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Cowboys, Conservationists, and the Hopeful Herd

March 16, 2010

When we are trying to make something happen, conservationists sometimes think like cowboys. We break out the cattle prod and try to shock the public into action with a stiff [...]

Fundraising: Reaching Beyond the Summary

February 12, 2010

Charitable donations come from the heart –not the head, not the wallet. The World Wildlife Fund knows this — and so it seeks donations for its work in Mozambique by [...]

Environmental Communications Guru: Cut to the Chase

January 18, 2010

Dr. Robert Cialdini is an important influence on my thinking, and he nails it in an interview with Grist earlier this week: Changing people’s knowledge, changing people’s attitudes, changing people’s [...]

I’m Not Sure What It Is, But It’s Flawless

January 5, 2010

I’m not sure what you would call this thing. Is it a poster? A cut-out? A kiosk? Whatever it is, environmental communications professionals should imitate it. Behavioral and market research [...]

Washington Post: Social Factors More Persuasive than Facts

December 9, 2009

Scientists who study the natural world can be uncomfortable with human’s basic irrationality. But for psychologists and scientists who study human behavior, it’s a fact of life. Yesterday, the Washington [...]

Hope for the Human Herd Instinct

November 23, 2009

Photo: Sreejith K via Flickr Kiplinger.com reported yesterday on a recent experiment conducted at Emory University in Atlanta. Participants were asked to view a rotating assemblage of cubes and describe [...]

Spitfire: Create a “Story Bank”

October 30, 2009

Spitfire Communications, a PR firm focusing on do-gooder nonprofit types, has posted its latest e-newsletter, “Spitfire Sparks.” All of the articles are quite good, but one of them is great: [...]

And The Hero Takes A Pass

October 9, 2009

Today’s cartoon (from the Washington Post), is funny because it points to the importance of social approval in motivating people to do good deeds. For another perspective on that, try [...]