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HOW CAN

YOU MAKE A

DIFFERENCE TODAY?

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THE WAY WE IMPACT SOCIETY HAS EVOLVED

OVER TIME

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PROTESTINGGONE ARE THE DAYS OF..

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Today, millennials prefer digital activism over hitting the pavement

[6]

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Social Technologies can Empower Anyone to have a Positive Impact on Society

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YOU MIGHT HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING IT

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The Ice bucket challenge is an example of raising $23.6 million in 3 weeks over social media [5]

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The UNICEF Tap Project invited people to unplug for 15 minutes in order to supply a day’s amount of safe clean water for one child [3]

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Thanks to social media, 2.6 million people participated in 25 countries to raise over $1 million [3]

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“All across the Web, people are joining

forces to create real change through social

gaming for good” …by turning player’s points into monetary

donations that are put towards children and

animal charities [4]

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the practice of funding a project or venture by raising many small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically via the

Internet [1]

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Web sites such as Kickstarter are typically used as a way to bankroll creative projects in film, music and visual arts [11]

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Increasingly, crowdfunding is being used to finance scientific research [2]

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You can even contribute

towards building a moon lander!

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It is unclear what problems might arise as most crowdfunding programs do not incorporate screening programs [2]

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“The way we use

technology determines

if its impacts are positive to

the society or negative” [7]

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WHAT TRAITS ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE AN IMPACT?

DEDICATION

COMMITMENT TO CONTINUAL GROTH

INVESTMENT IN POTENTIAL

EMBRACE CRITIQUE

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“When you do something meaningful, you do more than just change the world. You

increase your own happiness” [9]

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HOW WILL YOU

LEAVE YOUR

MARK?

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