The best resource I have found in thinking through how to apply a design approach to behavior change is Dan Lockton's Design with Intent Toolkit . Something like the Battle for Milkquarious - a 20-minute web-only "rock opera" created by the California Milk Processor Board that showcases the power of milk in an entertaining way. Here are some assorted bits and pieces I've collected for your reading pleasure: Starting next week I'll be offering a new webinar series on Social Media for Social Marketers. The four 60-minute webinars (at 11 am Pacific time) are: October 22 -

Thank you. ] Allegations that the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angles, California has operated at a deficit for 75% of the time, during the last eight years swarmed the philanthropy media, at the end of last week. The California attorney general's office is now, due to these potential legal discrepancies, auditing the Museum of Contemporary Art. [Please help us . We at The Grant Plant, LLC want to understand what nonprofits need from the services that they hire, today, given the economy; so please take our short survey.

The agreement should also protects potential donors, because if they do give a donation (for example, a grant) and there are not proper agreements in place, the sponsorship relationship may not exist, in the eyes of the law (or the IRS); and it may wind up that, under legal interpretation, a grant has been given to you without the tax exempt status actually being in place, despite all of the best intentions in the world. Colvin; Silk, Adler & Colvin, San Francisco, California;April, 1993 ; as a reference. [Warning: this post and no other post in this blog is either legal or financial advice.