MoveSmart.org: What A Cool Idea

A few years ago, I was lucky enough to attend the first NetSquared conference, an effort focussed on spurring responsible adoption of social web tools by social benefit organizations.  Part of their work is to spotlighting - and supporting - initiatives via their Mashup Challenge.  This effort is all about helping projects gain new insight into the data that applies to their mission-based activities.

I ran across an application - MoveSmart.org Beta- which just fascinates me:

MoveSmart.org is aimed aimed at educating housing seekers about the benefits of integrative moves while at the same time providing suggestions on where to move, guides on how to move, and information on how to get involved in their new neighborhoods, inspiring pride in a new community and putting them on a path to true integration

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[Nathaniel Whittemore]

Hi Bob,

Its great to see movesmart.org and Netsquared getting the coverage they deserve, so thanks! I wanted to share a little bit about our Mashup Challenge entry: Assetmap.org/uganda. You can read more at http://www.assetmap.org/uganda

The question behind the project is this: with peace on the horizon after 20 years of war in northern Uganda, and the big NGOs soon heading off to other war zones, who is going to support community organizations and northern Ugandan civil society as it transitions to peace time?

By mapping information about ongoing community-led philanthropic partnerships in northern Uganda, assetmap.org/uganda helps American citizens aggregate their resources to support post-conflict transformation.

We hope to facilitate collaboration among American donors and volunteers by providing a digital tool that:

•maps project locations so you know who's working where
•tags information about the specific issues projects and organizations seek to address
•links tagged and mapped projects to the facebook and LinkedIn profiles of participating donors or volunteers

If you're interested in supporting us, please visit and vote for us here:
http://www.netsquared.org/2008/conference/projects/assetmap-org-uganda

Thanks!

Nathaniel Whittemore
Director, Northwestern University Center for Global Engagement
www.mycge.org
globalengagement at gmail