Today is Halloween, which means it’s time for another monster list. In keeping with my Halloween tradition on the blog, today I’d like to add to past monster lists (of social change blogs, conferences, books, and resources) with a monster list of social changemakers to follow on Twitter. I know, I know, Twitter is struggling. Maybe […]
The Critical Alignment Discussion
I’m back from Spring break, which came right as the flurry of discussion about my blog post The Critical Alignment of Mission, Money and Competence was winding down. I really appreciate the great comments and discussion from Sean Stannard-Stockton (of the Tactical Philanthropy blog), Nathaniel Whittemore (of Change.org’s Social Entrepreneurship blog), Kjerstin Erickson (founder of […]
The Fundraising Payback of Social Media
There’s much talk lately about social media (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, blogs, etc.). In fact it can at times feel like the beginning of a cult. And there is increasing pressure on nonprofits, in the midst of an increasingly difficult fundraising climate, to jump on the social media bandwagon. Blogs and journals are riddled with articles […]
What Creates an Environment for Social Innovation?
I’ve been thinking about it a lot. Indeed, the very reason I created Social Velocity was to spur, or grow the movement for social innovation here in Austin and the Southwest region. There is a reason (or reasons) why our region has not yet caught the wave of social innovation that has been sweeping the […]
Social Media for Nonprofits: How and Why
If you are a nonprofit manager struggling with social media (what it is, how to use it, whether its a good idea for your organization or not) read this great post by Amy Southerland, a communications consultant for nonprofits. Social media is Internet and mobile applications for sharing information and ideas. It includes blogs, Twitter, […]