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)

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