The Nonprofit Marketing Ideas Blog

The idea for a fund for small investors came to me this morning. Why isn't there a way for many small investors to pool resources and support "green" technology and similar work. Many businesses are too small for venture capital and too big for micro credit. An investment model that combines Kiva.org with something akin to a mutual fund might be useful to people who want to invest in sustainable development and not just make a donation now or buy some fair-trade chocolate on the weekend. I imagine this fund would invest in key technologies or business services that promote socially and ecologically sustainable development. Water conservation, environmental remediation, renewable energy, and sustainable agriculture would be some key areas of investment. There are probably other areas too. The point is to invest in business ventures that stand a chance of making money and that contribute to communities and/or to environmental quality. The fund could have a geographic fo...

This is just a random post sparked by some things I learned by watching The Big Question on BBC. Actually, I just watched the clips on YouTube. Nevertheless, here is the idea: Activists have manuals for various things, but humanist activists don't have a manifesto and guide to effective action in pursuit of a humanistic world. What to do, when, and where? That would be the activism manual part. The Humanist Manifesto gives a pretty good overview of what humanism is and why it matters. My manual would elaborate on how to enact the values of humanism in the modern world. Recent developments in systems theory, climate science, positive psychology, and behavioral economics need to be accounted for. What do these things mean for humanist activism? Some of the answers are clear, but others are not. That's what I like to think anyway. There need to be instructions on various sorts of direct actions. How do we deal with churches that post anti-gay slogans outside? Do you picket the...