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Coopeting for the Gold Medal Using Theory of Change
This week, we are reporting from the winter Olympic games in Sochi. Among stories receiving the greatest buzz is the iconic image of Canada’s Dufour-Lapointe sisters holding hands as they received gold and silver medals in women’s freestyle moguls. With their eyes on...
Beyond Housing 2014 LIVE
We have experienced an interesting time of reflection this month – between the 50th Anniversary of the War on Poverty and the 85th birthday of Martin Luther King, which caused us to remember and reflect on 50 years of the Civil Rights Movement. The...
2014 Nonprofit Trends: Focusing on Building Better Nonprofits
Like many of you, we have been wrestling with the 21st century: What will it be? What should it be called? With hindsight, we are clear that the 18th century was the Agricultural Age, the 19th Century was the Industrial Age, and the 20th Century was the Information...
Favorite Inspirations to Celebrate the Holidays 2013
All-You-Can-Read Holiday Buffet: 2013
We love the idea of holiday buffets – you get to sample lots of good food and try new things. We aim for the same notion with Social TrendSpotter – we hope you sample good content and learn about new things to try. As you know, we play in many spaces and...
Nonprofit Trends & Inspiration: Top 5 TrendSpotter Favorites of 2013
With the hustle and bustle of the holidays in full swing, we present you the short and sweet list of favorite TrendSpotter blogs of 2013. After all the meals are served, gifts delivered, and donations acknowledged, we invite you to pause a moment, take...
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Things We Can Learn from Gladwell’s David and Goliath
Friday, November 22nd marks the 50th anniversary of the John F. Kennedy assassination. It is a sad day in U.S. history, but many (including our friends in Dallas) are choosing to commemorate what was meaningful about his life. JFK was a giant among men,...
Be With the In-Crowd: Three Challenges to Follow
While much is said in the social sector about leadership, little is mentioned about followership, which is equally important for us to move the needle on many issues. We certainly need great leaders to create a vision, build a team, and forge ahead to accomplish...
In Case You Missed It
We love the idea of cross-over artists – country artists who record hit records for rock fans or vice versa. What if we applied this concept to organizations in the social sector? Nonprofits who operate in the criminal justice space can also play in the...