links for 2009-10-31
by Brian Reich | 31 Oct 2009, 11:01am
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350 was more than just a day of action on climate change. It is rapidly becoming one of the great stories in the history of organizing.
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links for 2009-10-29
by Brian Reich | 29 Oct 2009, 11:01am
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It's time for a gathering that will bring everyone in the nonprofit world together, every year, for four or five days of unbelievable 20-minute talks, a la TED, to introduce each of the silos to the others; to expose them to each other's frustrations, expertise, and potential. It should be held in the biggest indoor arena in the country. And it should be open to the world.
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links for 2009-10-23
by Brian Reich | 23 Oct 2009, 11:01am
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Charities can enhance their relationships with donors by applying the same principles corporations have used to improve their ties to customers, according to London executives who spoke at the 29th annual International Fundraising Congress, which started today in Noordwijkerhout, the Netherlands.
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The Perils of Transparency
by Brian Reich | 11 Oct 2009, 8:45pm
The cover story of the new issue of the New Republic is a must-read.
The article offers Larry Lessig’s case against the super-aggressive push for government transparency agenda. The money quote is this one:
How could anyone be against transparency? Its virtues and its utilities seem so crushingly obvious. But I have increasingly come to worry that there is an error at the core of this unquestioned goodness. We are not thinking critically enough about where and when transparency works, and where and when it may lead to confusion, or to worse. And I fear that the inevitable success of this movement–if pursued alone, without any sensitivity to the full complexity of the idea of perfect openness–will inspire not reform, but disgust. The “naked transparency movement,” as I will call it here, is not going to inspire change. It will simply push any faith in our political system over the cliff.
This article, and this criticism, is so important. Pay attention! I think transparency is a wonderful thing, but we have to do more than open everything up, release the data, and see what happens next.
links for 2009-10-04
by Brian Reich | 4 Oct 2009, 11:01am
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Our space lacks a healthy, open, and productive dialogue around the campaigns that don't meet wild success (ie. the majority). Amen.
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