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"When we align ourselves with the opinions of others without examination, we are robbing ourselves of the opportunity to analyze our own preferences and desires, to determine our own solutions. We miss the chance to review the criteria others are utilizing, to question their biases and seek our own inspiration. In stunting the development of our own individual perspectives and initiatives, we trap ourselves in lives that appear to be predestined, and deny the possibility of realizing our personal potential."

The Power of PersuasionPutting the science of influence to work in fundraising

1. Open a free account at Tweetburner.com. I like Tweetburner better than Tinyurl because you can track clicks (if you have an account!).

undertaking of community audits to establish the specific needs of neighbourhoods.

‘Communities of Interest’ project,which allows a range of groups or communities within Sunderland access to a quality presence on the internet,offering peer group support and encouraging engagement and empowerment.

The social inclusion through ICT work is being taken forward in 2004-6 through the LSP’s e-neighbourhoods initiative,supported by t

In 1981, Garrison Keillor, the popular host of Minnesota Public Radio’s satirical “A Prairie Home Companion,” offered listeners a free poster of his mythical sponsor’s “Powdermilk Biscuits.” To everyone’s surprise, more than 50,000 requests poured in; the station faced a $60,000 printing bill. To avert “financial disaster,” as MPR president William Kling later recalled, the station used the back of the poster to advertise products for sale, such as a Powdermilk Biscuits T-shirt. The idea worked. “I think we netted off that poster, which was really our first catalog, $15,000 or $20,000,” Kling said. “It instantly became clear that there were things like that you could do.”1

CRM Doesn't Go Far Enough: Somehow We Left the Customer Out of Customer Relationship Management."