Blog Updates and inspiration

Telling your organization’s story well is key. In the last ten years, we’ve learned a thing or two about creating a movement. We produced and launched the most viral video of all time, passed two bills through Congress, inspired and mobilized a generation, and made a large impact running primarily off of $20 donations from […]

We’re continuing our four-part model video series this week by featuring our Mobilization Programs. Accompanying the premiere of our weekly videos, we have a four question blog series which highlights a staff member that works within that program. Meet Zach Barrows. He is our Movement Director, a former teacher, a new dad, and most people around […]

This week we’re highlighting our Mobilization programs, which are part of our four-part model. And what could possibly be more fitting than a TedxTalk called How to start a movement? Mobilization is all about getting people involved and in less than three minutes, Derek Sivers explains exactly what you need to do to create a […]

It’s said that a picture is worth a thousand words. But sometimes it’s worth far more. Photography gives insight into the lives and surroundings of a subject at hand, but given particular circumstances, those insights can become a force behind social change. To gain a firsthand perspective on the complexities of the region, photojournalist Sarah Fretwell traveled to the Democratic Republic of […]

It’s election day in the United States and in a time where pop culture rules and politics can be easily overlooked, an apathetic youth culture can seem like an actual thing. But knowing the strength of the youth’s voice (take note of IC’s history) and its ability to change the game, today’s youth could have the greatest possibility […]

With simple yet very contemporary presentations, rAndom International creates interactive installations that blur the borders of art, technology, and the life we encompass. Founded in 2005, the London-based collective mostly works with light and relays on movement to create artworks that highlight our behaviors and interactions. Its most recent installation brought a storm indoors as the Barbican’s Curve gallery in London was transformed into […]

Every once in a while someone does such brave thinking that it revives your hope in everything. Dan Pallotta does that kind of thinking. In his new book, Charity Case, Pallotta provides a blueprint for a revolutionary movement to change the way the public thinks about charities, about giving, about change. He shows how virtually […]

Five million people. That’s the amount of registered voters Rock the Vote has empowered to make their voice count. Sure, we might remember the organization for making awesome election commercials on MTV, but no matter the strategy, its message has been heard. Although the non-profit has expanded to encompass many aspects of pop culture, music is still the force behind Rock the […]

Standing for something is one thing but acting on it is a whole different challenge. I’m not one to argue that technology and social media have created a media overload, but with the same power it has to clutter our computer screens, it can easily be used to generate ideas. For instance, prior to Mexico’s […]