Diary of An Intern: Learning How to Communicate Change

Over the last few weeks at my internship, I’ve gotten an insider’s view of a corporate philanthropy program in action. I’ve learned about how ABC gives (through donations of money, product and time) and what kinds of programs it will support (generally, family health and wellness, although the guidelines get more narrow for more restricted [...]

Conscious Consumerism: One Carrot at a Time

Hi Readers,
Just posted a new Promoting page about two terrific organizations creating change through social media: Carrotmob and Virgance. If you haven’t heard of these guys before, now’s your chance for a quick overview.
Enjoy,
-Ashley

Creating Your Own Community of Change

Hi everyone,
As you know, my goal with The Changebase is to provide a platform for people to come together and Create, Promote, and Leverage Communities of Change. I want this site to be a knowledgebase of sorts, where anyone interested in social enterprise, nonprofits, philanthropy, environmental sustainability or CSR (and everything in between) can connect and [...]

Diary of an Intern: Recap of Week 3

I just finished up my third week at work and in many ways I feel like I’m just hitting my stride.
One of the big things I worked on this week was solidifying what my summer projects will be. When I started at ABC it seemed like I had an endless amount of time to collect [...]

The Changebase Now On The List of Change

I’m pleased to report that The Changebase has just been added to The List of Change, a terrific resource of bloggers who promote “making a difference through social change”. My twitter friend @ChangeEvnglst brought this excellent site to my attention and I quickly got in touch to see whether The Changebase would make the cut. And [...]

Diary of an Intern: Recap of Weeks 1 & 2

Hello dear readers of The Changebase, how’ve you been? I’m sorry that I’ve been out of touch lately–between starting my new corporate giving gig and also moving into a new apartment, it’s been very busy and there’s been little time for updates. But I’m back and ready to fill all of you in on my new [...]