Subscribe:
RSS feed
Sharing Stories to Inspire Change
Courtney’s Notebook: 2012: The Year of the Dream Follower
I’m not really big on New Year’s resolutions. There isn’t one thing that I want to change about my life…there are many things. If I added up everything that I should do differently as an adult person—like opening my mail right away instead of letting it sit on my coffee table for a month or […]
Posted in: Just a Note
How Can I be Part of the Solution? Part 1
December 20, 2011
Q&A with Elijah Moses, founder of The People Who Care Project It is estimated that on any given night, nearly 700,000 people are homeless in the United States. It often seems as though we, as a nation, have become comfortable with the idea that homelessness is an unfortunate yet unavoidable result of our economic structure. […]
Posted in: Feature
How Can I be Part of the Solution? Part 2
December 20, 2011
This is Part 2 of our edited Q&A with Elijah Moses, founder of The People Who Care Project. Q: Tell me about your third program Wise Young Builders. A: That’s my favorite program. For a while, we’ve been courting this concept of creating an eco-village. But all of these things that I want to teach […]
Posted in: Feature
Stories Worth Sharing on Ending Homelessness
December 14, 2011
To us, it’s always good to hear about people who are working to solve some of our world’s most pressing social challenges. This month we found some great stories from organizations and people shining a light on the problem of homelessness. We like these stories because they take advantage of multiple storytelling devices to grab […]
Posted in: Stories Worth Sharing, Uncategorized
Feature: Waiting for a Movement, Voices from Occupy DC
October 10, 2011
“I’ve been waiting for this to happen for the last two years,” said Anthony Allen when asked why he was volunteering for the grassroots movement Occupy DC on Sunday afternoon. For Allen and others, Occupy DC is a long time coming. “I’ve watched the world do demonstrations over the sorry state that we’re in, and […]
Posted in: Feature
Courtney’s Notebook: Ethical Fashion. It’s Complicated.
September 8, 2011
“This month, Write For the Cause will focus on the issue of ethical fashion. But getting to the bottom of this issue isn’t as easy as it seems. I explain why in my notebook, an exclusive new feature for Write For The Cause Facebook Fans. Check it out! And stay tuned for my ethical fashion […]
Posted in: Just a Note
Courtney’s Notebook: Weather, Social Media and My Confession
August 31, 2011
“The East Coast extreme weather 2011 gave me new perspective on my reliance on social media, and perhaps why it is such an important tool for cause engagement. I explain why in my notebook, an exclusive new feature for Write For The Cause Facebook Fans. Check it out! “~Courtney Hello, my name is Courtney McSwain, […]
Posted in: Just a Note
RSS Feed
December 23, 2011
8