It's already been a month since the Boston Marathon bombing. It was a harrowing day (and week with the ensuing manhunt), which I recounted in my new...
Last month, the United Nations marked 1000 days until the 2015 deadline of the "Millennium Development Goals," a program started in 2000 with the goal of eliminating the worst impacts of human poverty within 15 years.
Instant gratification is important for nonprofits too when do-gooders are searching for that local charity to give a holiday or year-end gift to. But like Green Apple bookstore, you need position yourself for success. If you're not top of mind, they'll skip over you.
You have until Nov. 14, World Diabetes Day, to participate in the Big Blue Test. Your body -- and thousands of people with diabetes who will receive the supplies, treatments and education they need to live because you took a few minutes today to move your body -- will thank you.
There's so much to learn from Menchie's Frozen Yogurt and their cause marketing fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association -- their program is so good, so rich, so creamy and so delicious it will require more than one serving for this cause marketer.
But the fact that Komen founder Nancy Brinker sits atop this pyramid is a disgrace, and we need to ratchet up our calls for her to quit Komen for good.
No one wants to form a partnership with a celebrity who ends up in a line up or caught up in a host of other brand damning by association situations. So why is Lance Armstrong and Livestrong still a smart move for a plethora of potential partners?
The Internet is obviously a vast community connecting more people in new ways. The basis of progress centers on the concept of community, and what tha...
Socially conscious shopping seems to be all the rage as more and more companies align themselves with a variety of charitable causes.
The latest promotion from beauty brand Elizabeth Arden combines cause marketing with Pinterest. I was struck by how easy it is to execute a cause ma...
I have often wondered about the scalability of fair trade. It all boils down to how much the consumer is willing sacrifice and pay. Are consumers wi...
As a social entrepreneur, Marisol Maldonado combines her passion for helping, her engaging personality and a keen eye for smart strategy to elevate awareness and positive action for causes. So what fuels her passion for helping others?
As emerging technology surges through the fast-emerging economies of the world, a power shift unprecedented in scope is inevitable. As marketers, we need to be prepared for it, and we need to be able to harness it.
For Watch City Brewing Company's owner Jocelyn Hughes and brewers Aaron Mateychuk and Kelly McKnight, it all started with a desire to help a family that had lost its husband, father and provider in a terrible fire.
Think about the implications for nonprofit marketing. You've worked hard to create a strong emotional message with your nonprofit videos but on smartphones it will fall on blind eyes. So, if you can't make people cry on their smartphones, what should your goals be?
If the recent past is any indication of Susan G. Komen's future, you must decide if your personal investment and that of your board members and executive team is more important than the success of the foundation.
Whether it is a New Yorker at a fundraising gala, a company seeking to beat the competition, or a customer trying to decide between two brands, we all aspire to altruism. It feels good to do good things in the world, and to be appreciated for it.
Ryan Scott, CEO of Causecast, is a visionary idealist with a plan. As a leader in the cause marketing field, he has some inspiring and thought-provoking insights into the future of Social Good.
Planned Parenthood of Greater Northwest distributed 55,000 condoms to colleges in western Washington state with QR codes that when scanned went to a sex check-in site called Wheredidyouwearit.com.
To start the year off on an inspirational note, here are three examples of causepreneurs who've built beloved, successful companies that emphasize a commitment to caring for others.
With the upheaval of last year still fresh in our minds, leading brands and corporations must learn to act in concert with citizen consumers, taking their concerns, and their collective power, seriously.
There is so much that goes on in the world that is positive, moving things forward, making change happen. What we love most about Milkshake is finding the stories and products and people who are mostly unknown but making big impacts.
Is your nonprofit right for Pinterest? Ask yourself these questions.
Here are my picks for the best local cause marketing programs of 2011. In short, these programs inspired me and made me proud to be a cause marketer.
There's a nagging question for me. Should a national leader in anti-hunger programs have a partnerhip with a fast food chain that sells mostly anti-nutritional foods that should be served to families with a side of Lipitor?
