas before people would/could help in their local charities, networking sites such as Facebook and Myspace allowed them to locate other organizations which were desperately in need of help and you were then able to donate money, and or simply pass the message along as well as helping to get other people involved in the project.
However the face of Social Networking in relation to charity has changed forever and definitely for the better with the development of a new and exciting site, Changents.com. It is unique in the fact that it is the only SNS which caters exclusively for non profit organizations and projects.
On the site you can become a “Change Agent” or a “Backer”, a “Change Agent” is an individual or group who is currently running or planning on starting some sort of project or campaign which they hope will make a substantive change within a particular social issue, including corporate responsibility, climate change, disaster relief, education, environment, human rights and refugees.
The site then acts as a platform for each project by sharing their stories and attracting “Backers” who can interact, respond, spread, support and help them realize their visions by taking on different capacities such as, “Angels” who donate money, or a “Buzz Builder” who helps to raise awareness and involvement.
Changents.com is yet another example of how the internet and SNS’s in particular can bring about positive change simply by connecting like-minded people for the better of everyone involved, as it says on their website “We’re in this together. Let’s start right now.” So please explore, and pass on this positive message and the great work that will surely come out of sites like this!
