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A Tool to Attract More People to Your Cause …

Friday, August 1st, 2008

 … even when you have few resources. Or to make your small donation matter more.
Want to launch a campaign to spruce up your nearby park?
Like to share your expertise with others, for the greater good?
Like to track the success of a project you supported?
For your cause or club, like a user-friendly way find the best [...]

 
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What Most Worries Women? Getting Fat or…?

Monday, May 26th, 2008

This news is sad, yet not surprising. As women, we are more concerned about our weight (56%) and eating right (36%) than we are worried about getting

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Be the First to Build a Community Around Your Idea, Brand or Cause

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Want to become the unexpected top-of-mind choice? Take a page from how politics is played now. “If the typical Gore (presidential campaign fundraising) event was 20 people in a living room writing six-figure checks, and the Kerry event was 2,000 people in a hotel ballroom writing four-figure checks, this year for Obama we have rallies [...]

When a Conference Audience Gets Ugly in Live Time

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

Traditionally, conference attendees fill out conference evaluations after a session or conference is over, but the SXSW conference for tech and entertainment folks is anything but traditional. Some attendees heckled in real time at the  “pandering” and/or “self-promoting” style of Business Week’s “Valley Girl” columnist Sarah Lacey during her interview of Facebook CEO, Mark Zukerberg.A “trainwreck.”(Advice: [...]

Here Comes Everybody

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

Just weeks before her wedding, Ivanna got out of a cab in New York, leaving her T-Mobile Sidekick cell phone behind. Her friend sent emails to the Sidekick account offering a reward for the phone’s return. No answer. So Ivanna bought a new phone. When she activated Sidekick she was startled to find [...]

How We Find Pork in the Federal Budget

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

For once, the White House House is striking back against Congress in a way that serves our public interest. Equally surprising, they (or, more accurately the Office of Management and Budget) is using a social media tool to shame the politicians by showing the pork-barrel projects they are sending back to their districts. As [...]

Today He Recalls the Fateful Turning Point on Nov. 10, 2007

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Asking “us” to join him rather than to fight “them.” Offering to meet with others rather than to battle to win. That, Dave Brooks writes today, is the defining difference between the two Democratic presidential candidates – and he saw it first on November 10th. Can ”a non-hierarchical, collaborative leader” really “inspire autonomous individuals [...]

Rally Support Quickly on Facebook

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

A huge protest on Monday gives you a blueprint on how to jumpstart your call to action. It happened quickly. If hundreds of thousands of Colombians can organize a protest on Facebook, to take to the streets against the violence-prone Marxist rebel group, FARC then perhaps you and like-minded others can launch [...]

Forge a Partnership to Battle the Bigger Guy

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

You don’t have to be a powerful politician to increase your influence by partnering. Emulate their tactics. Here’s how:
1. Are You Under Someone’s Thumb?
When your piece of the pie keeps getting smaller, don’t battle others for a bigger piece – making their share smaller. Instead join forces with them and fight [...]

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