Giving Tuesday is upon us again. I have to admit, before this year I always thought of this day as a nice idea that would encourage people to remember that the holiday season is about more than just buying gifts, but now I see it as much more.

 In January Design Cause I...

The most important aspect of a nonprofit, in my opinion, is its ability to have a real, tangible impact. That is not always the easiest thing to accomplish, but if a nonprofit is started with a clear vision and a solid plan that serves as a foundation on which to build...

Three days ago I was making my way home from Lausanne Switzerland. The 24 hour trip back to Boston made me want to scream, cry, and light something on fire, but my time at The Good Festival made it all worth it. Over the course of two days I spent time with innovators...

Hello Design Cause community. I know there hasn't been a blog in a few weeks and I am about to tell you why. Things have been crazy- like I thought I was going to have to drop our first project and two weeks later i'm calling Cameroon to tell them we are ready to get c...

This week we have a short behind the scenes update on Design Cause. After a summer of strategizing and coming up with new campaigns for the fall, September started with a bang. We launched our first event of a fall event series and we began working with an outside part...

As I have become more familiar with how we're going to achieve our goal of building classrooms in Cameroon, I've started to gain a broader understanding of the local building materials there and what they represent to the community. Each material varies greatly in term...

In the last decade education in North America has undergone a transformation. This transformation has been centered around the buildings that comprise educational institutions across the continent, from elementary schools to universities. Educational institutions are n...

Recently, I've noticed what a difference it makes to know even a little bit about a topic. There are so many things to know about in this world, things you can research and delve into - and one person can't possibly know it all. But if you know just a little bit about...

The business world is always talking about the importance of flexibility- can a business be agile and respond quickly to situations that arise? It is seen as one of the calling cards of a successful startup. But does flexibility play a part in humanitarian architecture...

Africa is a huge continent, made up of over 54 countries. The landscape ranges from desert to beach to jungle to savanna to subarctic mountain, and everything in between. As such, it should go without saying that Africa is an incredibly diverse continent, both in terms...