by Denver Frederick | Jun 25, 2018 | Guest Interview
There is a lot in the news these days about social movements such as #MeToo, #NeverAgain, and a number of others. Have you ever wondered if there were certain patterns or practices to these movements which ultimately help determine how successful they will be? Well, it turns out, there are, and they have been chronicled in a wonderful new book entitled How Change Happens: Why Some Social Movements Succeed While Others Don’t.
It’s a pleasure to have with us Leslie Crutchfield, its author, who also serves as the Executive Director of the Global Social Enterprise Initiative at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.
by Denver Frederick | Jul 26, 2017 | Guest Interview
“…our whole ethos is that we work to support Americans who want to make a difference in their own backyards. So, whether that’s taking folks on a trip, a hike in an afternoon, cleaning up a local river, or retiring a coal plant and replacing it with clean energy, we very much believe in the power of individuals to affect great change.”
by Denver Frederick | Jun 19, 2016 | Guest Interview
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society raises more than $300 million a year with an average donation of just $75. Amassing that huge network of grass-roots backers has helped the New York State-based charity pump more than $1 billion into research that has “led to the discovery of virtually every modern therapy used to treat the blood cancers,” says Louis DeGennaro, the society’s chief executive officer. Blood cancers are the third-leading cause of U.S. cancer deaths.