• Italy | "Internet is freedom": Lawrence Lessig at the Chamber of Deputies
  There were high expectations for Lawrence Lessig's lecture at the Chamber of Deputies yesterday afternoon during the event "Internet is freedom". Some days before, the organizers asked people to tweet about the theme of the conference: the chosen hashtag was #difenderelarete, a reference to some recent bills attempting to limitate freedom of expression on the web. There were thousands of tweets and even more during the speech, making the topic the most popular of the day in Italy.
  But, apparently, mainstream media still don't get it: the lecture was preceded by a speech of the President of the Chamber, praising the Internet as a force of peace and innovation, and that is the only part of the conference that has made it to the news so far.

Can a single email raise a million dollars? Can it save a life?

With a simple email request -- buy a $10 bed net, save a life -- the Nothing But Nets campaign has galvanized popular, business, entertainment and media support for the fight to prevent malaria infections worldwide.

The campaign has come a long way since Rick Reilly wrote his 2006 Sports Illustrated column about malaria. To date, it has raised more than $25 million, delivered over 2.5 million bed nets -- and shows no signs of slowing down.

Join the PdF Network on Thursday, December 3 to hear from Shannon Raybold, Special Projects Director, UN Foundation, about how to turn a simple request for help into a successful online strategy.

Thursday, Dec 3rd at the PdF Network
A $10 Challenge Turns into $25 Million: The "Nothing But Nets" Case Study
1-2 p.m. EST

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Dec 17 | Learning from the Obama Campaign About the Future of Mobile Politicking | Scott Goodstein, CEO, Revolution Messaging

Are you in charge of your organization's email list? Do you wonder if your list is performing up to snuff? What's a good response rate? How is the financial crisis affecting the environment for online fundraising?

This Thursday, October 1st, 1:00-2:00pm EST on the PdF Network conference call we'll be talking with two experts, Marc Ruben and Karen Matheson of M+R Strategic Services. They'll be sharing the results of their eNonprofit Benchmarks Study for 2009, done in tandem with NTEN. It's based on an analysis of online messaging, fundraising, and advocacy data from 32 leading nonprofit organizations. We'll cover topics like...

Do the netroots -- a term now embraced by Merriam-Webster -- represent the Democratic party base or a small but vocal minority?; the DNC announces plans for a new online platform-crafting site much like the RNC's GOPPlatform2008.com; Latino bloggers react to the presidential campaigns outreach effforts; t-shirt contest!; and much, much more.

Emailing Democratic superdelegates; divining why Silicon Valley voting for Clinton; youth registration and voting keeps rising; rating the best political data visualizations; Obama and Clinton keep raising huge amounts online, with Obama pulling away; meanwhile GOP efforts look flat; Obama vs U2?; Hillary's plugging her url a lot more; and viral political video here and in Australia