Impactful Technology towards Social Mobility

This is a call to the Digital Young Leaders, also known as change-makers, activists, social entrepreneurs, political reformers, non-profits, and friends who have committed to the mission of social progression for all people:

Since the creation and use of technology much evolution has been seen in various industries such as health, education, newspaper, digital and hybrid production to name a few. So in the wake of climate change, massive protests, political disruption, financial recession, terrorism lets remind ourselves of the power of technology in our social revolution to better ourselves and that there is literally, “An App for That.”

Here is a well-detailed and tested list of impactful technology because “the revolution will not be televised.”

1. Salsa // www.salsalabs.com

“ Salsa is a technology company that provides powerful fundraising, advocacy, and marketing engagement software to non-profits all over the world.” // Free site tour to maximize utilization and plenty of free user guide.

Not an app but Salsa has some great information on how to revamp, start-up, fundraise your non-profit !

2. GlobalVoices // globalvoices.org

“ GlobalVoices is a border-less, largely volunteer community of more than 1200 writers, analysts, online media experts and translators. Global Voices has been leading the conversation on citizen media reporting since 2005; curating, verifying, and translating trending news and stories you might be missing on the Internet, from blogs, independent press and social media in 167 countries.” // Global Voices currently translates in 35 languages including Mandarin, Spanish, Arabic, Malagsy, Català to name a few.

It is important as Digital Young Leaders to keep ourselves informed and remember the importance of storytelling and local voices in the news, GlobalVoices has an amazing platform and we would love to see one day their work put in an app format !

3. Panic button // https://panicbutton.io/

“Created by Amnesty International, Panic Button is a free app that turns your mobile phone into a secret alarm for when you’re in trouble. When triggered, it will send alerts every 5 minutes with your location and sends messages to your contacts. Anyone in the world who is concerned about facing risk can use this app.”// This is a free app currently available to Androids and website comes with risk assessment kit.

There is many different scenarios that Panic Button can be used for, we just want our Digital Young Leaders to remain safe wherever they may be in the world!

4. Fundrazr // https://fundrazr.com/

“Fundrazr is a crowdfunding solution that is laser-focused on eliminating the guesswork of raising money online for your campaign. Our thoughtful technology and expert social media guidance make telling your powerful story easy; sharing it with the widest community simple; and collection the money worry-free.” // Fundrazr has a global reach and can be used in any country with the ability to send and receive payments through PayPal and in 25 currencies online, contributors pay no fee.

The power of dollar is translated really well via Fundrazr through its mission statement and its user perks. Unlike many other crowdfunding platforms, Fundrazr creates campaigns or donates towards specific causes advertised on Fundrazr worldwide.

5. Story Maker 1&2 // https://storymaker.org/app/

“Creating great stories is now easier than ever with StoryMaker. StoryMaker lets you edit your content right on your mobile, making it even easier to finish your story Once you’ve finished, StoryMaker lets you publish your story to all of your favorite platforms.” // StoryMaker gives you access to 55 lesson courses in Journalism, Security, Photo, Audio and Video production, multilingual and free

StoryMaker really understands the importance of safe storytelling for Digital Young Leaders although it took some time to get the hang of this app, it was definitely worth the effort plus the lessons featured make it easier to understand.

6. CrowdVoice // crowdvoice.org // Twitter: @CrowdVoice

“ CrowdVoice is an open source tool that tracks and contextualizes information on social justice movements worldwide.”

As Digital Young Leaders, we understand the importance of solidarity. CrowdVoice makes it easier for us to track social justice movements worldwide to see what issues are effecting our world today and what are other change-makers doing about it !

7. Creative Commons // https://creativecommons.org/

“Creative Commons provides free, easy-to-use legal tools that give everyone from individual (user generated content) creators to major companies and institutions a simple, standardized way to pre-clear usage rights to creative work they own the copyright to. CC licenses let people easily change their copyright terms from the default of ‘all rights reserved’ to ‘some rights reserved.”//Instant licensure

It is important to not that Creative Commons licenses are not an alternative to copyright, they only allow you to modify your copy right terms to best suit your needs.

8. Horyou // https://www.horyou.com/

Watch below about, “What is Horyou?”

“Horyou is the Action orientated social network for Social Good where Members, Organizations and Personalities support and promote solidarity through actions while advocating a humanistic approach to technology. Let’s Dream, Inspire, and Act.”// Horyou has a network of 20million users !

9. One Today // https://onetoday.google.com/

“Create a culture of giving, every day. One Today makes it easy to donate to the causes that inspire you, while letting nonprofits raise the funds they need to make the world better.” // Current featured products come from World Food Program, Heifer International, Kiva to name a few.

Digital Young Leaders give back to their global community.

I hope you enjoyed the list Digital Young Leaders and the list inspired and/or will serve a purpose to you. Everyday we have the chance to rewrite the wrongs and face the hardships, just know we are all in it together !

Thank you ❤