Influence
27 Sep 2011
Here at Forum One, we love helping organizations make real progress on some of the world’s most pressing issues — education, poverty, the environment, global health, and international development (to name just a few). More often than not, a key to making that progress is connecting the...
25 Aug 2011
Ramadan is traditionally a time for Muslim families to come together, enjoy one another's company, and reconnect. With the exponential diffusion of mobile in the Middle East, technology played a much larger role in this year's annual festivities. Muslims used mobile technology to share greetings...
24 Aug 2011
Charitywater.org is an international development organization renowned for it's emphasis on content strategy.
After nearly 10 years since it's formal inception, most of us in the web strategy world are really starting to understand the critical role that content strategy plays in the overall...
29 Mar 2011
A few weeks ago I once again had the privilege of presenting at the Nonprofit Technology Conference on the topic of storytelling. During the last two conferences I've spoken on Putting Storytelling Strategy into Practice and The New Culture of Storytelling.
This year I wanted my...
16 Mar 2011
I had a chance to catch up with Tim Bonnemann of Intellitics.com. During our conversation, he mentioned how much of the recent focus of "open government" has been on transparency and open data, and he sees less attention to online consultations and online participation. And some of the...
14 Mar 2011
One of the best sessions I've attended so far at the South by Southwest Interactive conference (SXSWi) was led by Beth Kanter on "Free Agents and Nonprofits in a Networked World."
Beth and the panel spoke about how nonprofits can ramp up their impact by enlisting the efforts of "...
20 Dec 2010
Last week I was invited to give a keynote plenary session at the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs AFL Care Grantee Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas.
This year's conference focused on Planning and Innovating for Reform. Because the Patient...
11 Dec 2010
So, you've decided to invest in a tool for collaboration and content management. Great! And you are ready to begin. Even better.
But what good is your investment if noone takes advantage of it?
User adoption is tricky. Naturally, everyone tends to focus on the technical aspects that surround...
12 Oct 2010
I recently attended the Communications Network 2010 Conference. The event was very interesting, and I particularly enjoyed the discussion on crowdsourcing. Following the event, I posted my thoughts about crowdsourcing, an increasingly popular and effective practice for spurring new ideas and...
17 May 2010
When President Obama took the stage in Cairo, Egypt last year, millions tuned in to hear his approach for improved U.S.-Muslim relations. In his speech, he pledged to "create a new corps of business volunteers to partner with counterparts in Muslim-majority countries." A key message was...
