This year EchoDitto sponsored the NLC New Media Award - rather, the newly renamed NLC EchoDitto New Media Award. It is part of the larger 40 Under 40 Awards series. The NLC, New Leaders Council, is a training program for young progressive political leaders who are leading industries, setting trends, and building institutions that support robust civic and political life in global America. Read more about the NLC here

We’re proud to be an integral part in honoring and supporting these emerging leaders. more

Watch highlights from the debate on the future of the news media between Nicco Mele, EchoDitto co-founder, and Alex Jones, Pultizer Prize-winning reporter and author of Losing the News: The Future of the News that Feeds Democracy (2010.) more

Writing for Frogloop, Care2's nonprofit online marketing blog, Allyson Kapin discusses the highlights of last week's 2010 PDF Conference in New York City where social media & online advocacy gurus like EchoDitto's Michael Silberman and Allison Fine, co-author of The Networked Nonprofit, came together to celebrate and discuss online organizing.

Fresh off PDF, Silberman ponders the thoughts on everyone's minds ...  more

Have you ever been to the Harvard Club in New York City? The Gordon Reading Room, adorned with elegantly framed portraits, was the setting of one of this year's PdF Personal Democracy Forum kickoff cocktail parties. And EchoDitto was asked to help build the guest list. The party was hosted by Harvard's Shorenstein Center, where EchoDitto co-founder Nicco Mele is a fellow and adjunct lecturer in public policy. more

EchoDitto is proud to announce that one of our recent projects for Seventh Generation, The Million Baby Crawl, was nominated for the best Green Website of the year. It was a privilege to collaborate with both the Carmichael Lynch and Big Spaceship teams on this effort -- not to mention our colleagues at Seventh Generation. We are honored to have our work recognized by this community. more

EchoDitto's Michael Silberman joins Chris Goldman (myimpact.com), Decker Ngongang (mobilize.org) and Audrey Jordan (Lawrence Community Works) to discuss Lessons from Democracy 2.0.

Rooted in a belief that an engaged citizenry is vital to sustaining a vibrant democracy, participants in this session will explore ways organizations and individuals can utilize social media to increasingly inspire, equip and mobilize people to take action that changes the world. more

Watch EchoDitto co-founder Nicco Mele discuss social media and mobility.

Are brands slaves to the new consumer-led media? What are the things that brands must do to be effective in a world dominated by social media and mobility? What does this mean for how companies and brands structure their communications?

Mele is joined by:
Wenda Harris Millard, President, MediaLink
Emily Nagle Green, President & CEO, Yankee Group
Joe Trippi, Principal, Joe Trippi & Associates more

Michael Silberman and Tim Walker will be presenting their "Web Thinking" Manifesto at the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference.

The teams at EchoDitto and Biro Creative have been tracking and studying the changing relationship among people, organizations, and movements in the internet age. more

EchoDitto is co-organizing and co-sponsoring this year's Gov 2.0 Camp New England! The event is an unconference about using social media tools and web 2.0 technologies to create a more effective, efficient, and collaborative government.

We are passionately invested in using technology to make government more accessible and transparent -- ie, let's make democracy better. more

EchoDitto's Bonnie Shaw will speak in the 2010 Social Enterprise Conference at the Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy Schools. The discussion, "From Online Activism to Offline Impact: Social Media Boot Camp for Social Entrepreneurs" will be led by Carrotmob's Brent Schilkin, Curriki's Peter Levy, and EchoDitto's Bonnie Shaw. more