One More Reason to Be an Activist: Happiness
A recent article on The Guardian website highlights a study showing that there may be a link between political activism and happiness. Researchers Malte Klar of the University of Gottingen and Tim...
View ArticleThe Idea File: City Hall Vegetable Gardens
At Idealist, we believe the world is full of good ideas that don’t spread quickly enough. The Idea File is a new feature where we’ll give quick glimpses of ideas that seem fun, powerful, and...
View ArticleStudents: Apply Today for a $10,000 Grant
The deadline for The Clinton Global Initiative University’s 2010 Outstanding Commitment Awards is tomorrow, April 30th. The awards, ranging from $1,000 to $10,000, are used to support innovative...
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Office Traditions: Putting the "Team" in Teatime
Hannah's strawberry shortcakes. Click for the recipe. We have a tradition in our New York City office of having “teatime” at 4:00 p.m. every Thursday. It’s a bit of a misnomer, since we don’t often...
View ArticleBook Review: The Idealware Field Guide to Software for Nonprofits
The Idealware Field Guide to Software for Nonprofits is a compact, 80-page introduction to the sometimes confusing world of software programs and web tools that nonprofits often leverage to maximize...
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January 21: IMPACT Conference early bird sponsor deadline
This could be your organization! (Via impactconference.org) The IMPACT Conference is the largest annual conference in the United States focused on engaging college students in service, advocacy and...
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Is passion enough to change the world?
When it comes to finding a social-impact career, many of us spend time trying to answer big questions: What’s my passion? What kind of work do I want to do? What cause am I interested in? But are these...
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Try this! Snowball fight for charity
The idea What kid doesn’t love a snow day? Of course it’s a day off school, but, more importantly, waking up to a world that has been transformed by a fresh layer of snow adds a bit of magic and...
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What can world-changers learn from software developers?
This is the first of a three part series in which I’ll share some lessons drawn from the world of software development that can be applied to the social good sector. Part one is about recognizing...
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What can world-changers learn from software developers?
This is the second of a three-part series in which I’ll share some lessons drawn from the world of software development that can be applied to the social good sector. Today’s post is about using data...
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What can world-changers learn from software developers?
This is the final installment of a three-part series detailing lessons learned from the world of software development that can be applied to the social change work. Previously, we talked about...
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Conflict averse? Expert tips to help you (tactfully) speak up
It’s perfectly normal to come up blank when faced with an uncomfortable situation. (Photo via tanatat on Shutterstock.) We recently received this question from an Idealist member: I volunteer with...
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What’s better than a 6,000-person snowball fight? A 12,000-person water...
Camp Korey kids getting ready for water balloon madness.(Photo via setarecord on Instagram) In January of this year, we wrote about Snow Day, the world record-breaking snowball fight that raised...
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Floating the idea: Weather balloons spread uncensored information to North...
At Idealist, we love good ideas of all kinds, but especially those that turn commonly-accepted notions on their heads, get us to confront our beliefs, and (maybe) stir up a little trouble. To honor...
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Don Draper hates Louder, but we love it
At Idealist, we love good ideas of all kinds, but especially those that turn commonly-accepted notions on their heads, get us to confront our beliefs, and (maybe) stir up a little trouble. To honor...
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