Tim O’Reilly wrote on his blog, as it relates to the theme for Web 2.0 Summit 2008 -

In an era of looming scarcities, economic disruption, and the possibility of catastrophic ecological change, it’s time for us all to wake up, to take our new “superpowers” seriously, and to use them to solve problems that really matter.

Inspired by this theme, Web 2.0 Expo New York is happy to announce the participants of our Non-Profit Pavilion. We selected 8 non-profit organizations who use Web 2.0 tools and technologies to achieve their mission. They will have booths on the Expo floor, and the pavilion is called out on the map in our Program Guides.

Stop by their booths, visit their website - lend your support!

ChangingThePresent lets you make the world a better place, one gift at a time. Choose from among 1,500 opportunities, such as preserving an acre of the rainforest, funding an hour of cancer research, or providing books for children. It’s easy to give these gifts to friends and also use them for your own charitable giving.

Amoration is an interactive 3D media organization producing groundbreaking works in health, education, human rights and sustainable cleantech innovations. From virtual world design and development to videos, events and festival art installations, Amoration can guide you through the nuances of compassionate social media for live campaign success.

Creative Commons is a not-for-profit organization, founded in 2001, that promotes the creative re-use of intellectual and artistic works, whether owned or in the public domain. Through its free copyright licenses, Creative Commons offers authors, artists, scientists, and educators the choice of a flexible range of protections and freedoms that build upon the “all rights reserved” concept of traditional copyright to enable a voluntary “some rights reserved” approach. Creative Commons was built with and is sustained by the generous support of organizations including the Center for the Public Domain, Omidyar Network, The Rockefeller Foundation, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, as well as members of the public.

DonorsChoose.org is a nonprofit organization that provides an easy way for everyday people to make a difference in public schools. Teachers across the U.S. share their ideas for classroom projects on our website. Then, citizen philanthropists like you choose projects to fund, and then hear back from the classrooms.

Knowmore.org describes itself as a “Corporation-Watch Search Engine,” designed to aid activists and responsible consumers in shopping with a conscience.

Social Actions connects people with opportunities to take action in an effort to increase the scope and impact of the citizen sector. We have built a search interface and open API that syndicates actions from 20+ social action platforms, including Kiva, DonorsChoose, Idealist and Change.org.

The US India Business Alliance (USIBA) is a dynamic 501(c)(6) not-for-profit organization, organized with the mission of improving trade and investment between the United States and India. With offices in Washington, DC and New Delhi, we function as a bilateral trade organization. USIBA has been at the forefront of issues that impact US and Indian companies in growing trade between the two countries.

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