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Tag Archives: Causes
Images and Voices of Hope Summit: Is media disconnecting us from ourselves?
August 24, 2011
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I’m really excited to be speaking at the Images and Voices of Hope world summit in September in New York. I wanted to share the event with you because it addresses what I think is a very important question. The theme …
Posted in Brands, Community, Conferences, Creativity, Future, Purpose, Social media, Technology, Thought leadership, Values, We First
Tagged Brands, Causes, Community, Creativity, Future, Online communities, Social change, Social media, Values, We First
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Blake Canterbury and BeRemedy: The power of social media and community combined
Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting Blake Canterbury, founder of BeRemedy.org, which is a smart new idea for using social media to enlist community support to solve problems within that community. here’s what he had to share. SM: Blake, …
Posted in Brands, Causes, Community, Consumers, CSR, Economy, Future, Leadership, Non-profits, Optimism, Philanthropy, Purpose, Social media, Social Networking, Thought leadership, Values, We First
Tagged Brands, Causes, Community, Consumers, CSR, Future, non-profits, Social change, Social media, We First
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Will social media tear the top down or lift the bottom up?
Over the last eighteen months we have seen a remarkable series of events that have been driven in part by social media. Protests during the Arab Spring revolutions in Tunisia, Bahrain, Yemen and Saudi Arabia, as well as those that continue today in …
Posted in Brands, Capitalism, Causes, Community, Consumers, Economy, Future, Leadership, Optimism, Philanthropy, Purpose, Social media, Social Networking
Tagged Brands, Capitalism, Causes, Community, Consumers, Economy, Future, Social change, Social media, Values, We First
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Wine to Water: How pragmatism can change our world
I had the privilege of seeing CNN hero Doc Henley speak at the National Speakers Association Influence ’11 event on Monday. Not only was his cause and message incredibly important but I was struck by Doc’s authenticity and full-body commitment …
Posted in Brands, Causes, Non-profits, Purpose, Social media, Values, We First
Tagged Causes, non-profits, Social media, Wine to water
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Brand/Cause partnerships: GMC & Invisible People – Part 2
In We First I promote brand and cause partnerships because they provide benefits to both parties. Building on Part 1 of this story that examined the benefits to brands, today we examine what is the benefit to a cause that partners …
Posted in Advertising, Brands, Capitalism, Causes, Community, CSR, Economy, Future, Non-profits, Social Entrepreneurship, Social media, Thought leadership
Tagged Advertising, Brands, Causes, Community, Future, non-profits, Social change
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Brand/Cause partnerships: GMC & Invisible People – Part 1
In We First I champion brand and cause partnerships because they provide benefits to both parties. So what is the value to a brand that supports a cause and what value does a cause find in such a partnership? I …
Posted in Advertising, Brands, Causes, Community, CSR, Future, Non-profits, Philanthropy, Social media, Thought leadership
Tagged Brands, Causes, CSR, Future, Marketing, non-profits, Online communities, Social change, Values
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Causecast: How brands, employees and non-profits partner for change
In We First I contend that purposeful engagement represents an enormous opportunity for brands in the social business marketplace. But exactly how does a brand do this? And in what ways can they engage their employees so that they not …
Posted in Advertising, Brands, Causes, Consumers, CSR, GENERAL, Non-profits, Purpose, Social media, We First
Tagged Brands, Causecast, Causes, non-profits
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Top ten questions companies must answer to succeed in social business
One of the greatest challenges companies face in adjusting to the impact of social media, is knowing where to start? Many corporate leaders and employees have the right intentions, but it can be overwhelming when you consider how everything is …
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Tagged Brands, Causes, Community, Consumers, Future, Social media, We First
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