Hi all,
Just wanted to let you know that the first entry on the Promoting page has gone live: Basics of Social Entrepreneurship. As a reminder, the Promoting section of The Changebase is all about sharing with you some of my favorite people and organizations working to create communities of change. I hope you enjoy learning [...]

For as long as I can remember, I have always felt a connection with the nonprofit sector. Maybe it’s because I grew up doing community service and working with local charities, or maybe it’s just that my heart and my spirit have always needed to engage in projects that had a positive impact on others. [...]

Last night I attended a joint Net Impact Boston/Young Nonprofit Professionals Network event called “The Role of Philanthropy in Solving Social Issues.” It featured Phil Buchanan, CEO of the Center for Effective Philanthropy in Boston.
While the talk was promoted as being about philanthropy, Mr. Buchanan spent most of his time actually speaking about the “distinct [...]

Hi all,
I came across this great intro presentation on the basics of social entrepreneurship and how to get a job in the field. It was put out by the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. It’s maybe a little specific (since it looks like it was put out with Kelley students in mind) but [...]

There’s an incredible video making its way around the internet called “The Girl Effect,” and it starts with this statement: The World is a Mess. I’ve watched this short clip a bunch of times, and it never fails to give me chills. Check it out here:

Pretty powerful, isn’t it?
As the video closes, a sentence comes [...]

Are you a summer intern working in CSR, nonprofit management, or venture philanthropy? Do you work in fundraising, cause marketing or social enterprise? If you’re working to create your own community of change at your workplace or school, The Changebase wants to help share your story.
If you’re interested, contact me and we can talk more about details: [...]

Rule #1 of business school:
Q: What is the #1 responsibility of management?
A: To maximize shareholder wealth.
I remember hearing this from one of my professors for the very first time; fresh-faced and ready to change the world through my new business education, I was immediately thrown back: surely this can’t be the only goal of management, I thought. [...]

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As the tagline says, The Changebase is all about Creating, Promoting, and Leveraging Communities of Change. My vision for this blog is to create a first resource for passionate, motivated changemakers who want to learn and share. Whether it’s corporate social responsibility, environmental sustainability, social entrepreneurship, nonprofit [...]