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Vote for the Kootenai!

October 7, 2009

Tom’s of Maine is a stalwart supporter of good causes, including water-related ones, and I use their products myself. Particularly their “not sickly sweet” toothpaste. They running one of those [...]

Free Fundraising Advice, Part #1

September 21, 2009

I cut a deal with one of your peers — I’ll give them a free critique of their forthcoming fundraising appeals if they let me blog about it (without naming [...]

The More You Deny It, The More They Believe It

September 17, 2009

“The more you deny it, they more they believe it.” That’s one of the phrases I toss around in my “Combat Communications for Conservationists” workshops. Kristen Grimm, fearless leader of [...]

Words That Work in Action

September 9, 2009

Here’s a nice use of the Words That Work, even if the context is a different kind of liquid than what we usually focus on here. The federal government and [...]

…But When You Consider the Source…

May 15, 2009

From just about anybody else, this DC subway environmental advertising would be brilliant. It hits all four steps of the Water Words That Work environmental writing method: Step One: Begin [...]

New Water Blog Debuts in Pennsylvania

May 8, 2009

Hey stormwater…er…polluted runoff people out there — check out the newly launched StormwaterPA.org blog, which describes itself thus: This is the clearinghouse for the latest news and opinion on stormwater [...]

I Have A Weakness for the Ladies, Apparently

April 23, 2009

When it comes to Americans’ knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors towards the environment, I am amazed at how environmental surveys and polls turn up so little change from year to year, [...]

Philanthropy Expert: ‘Engage and Connect’ to Get Through Hard Times

March 14, 2009

Photo courtesy River Network Philanthropy journalist Todd Cohen has a point of view on how nonprofit organizations should respond to the economic situation: If they do not move quickly to [...]