Two panels at the afternoon session of the 2009 National Conference on Citizenship (co-hosted by Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement and the Case Foundation) explored why social media is important for civic engagement and how organizations can utilize it.


Panelists were:
Why Social Media is Important for Civic Engagement?
Diana Aviv of Independent Sector
Anne Mosle of W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Micah Sifry of Personal Democracy Forum
Moderated by Christopher Gates of Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement


How Can Organizations Best Utilize Social Media?
Scott Heiferman of Meetup.org
Andrew McDowell on behalf of the Pickens Plan
Adam Conner of Facebook
Jake Brewer of Sunlight Foundation
Moderated by Michael Smith of the Case Foundation


Additional session speakers not captured in this video include remarks by political strategist Joe Trippi and Craigslist Founder Craig Newmark.