Thousands of the brightest and most passionate people working to improve child, maternal, and reproductive health gathered today at the 92YTribeca in New York City to share ideas, raise awareness, and inspire action around motherhood and social media. Check out our favorite 20 quotes from Mom+Social … tweetable of course. “It is, for me, […]
When it comes to corporate social responsibility (CSR), consumers want more than aspirational mission statements. According to the newly released 2012 Cone Communications Corporate Social Return Trend Tracker, 84 percent of Americans hold companies accountable for producing and communicating the results of CSR commitments by going beyond the mission to robustly communicate progress against well-defined […]
Mom+Social is a special, one-day global summit focused on motherhood and the role of social media, technology, and philanthropy to improve the health of moms and children everywhere. Hundreds of the brightest and most passionate people working to improve child, maternal, and reproductive health will gather on May 8, 2013 at the 92YTribeca in New […]
Guest post by Tara Greco Spring is here, which means, “change of season.” In my house that’s code for “time to shop.” And for this change of season, I’m shopping AND shwopping. British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) debuted its shwopping program in April 2012 and it’s really caught on in the UK. If you’re […]
Guest post by Myrdin Thompson Yesterday I ran my first mini-marathon. This is certainly a milestone for a 43 year old mother of three who a year ago the furthest I might walk, yet alone run, was from the couch to the local library…which is only a block away. But in the past two years I […]
Guest post by Catchafire’s Hayley Samuelson . Catchafire is an innovative social enterprise working hard to create a more efficient and effective social good sector and a world where it is commonplace to serve for the greater good. We believe that by providing meaningful pro bono experiences for both skilled professionals and the organizations with whom they […]
In light of the April 15 bombings at the Boston Marthon, The Huffington Post shared a few ways to help. The Red Cross says the best way to help right now is to get in touch with loved ones through its Safe And Well Listings. The organization is not asking for blood donations at this time. […]
The big questions on all nonprofit and social gooders’ minds: are things getting better? Are nonprofits finding more success online? Are the top-line numbers up? Should your online fundraising director get a raise? And in a lot of ways, the answers are yes. According to the latest eNonprofit Benchmark Study, online and email programs continue […]
By Daniel Gabis, communications consultant at APCO Worldwide If you’ve opened a laptop or turned on a TV in the last week, you know the Supreme Court has just heard arguments in two landmark cases involving same-sex marriage: a challenge to California’s controversial ban on same-sex marriage (Prop. 8), and to the so-called Defense of Marriage […]
This week (March 26 and 27), the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on two historic cases for marriage equality. Below we offer you our favorite 5 viral videos that have made us laugh, cry, or simply remember why everyone deserves to be treated fairly and equally under the law – no matter who they […]
