Do Something

How to Write a Mission Statement That Isn't Dumb

Why most mission statements are dumb -- and how to write one that isn't.READ»

Stinking It Up: Lessons From a PR Failure

We had a big party, but got no buzz. Lessons from a PR failure.READ»

What Poker Taught Me About Running a Not-for-profit

I used to play a lot of poker. Every Friday night for nearly three years, I was at the Mayfair, a poker club in a Manhattan basement. There were big games in the other room -- with Joey Bagels (he became Joey Knish in the ...READ»

Pimping His Ride--and the Push to Cure a Fatal Disease

How a roadtrip for 12 buddies turned into a movie and a nationwide campaign to raise money for the battle against Duchenne muscular dystrophy.READ»

Getting the Facebook Generation Out to Vote

Half of America's young people don't vote in presidential elections. In his first documentary, 20-year-old David Burstein shows them why they should care.READ»

Raising HIV Awareness, One Young Person at a Time

A young activist's mission: To get young people tested for HIV. As she says, we're all human, so we're all at risk.READ»

A Colorado Kid Brings Education--and Hope--to Young Refugees in Uganda

How a Colorado student helps young people in a refugee camp create their own opportunitiesREAD»

How to Overcome Infatuation and Make the Hard Sell

What do you do when love -- okay, infatuation -- is blinding you and keeping you from making the hard sell?READ»

Why For-Profits Need Not-For-Profits

Why corporations shouldn't take the cause out of cause marketingREAD»

Nonprofits? Not a Recessionary Refuge for Job Seekers

Job-seeking refugees from the for-profit world shouldn't go running to the not-for-profit sector.READ»

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• Career Advice from Jeff Hicks and Alex Bogusky
• Career Advice from Rick Webb
• Career Advice from Carisa Bianchi
• Career Advice from Jack Kramer
• Career Advice from Eric Feng
• Career Advice from Fokko Wientjes
• Career Advice from Chuck Jones
• Career Advice from Gary Flake
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• Salary Wizard

Social Enterprises of the Year

These ten organizations comprise our honor roll of 2009 Social Enterprises of the Year. Will all of these ideas work in the long run and on a grand scale? Perhaps not. But they represent the kind of innovative thinking that can transform lives and change our world.READ»

Do Something: An IPO

CEO: Nancy LublinREAD»

• Edward Norton's $9,000,000,000 Housing Project (that's $9 Billion)
• A High Point
• Eureka!: Social Enterprises of the Year
• Mercy Corps: The Bank of Banks
• The Academy for Urban School Leadership: A Teacher-Training Residency
• DataDyne: EpiSurveyor
• Civic Ventures: Silicon Valley Encore Initiative
• The Institute for OneWorld Health: Not-for-profit Drugmaking
• The Acumen Fund: Portfolio Data Management System
• Husk Power Systems: Rice-Fired Electricity
• Hopelab: Video Games for Health

The 10 Best Social Enterprises of 2009

We have found them: Nine bold and timely ideas that wow us -- and that have earned these organizations a place alongside Enterprise Community Partners on our honor roll of 2009 Social Enterprises of the Year. Will all of these ...READ»

• Edward Norton's $9,000,000,000 Housing Project (that's $9 Billion)
• A High Point
• Do Something: An IPO
• Mercy Corps: The Bank of Banks
• The Academy for Urban School Leadership: A Teacher-Training Residency
• DataDyne: EpiSurveyor
• Civic Ventures: Silicon Valley Encore Initiative
• The Institute for OneWorld Health: Not-for-profit Drugmaking
• The Acumen Fund: Portfolio Data Management System
• Husk Power Systems: Rice-Fired Electricity
• Hopelab: Video Games for Health