Also published at the Huffington Post. Recently, I raised an awkward question: "Are Nonprofits Designed to Fail?"As I wrote, for all the good work a nonprofit may do, it's often hard to tell if a it's really making a difference: fixing the underlying problem, rather than forever treating symptoms.Now almost by definition, the challenges that nonprofits tackle are hard ones. … [Read more...] about The Social Impact Movement: Designing Nonprofits to Succeed
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5 Reasons for Hope From a Gathering of Nonprofit Leaders
Also published at the Huffington Post. People who set out to change the world often get the feeling they may have to settle for a few square feet.Poverty, violence, hunger, disease and injustice are made of resilient stuff, to say nothing of self-interest, bureaucracy and sheer complexity.That's why an event like this year's Nonprofit Management Institute conference is so … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons for Hope From a Gathering of Nonprofit Leaders
Anatomy of a Logo
I love logo design, everything about it, but especially the thought that goes on behind the process - the 'why' of how a new logo comes to be. When our client Global Majority came to us to update their branding and message, this was a great opportunity to explore the connection between an organization and their goals, values, and promise.Global Majority's current logo was about … [Read more...] about Anatomy of a Logo
Are Nonprofits Designed to Fail?
Also published at the Huffington Post. There's a story often told in nonprofit circles to inspire hope. It's the one about the starfish, which in one version goes like this:A man is walking on a beach and comes across a little girl tossing stranded starfish back into the water. Seeing the multitudes of other starfish, he asks, "Does that really make a difference?""It does to … [Read more...] about Are Nonprofits Designed to Fail?
I Want a Desk Like a Super-Villain’s: Will Intelligent Agents Give Me One?
Also published at the Huffington Post. Every super-villain has a lair.And in every super-villain's lair, there is a gorgeous companion, a weird sidekick, and... the desk.The sleek, perfectly uncluttered desk, from which our super-villain will rule the world. On it may be a sleek computer, the desktop of which is itself perfectly uncluttered, aside from the Go button for the … [Read more...] about I Want a Desk Like a Super-Villain’s: Will Intelligent Agents Give Me One?