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KaBOOM! How One
Man Built a Movement
to Save Play
Darell Hammond

Nonprofit Management

Scaling Play

KaBOOM! How One Man Built a Movement to Save Play by Darell Hammond

Reviewed By Paul Connolly | Fall 2011
 
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Economic Development

Antipoverty Apps

mPowering has created an app that awards goods and services to individuals facing extreme poverty when they make beneficial choices.

By Suzie Boss | 9 | Summer 2011
 

Nonprofit Management

Thriving on Failure

Engineers Without Borders’ new website, Admitting Failure, gives new life to “good failures.” It aims to help organizations learn from others’ mistakes.

By Suzie Boss | Summer 2011
 

Technology & Design

The Dragonfly Effect

Two veterans of consumer psychology, marketing, and entrepreneurship provide a guide to using social media for social change.

By Jennifer Aaker & Andy Smith | 8 | Winter 2011
 
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Technology & Design

Buzz Control

Social media is a powerful marketing tool. But how do you control your message once it goes viral and is in the hands of the public?

By Jessica Ruvinsky | 1 | Fall 2010
 
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Socially Responsible Business

A Bigger Pie

Mission Pie, a for-profit bakery and café, supports local farmers while training at-risk kids.

By Sam Scott | Summer 2010
 

Human Rights

In Their Own Words

A social media campaign aims to increase awareness of areas that reduce health risks for domestic workers and employers alike.

By Suzie Boss | Fall 2009
 

Environment

Evil Green

New research shows that buying green products makes people more likely to cheat and steal.

By Jessica Ruvinsky | Summer 2010
 
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Socially Responsible Business

Fun for a Change

Volkswagen believes that doing the right thing—taking the stairs, reducing litter, and driving an eco-friendly car—can be pleasurable and desirable.

By Aaron Dalton | 1 | Spring 2010
 
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Environment

Sell the Wind

What are social marketers to do when their target audience couldn’t care less about the change they want to make? Here's how one group got everyday people to care about alternative energy.

By Cathy L. Hartman & Edwin R. Stafford | Winter 2010