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Aug 7, 2017
Speaking for the Trees: A Unique Approach to Executive Leadership
Trees Atlanta's shared leadership structure emphasizes trust and collaboration. Their model maximizes the individual work of their organization's staff to help protect Atlanta's forests and create new green space through planting, conserving, and educating.
Aug 7, 2017
Rozalia Project: Strategy, Innovation and a Great Boat
Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean’s mission is to clean and protect the ocean and conserve a healthy, thriving marine ecosystem. The organization uses innovative approaches such as their own oceanographic research vessel and crowdfunded Cora Ball to grow upon the work of traditional environmental nonprofit.
Aug 7, 2017
Connecting the Dots
As their campaign work has evolved to include fossil fuels and big energy, their rebrand has allowed Stand to tell a deeper story about who they are, while continuing to take on issues that threaten our communities and our environments.
Aug 7, 2017
Tell Your Story
Storytelling is a valuable tool for all nonprofits who are working to engage their members or a wider audience. Sharing personal stories of challenges and triumph, particularly in a relatable and emotionally engaging way, can evoke empathy for the individual, the nonprofit and the cause as a whole.
Aug 7, 2017
The Scrap Exchange: Where Community is Key
The Scrap Exchange is unlike anything you've seen before. Housed in a fifty-year-old movie theatre, the organization is fueled by community, creativity, and, of course, scraps in hopes of leading a Refuse Revolution.
Jul 3, 2017
An Integrated Approach to Social Change
The Omega Institute was born out of the belief that if you if you work on yourself, if you become a kinder, more compassionate person, the world will become a better place. Now in its 40th year, almost 1 million people have participated in Omega’s workshops, conferences and retreats that are designed to inspire personal and social change.
Jul 3, 2017
LEADing the Way for a New Model of Sustainability
By becoming leaner in its operations, more selective and engaged in its recruiting practices, more strategic in fundraising and development strategies, and more intentional in research and development, Shaw University’s renaissance has been nothing less than transformational.
Jul 3, 2017
Using New Media to Educate on Traditional Practices
BimBam, sometimes referred to as the "Schoolhouse Rock for Jews," has embraced new media to reach its target audience. Learn about how the organization finds inventive ways to educate on traditional Judaic practices.
Jul 3, 2017
Showing Up: A Community Who Cares
While Read and Feed provides meals and tutoring to Kindergarten and elementary school children, it is so much more than a literacy program.
Jul 3, 2017
Digital Storytelling: Elevating Youth as Agents of Change
Through the use of local technology and media arts, Footage Foundation supports young people so that their experiences are communicated, their voices are amplified, and their solutions are acted upon to inspire sustainable transformation.