For 18 years, Park Howell has been the owner and chief storyteller of Park&Co, an advertising agency in Phoenix, AZ that exists to build movements that matter.
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AZ nonprofits can cash in on 2nd annual SVPAZ Fast Pitch event
I read a great copywriting book that was about writing with vigor. "Brevity is vigor." The same holds true in telling stories. Especially in the nonprofit world. We're all so bombarded with requests for our attention, we tend to zone out the long and involved. If you're asking for my money or my time, please, get to the point. That is exactly the point of the second annual Fast Pitch event produced by Social Venture Partners AZ. SVPAZ is now taking applications ...
How an inner city school re-engaged our son creating a vastly more productive student
Would you move your underperforming student to what most parents consider an underperforming inner city high school to help him improve his grades? That's what Michele and I found ourselves doing right after the Holidays this year. And it has been an education for us ALL. Not only did our son, Caed, earn a 3.0 grade average in the second semester of his junior year (I especially commend him for his guts in changing schools halfway through his high school career), but ...
Storytelling pays off for AZ nonprofit during SVPAZ’s inaugural Fast Pitch event
There are few times in life when we're served up a life-changing event. I witnessed such a phenomena last Wednesday. Eight nonprofits competed for up to $100,000 in funding during the Fast Pitch Social Innovation Expo, sponsored by Social Venture Partners Arizona. All they had to do was hone their pitch to a maximum of three minutes, and tell the most compelling story about their cause. I was given the great honor of emceeing Fast Pitch, and then the opportunity to appear on ...
$120k is on the line for the best storytelling nonprofit during the Fast Pitch Expo
If you only had three minutes to share a compelling story about you and your cause, and you were competing with 19 other deserving organizations for a potential $120,000 investment, what story would you tell? Welcome to the first "Fast Pitch" Social Innovation Expo, produced by Social Venture Partners Arizona. On March 2, at ASU SkySong, eight nonprofits will compete for a top prize of up to $120,000. And it all hinges on the power of a three-minute story. Out of the ...
Seven Design and Strategy Secrets for Creating a Sustainable Annual Report and Organization
Sustainability is not just about being "Green." It's purely about survival. Survival for a nonprofit in this tumultuous economic environment is directly related to their ability to innovate. Adapt or die. Here's a story about one such nonprofit, and one way they are seeking to remain relevant that just might help you and your cause. Last night we hosted the annual Spring Partner meeting for Social Venture Partners of Arizona. More than 100 people attended to celebrate the impact SVPAZ's powerful venture capital ...