Chrystia Freeland’s excellent essay on Business Journalism slowly draws you into her argument that getting data is easy, but telling a story isn’t. I believe that not only getting data, but the barriers to cheaply process data are lowering. This has implications for those who haven’t learned how to be “narrators.” “We are living in the [...]
Being fluent in finance is important. Now, even more so because institutions take advantage of the average person’s ignorance on this issue. If you’re not sure how, check out a fantastic video on the recent credit crisis by my instructional design hero, Jonathan Jarvis. The Credit Crisis – Animatic from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo. Today, [...]
I have many friends on Facebook or Twitter who would understand business models involving free content, but pull back from the bleeding edge of tech and you’ll find many people who don’t understand how business is conducted online. Chris Anderson’s book, Free: The Future of a Radical Price, is a great introduction on the concept. [...]
I’m working on creating training content for online delivery, but I need a system that will deliver the content created for me. I would like your help by having you do one of the following: email the attached form to people who would be interested in creating the sytem or might know someone who could [...]
Some people using services now or going to need services in the next few months, have a uniqueness that nonprofits haven’t encountered. Some were dual income parents that both worked in real estate. Some were single income, single parents who have been laid off by the banking industry. Others were part of organizations that have [...]
This is a great article by Susan Ellis, who is nationally recognized expert on volunteer management and the history volunteerism, is valuable for any organization. Which stage is your organization in? Where should it be? How will you get it to the most effective stage to be effective? The History of Volunteer Involvement in Seven [...]
