The CTK Foundation is using social media to publicize its Heart and Soul Grant Awards. The grant, which will fund a nonprofit's efforts to support their mission with technology, also requires a four to eight line original poem as part of the submission. Interestingly, this also offers an opportunity for nonprofits to crowdsource from stakeholders feedback on how well an organization reflects its core mission. Applications are open March 1 through 28, 2011.

Follow the Leader is the second of three interactive service challenges sponsored by the Points of Light Institute to inspire people to become involved in community service. FTL integrates social media and game dynamics to move people to make commitments to service. In this interview with Michael Nealis, Interactive Strategy Coordinator for HandsOn Network, he outlines the goals, social media elements, and potential learnings from this unique social media activism campaign.

Though it may seem impossible to create a personal relationship with a family of bears, the North American Bear Center has enabled that beautifully through Facebook. All told, Lily the Bear's fans have helped to raise $159,597 from 23,502 fans just this year. In terms of social network fundraising, that's huge. The real question is why. In this blog post, we'll examine what the NABC has done so well that could be replicable by others.