Communicate, Fundraising, Impact Measurement, Marketing & Communication, Storytelling
If you’ve been feeling a sense of déjà vu, you are not wrong. The Ice Bucket Challenge has returned! This viral phenomenon during the summer of 2014 earned a top spot in the annals of fundraising history for raising more than $115 million for the ALS...
Communicate, Fundraising, Guest Blogs, Marketing & Communication, Social Impact Architects
Millions of Americans will have a front row seat on Saturday to an “out of this world” experience – an annular solar eclipse (also known as a “ring of fire”). It will be 2046 before another one is visible in the contiguous United States. We hope everyone gets a chance...
Communicate, COVID-19, Fundraising, Guest Blogs, Marketing & Communication, Social Impact Architects
I am a huge fan of Gretchen Rubin and her work on The Happiness Project. While not an expert in happiness herself, she has studied the research, implemented it with friends and family, and summarized her findings in a number of bestselling books. She takes happiness...
Annual Traditions, Board Development, Organizational Assessments, Social Impact Architects, Social Movements, Summer Reading
This summer, the World Cup reminded us that halftime is about more than taking a break. It is the moment when teams step away from the action, study the field and ask important questions: What is working? Where are we losing ground? What needs to change before we head...
Annual Traditions, Communicate, Fundraising, Giving Trends, Grow, Growth/Scaling Plans, Marketing & Communication, Social Impact Architects, Storytelling
As Americans celebrate Independence Day and our nation’s 250th birthday this weekend, I’ve been reflecting on one of the qualities that has always made our country unique. Nearly 200 years ago, French political thinker Alexis de Tocqueville traveled across the United...
