http://www.charlestsai.com On Being the Change Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:13:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was honored to have given a presentation at the inaugural TEDxTaipei on October 17, 2009. I spoke about Inconvenient Youth, a term I used to describe young changemakers. When the video is posted, I will provide a link here.  Stay tuned! http://www.charlestsai.com/2009/10/event-tedxtaipei/ I semi-officially unveiled the Creative Activist Toolkit today with an interview on Change.org.  Technically we're still in "beta" but it's good to test the waters with our initial chapters. It's already getting a good response but I look forward to additional feedback in the weeks ahead. Youth can offer so much in ... http://www.charlestsai.com/2009/09/interview-toolkit-on-change-org/ Although this is my personal blog, it's not meant to be "personal," if you know what I mean. But I can't resist posting a personality test I took on a popular dating site.  It seems to describe me to a T. But I may be biased.  So here it is.  Judge ... http://www.charlestsai.com/2009/09/personality-test/ Well, it's official. I've been invited to speak at the very first TEDxTaipei on October 17, 2009. I've been a huge fan of the TED phenomenon for a few years now so it's an honor to be invited to speak at a TED event. This year, the Taipei event has three ... http://www.charlestsai.com/2009/09/event-speech-at-tedxtaipei/ CAT008a: Pitch Template - KeynoteView more presentations from Charles Tsai. A companion chapter to Perfect Your Pitch (Chapter 7), this one offers a template that you can use to create a funding pitch for your social change project. It's also available in PowerPoint format. http://www.charlestsai.com/2009/09/toolkit-pitch-template/ CAT007: Perfect Your PitchView more documents from Charles Tsai. If you ever have to present your project to funders, this chapter on how to "perfect your pitch" may come in handy. http://www.charlestsai.com/2009/09/toolkit-perfect-your-pitch/ CAT006 - The Tao Of MacGyverView more documents from Charles Tsai. Chapter 6 of The Creative Activist Toolkit deals with MacGyver's approach to problem solving and why social change leaders might want to learn from his example. http://www.charlestsai.com/2009/09/toolkit-the-tao-of-macgyver/ CAT005: Message With SuccessView more documents from Charles Tsai. The fifth chapter of the Creative Activist Toolkit. This one applies teachings of Made to Stick to storytelling and social change. http://www.charlestsai.com/2009/08/toolkit-message-with-success/ CAT004: Make It CountView more documents from Charles Tsai. I've been itching to get this chapter completed for the Creative Activist Toolkit. It speaks to an aspect of social change that is too often neglected - outcome. People tend to focus on what they do - their program's activities ... http://www.charlestsai.com/2009/08/toolkit-make-it-count/ CAT003: Glorified Press ReleasesView more documents from Charles Tsai. This is the third in a series of toolkits for "creative activists." This time, we offer just a few suggestions to youth projects that need to "get the word out" or get the media's attention. How do you spread your message beyond writing a ... http://www.charlestsai.com/2009/08/toolkit-glorified-press-releases/