Jun 11 2015

Social Innovation Summit 2015: The Micro-Volunteering Revolution Is Upon Us

With mobile, web and social technology enabling new forms of communication and interaction, nonprofits are able to tap into volunteerism at a fundamentally distributed and micro level. We spoke with Megan Christenson, director of Points of Light Civic Accelerator, to get her take on this emerging trend.

Explore all of BizTech's Social Innovation Summit 2015 coverage, including articles and video interviews with industry leaders, on our SIS landing page.

Participants

    • Megan Christenson, Director of Points of Light Civic Accelerator

Video Highlights

  • As the sharing economy allows industries to be tapped at a micro level, the definition of volunteering is changing
  • People are able to give their time, money and energy without major committments