Creative Sunday Morning
50 USC/Annenberg students crowd into my yard for a creative journey. Written by Gary Wexler. Designed by Mona Molayem. Perhaps the biggest creative challenge of the morning was teaching the students...
View ArticleDoes Tech Own Innovation?
First day of class, USC students answer with a resounding “Yes!” Does innovation only belong to technology? Is it not an equal opportunity possibility in many fields? And in what ways does this matter...
View ArticleThe subplot that will alter the corporate-nonprofit relationship.
The plot is money. Both corporations and nonprofits need to turn this relationship into money. But the subplot….ahh the subplot is BIG IDEAS for the world. And there is no one better than these two...
View ArticleCan there be an equal conversation between corporate philanthropy and...
Four corporate philanthropy directors are sitting on a stage chatting up the attending crowd about what they fund, how they fund, why they fund, when they fund, why they won’t fund and what they...
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You don’t want to miss out being part of this powerful conversation of possibility. The future of both business and nonprofit entities belongs to the collaboration between the two. However, we have...
View ArticleHaas Fund's Big Omission.
Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund just released a seminal report for a changing nonprofit sector. Underdeveloped: A National Study of Challenges Facing Nonprofit Fundraising, states statistics that...
View ArticleBoard members expecting magic
Hello Board Members. We’re fully aware we were not invited to the table to force this conversation upon you. But this is a Revolution. And we are determined to engage you in critical issues that many...
View ArticleThe oldest guy in the room.
This week, as the founder of the Revolution, I was invited into two situations where I was the oldest guy in the room—by many years. ThinkLA Interactive Awards. Thursday night, ThinkLA hosted the...
View ArticleDesigning a cause
No other political campaign has understood the power of design like the 08 Obama campaign. Selling change isn’t easy. Capturing the the hearts and souls of society, even more of a struggle. But isn’t...
View ArticleBusiness people's mistake.
How many times has the Revolution heard from successful business people, “I know how to market this nonprofit. I’ve built a huge company marketing products and services.” The Revolution has great...
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