In a unique approach to voluntarism, Ben Rigby has taken the time element out of doing good works. For the past 15 years, he has focused his efforts on developing youth-focused Web and mobile phone software for non-profits and brand-name companies. In 2008, he co-founded The Extraordinaries, the micro-volunteering network that allows people to volunteer on-demand and on-the-spot using mobile phones and the Internet. Rigby's group is part of a new movement that combines tiny technology and huge social goals. He is the author of Mobilizing Generation 2.0, a handbook that promotes using virtual technologies to recruit, organize and engage youth. It's all part of the micro world. What began with microscopes and microbiology has morphed into microeverything: microchips, microhousing, microjobs. And now: microvolunteerism. About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
Artist: tedx youth Video title: TEDxNASA - Ben Rigby - Micro-Volunteering - Giving Back for Busy People Category: Talks Views: 244 Submitted by: vensss
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