by Aaron Viles
Volunteering is central to my life, both in my free time giving back to my community and in my profession working as a grassroots organizer. I know the power of volunteers to make change and how volunteering can connect neighbors and friends to one another and the world around them. That’s why it dismays me to read stories about how volunteering hit a 10-year low in 2014, and how it didn’t make much of a comeback in […]
by Bridget Pooley, Manager of Engagement
Every four years* something magical happens – and I’m not talking about the United States’ presidential election. We collectively receive the gift of an extra 1,440 minutes tacked on to our February, enjoying 29 days instead of the usual 28. While you might’ve spent the day as all your other Mondays in February, Chevrolet took advantage of the extra 24 hours to convince people across the country to do something powerful with […]
Chelsie Pope is the Multimedia Communications Associate at Venture Philanthropy Partners in Washington, DC. Chelsie is a CSIC Cause Consultant and recently served as the Class Coordinator for our Cause Consulting class. Chelsie graduated from Georgetown University’s MPS in Public Relations & Corporate Communications in 2015.
Center for Social Impact Communication: Thanks for taking the time to chat with us, Chelsie! To start, describe your career path and your current position.
Chelsie Pope: My career path has been a winding […]
by Eric Rardin
Now that the 2016 election is officially underway, it’s safe to say that most Americans will spend most of the year inundated with appeals for support from political candidates for president, governor and senate all the way down to city council and dogcatcher. Voter fatigue and apathy is something we hear about in every election cycle. In fact, nine months before the first primary of the 2016 presidential election, there were already articles […]
by Emily Johnson
According to the Effectiveness of Visual Language study from the Wharton School of Business, 67% of your audience is easier to persuade if they are provided with data and facts, accompanied by visuals. It comes as no surprise, because 90% of all information people remember is based on visuals. With that in mind, more and more non-profits consider graphic visual representations of data or knowledge, aka infographics, a valid method to influence society and draw […]
