Archive for June, 2009

Obama documentary on citizen activism June 24, 2009 3 Comments

I am honored to be one of those interviewed in the full-length documentary ”Barack Obama: People’s President“ that also features interviews with other media analysts, scholars, journalists and activists. In this 40-sec video excerpt from the film, I speak about the campaign’s innovative strategy of connecting on-line social networking with off-line community organizing at the local, state and [...]

Different Donor Perspectives June 14, 2009 3 Comments

We will assess how various types of potential grantors from different sectors look at potential grantees and analyze critical determinants. We explore these perspectives with guest panelists Westina Matthews-Shatteen, Managing Director Merrill Lynch; Jacob Lief, President & co-Founder Ubuntu Education Fund; Elizabeth Sackler, President & CEO Arthur M. Sackler Foundation in the NYU graduate course I [...]

Integrated Organizational Leadership June 9, 2009 2 Comments

Development does not take place in a vacuum; it is intertwined inextricably with every aspect of the comprehensive institutional integrity.  The whole always is greater than the sum of the parts: leveraged synergy advances specific sub-objectives.  We will explore how to create and sustain horizontal and vertical collaboration for integrated organizational leadership.  With guest panelists [...]

Internet Tools and Platforms June 2, 2009 1 Comment

We explore how, regardless of your organization’s size, length of time in existence or level of expertise, you can begin to utilize or expand upon your current use of the myriad web-based options that can increase the effectiveness of your organizational initiatives and help you sustain them. Guest panelists Danny Moldovan, Change.org; Sarah Durham, Big Duck [...]