collaboration

Changing our vision of Change: Revisiting the Pollyanna Principles

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Last week, the New York Times ran an article exploring a segment of the nonprofit/social impact sector that the author saw as a small minority of organizations, but one I care deeply about: those that plan to go out of business. The article featured Malaria No More, and their vision of the project’s work: to [...]

April 5, 2011 3 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

Funneling Frustration: Building the future for technology and social change

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At the end of 2010, I started having a weekly, 30-minute skype call with my friend Vanessa Rhinesmith. There is no agenda. We do not work together. We call these weekly calls, “brain dates.” It is a chance to connect in real time, share ideas, and generally have space to explore ideas or questions that [...]

January 7, 2011 7 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

New on SSIR: Reflections on Jumo & Need for Co-Creation

My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review is now up – you can check out the blog and conversation on the SSIR opinion blog, or read it reposted below. —– I recently posted about Jumo with reflections, notes from my experience using the new platform, and questions – this post has also generated [...]

January 7, 2011 1 comment CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

Blog Redesign: A collaborative approach

I’m really excited to [finally] announce that I’m going to be redesigning this blog/website. And, I hope it will come as no surprise to any of you when I say that I’m hoping to make it an open process! Why This website has been a great place for me to post ideas and share lessons [...]

July 29, 2010 1 comment CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

Future Trends in Charity Communications #CC2020

Ben Matthews has just announced the launch of CharityComms 2020, an initiative that Bright One has been spearheading in partnership with CharityComms, the professional body for charity communicators. In Ben’s words: CharityComms 2020 is a presentation where key figures in charity communications have teamed up to produce a snapshot of the most significant communications trends [...]

June 16, 2010 3 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

Oregon Foundation looking for a Million Dollar Idea

Meyer Memorial Trust is a private foundation in Oregon, USA, that has a pioneering spirit and is always up to something new, different, and meaningful – plus it is quite near to my heart. I worked for the Chalkboard Project fresh out of university, a nonprofit organization founded and fueled by Foundations for a Better [...]

June 15, 2010 7 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

Project Spaces: A Format for Outcome-Driven Events

This event format that I’m calling Project Spaces is a response to my experience and what I hear echoed throughout the “innovation” sector: that we have lots of opportunities to come together and people are excited to share and collaborate, but nothing ever “happens.”  Project Spaces is a format that includes a longer-term process instead [...]

April 2, 2010 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

Thrivability: A Collaborative Sketch

I’m so excited to announce the launch of Thrivability: A Collaborative Sketch – a new book curated by Jean Russell with a collection of over 60 essays crafting a topography for thriving.  I have the great honor to be included in this collection and take such pride in sharing it with all of you! There [...]

March 12, 2010 2 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

Interview: Scott Anderson of ClientTrack

I recently had the opportunity to connect with Scott Anderson from ClientTrack, a software solution aimed at increasing the impact of social benefit organizations and their work by “integrating people, processes, and technology.”  You can learn more about Scott and the work ClientTrack is doing in the interview below. —– Scott Anderson is the Director [...]

January 23, 2010 6 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…