Andre Blackman, an agent of change and innovation within the public health community, leads tonight's #ZooGood chat at 9 p.m. EST. Anyone who knows Andre can tell you this guy is passionate about the role of new media, mobile technology and other useful innovations as it relates to health communications and public health in general – resulting in Public Health 2.0. Andre feels that public health and new media are focused on the people, so there should be parallels to how they both interact

Tonight's chat will revolve around health-related fundraising and social media. Andre may touch on how to get involved & donate to health-related campaigns, is it better to rally campaigns around a broader cause or around an individual, building a story about the cause or individual, and privacy.

His background consists of science and technology organizations, health nonprofits and traditional public relations. Andre has been a featured speaker/commentator on a number of Public Health 2.0 related conversations around HIV/AIDS, mobile health, health disparities and new forms of health journalism. He has worked alongside organizations such as the Black AIDS Institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dept. of Health and Human Services and the North Carolina Division of Public Health to educate and promote innovation around important health initiatives and opportunities. You can find his thoughts on public health and innovation through his blog, Pulse + Signal. 

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This Tuesday night's #zoogood chat (9 EST) features Civilination's Andrea Weckerle. Andrea will focus on how to get attention and donations for new nonprofits, especially, in the realm of behavioral change vs. "save the cute puppies and kittens (her words, not mine)." This is particularly appropriate for about 70 percept of nonprofit organizations, which have an operating budget under $500,000 a year and more than 100 new NPOs file with the IRS *each day* (according to Idealist).

To participate, follow along on Twitter via the #zooGood hashtag. The question's qill be issued from @razoo, and follow Andrea at @aweckerle. Also, the civilination Twitter handle is @civilination.

Civilination believes that free speech is enhanced through civil dialog and a rational exchange of information and ideas. By fostering an online culture in which individuals can fully engage and contribute without fear or threat of being the target of unwarranted abuse, harassment, or lies, the core ideals of democracy are upheld.

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