Everybody’s abuzz about the new book, Manage Your Day-to-Day, by the folks at 99U. The subtitle—build your routine, find your focus & sharpen your creative mind—pretty much describes the insides. For those of us drawn, for whatever reasons, to the productivity, self-help, get-creative, work-smarter books, this one hums. It’s succinct. Editor Joycelyn […]
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Now for something practical for the leader who’s getting ready for an interview: The Esquire Guy’s Guide to Media Interviews. Even more practical, a link to Kivi Leroux Miller’s 7 Ways to Repurpose Your Content. And a nice overview on Infographics from Socialbrite. Social entrepreneurs are not content just to give a fish or teach how to fish. They […]
Turn Your Nonprofit Brand into a Powerful Place
Nonprofit Brand as Place Quit reading this and take a minute to think of an actual place that means a great deal to you—where you are energized or nourished. Is there a park, a coffee shop, a certain neighborhood or street, a section along a river? Hey, you’re […]
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From the Skoll Foundation, the question, “What will the world look like in 50 years?” “The problems facing our world are so large that they demand disruptive thinking,” they say. “We don’t have time to think in incremental terms. It’s time to challenge the status quo, and dare to imagine what we can do.” Here’s […]
Kolkata Kids Map Their Neighborhood
They call themselves “Daredevils” because to do their work, you need courage. Youth in Kolkata, India, (formerly Calcutta) are mapping their world. As they were helping vaccinate this neighborhood in one of India’s largest cities, these youth discovered they weren’t even on the map. The Google map showed it as simply blank. So, wanting to be […]