Making everybody community newsmakers

Giving voice to community newsmakers, city politicians, civic…

Crowdfunding will change the nonprofit fundraising model 

Donations will inevitably be done online and not at galas

The traditional fundraising tools local nonprofits use are the galas, the walkathons, and the community…

Fail fast, fail early

Five lean startup principles for social good

Detroit is the Civic Canary in the Coal Mine

Most Americans don’t know that the Detroit Water and…

Curating long form content at the local level with Medium

Why Medium and Twitter complement each other…

Dear Ferguson:

Phone cameras can be more powerful than M-16s to enforce a culture of civil behavior…

The Future of Startup Finance

Investment crowdfunding + venture capital play nice

Why are co-ops something we should value?

How our local food coop is a driver of local economy

There is No Such Thing as a “Lost Year for Tech”

Some thoughts, a couple of megatrends and ten…

Building a national campaign with a hashtag and a massive advocate network

How we create viral buzz…