Why do social problems persist? If we know what to do about poverty, discrimination, and climate change, why aren’t we doing it? Many people naturally have many ideas about this, as they also have plenty of ideas on how to solve those problems. …

Our customers save an average of $300 to $899 a year on their car insurance. There are more murders in California than in Alaska, so California is more dangerous. Our survey showed that 38% of registered voters in TN support allowing teachers to carry guns. 90% of teenagers in the…

*** This article is an excerpt from my book Creating Change: A Toolkit for Activists and Social Entrepreneurs. This excerpt comes from the chapter on understanding what the problem really is. *** Everyone knows about brainstorming. Most of us have done some informal brainstorming. Maybe the results were useful and…

Surveys and polls are a regular part of life. Users of the data, casual readers, and those responsible for creating questionnaires need to be aware of to use survey and polling data. The basics of constructing a questionnaire are covered elsewhere, as are the most common statistics. This chapter is…

If you are online and looking for work, you have encountered advertisements and articles describing ways to make money on the side. Heck, you see lots of ways to make money selling things, making things, promoting other peoples’ stuff, investing, starting courses and et cetera. If you need extra money…

I read your request for panel discussion ideas and thought about newbies who scaled their Medium readership dramatically - How did they do it? Then I thought about Ghost and content distribution. Where and how? Pitfalls? How to start?

Why are some people successful and others aren’t? Myth and (to be blunt) propaganda have convinced us that success is mostly down to personal traits and behaviors. You make a plan, work hard, keep at it. Career success and prosperity will come. Without discounting the importance of being sensible and…

Many, many years ago the United States government began a “war” against poverty. Naturally, liberals and conservatives have debated whether the government won or poverty one. That word salad is important to keep in mind, even if we don’t know what “winning” means or what the original goal was. We…

Are you an activist or nonprofit executive who wants to be more effective and efficient? if you are reading this article, I guess you are. …