By Dawn Michelle Wilson
I recently read about the design for a new tower called the Hydra Tower. This skyscraper would harness lightning and use it to smash molecules of water into hydrogen and oxygen, thereby creating hydrogen energy. The allure of this idea is of course that a natural resource is being used and re-purposed without creating any waste and without depleting the earth. The downside of the idea is that it might not be entirely practical - who wants to be inside that tower when it is struck by lightning? And, where, besides the tropics, could this kind of building be constructed?
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Collective Impact: Widening Audiences, Widening Impact
By R. Christine Hershey
Lately, a buzz concept in social change has emerged. It's called "collective impact." The idea is as simple and as logical as it sounds - organizations across different sectors can partner and have a larger, more profound impact than one organization working by itself.
Collective impact projects like Strive Together in Kentucky and Cincinnati have shown tremendous promise, increasing students' school success despite daunting budget cuts. Corporations are also jumping on the bandwagon. Mars is working across sectors with NGOs, local governments and direct competitors to improve the lives of their cocoa farmers in the Ivory Coast.
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Single Actions Live Forever In Today's Instant News Cycle
By Kirsty Burkhart
Did you catch the whirlwind NPR scandal earlier this month? The furor over fundraiser Ron Schiller's comments and actions, taped surreptitiously and posted to YouTube by James O'Keefe, offers several lessons for those of us engaged in causes and communications. How fast is too fast? In the age of the Internet, many of us feel pressured to move and react instantly. Reputations are made and broken in the fraction of time it takes to hit "send" or "submit." Read More>>> |
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