When more than 5,000 donors spill the beans about what could unleash their philanthropy at a whole new level, fundraisers everywhere should take note. Landmark fundraising researcher Penelope Burk, president of Cygnus Applied Research, recently released some early findings from her company’s annual donor survey, focusing on this surprising statistic: “Even in the worst moments of the more »
In a recent energy forum that I attended as a guest, I wasn’t quite sure whether there was going to be a correlation to charitable giving. As I sat among various people including former governors, senators and mayors, overall I found that one of their goals was to “share with others what we already know”. more »
The other day I was listening to a podcast on NPR. It featured a journalist talking about how once a week for 4 years she bought this friend of hers lunch in exchange for him talking to her about his life and the lives of his peers for a book she was writing. They would more »
In a matter of hours, the news of Steve Jobs’ resignation topped headlines worldwide. Social media immediately echoed and reminded people of his seemingly heartless, lack of philanthropic efforts. Steve Jobs has been regularly compared to figure heads like Bill Gates who has pledged half of his wealth to philanthropic efforts. As more companies continue more »
In response to a blog entitled “A Weak Foundation” on Smart Assets – The Philanthropy New York Blog. I recently read a blog written by Ilene Mack posted on March 9, 2011. She writes about how some people are losing the meaning of being a nonprofit and following through on their vision to help the more »
Who are they? Who is accountable? Who is taking action? (part 2of 2) Social Responsibility has become a term used more and more by global, for-profit executive leadership. As covered by Stanford Social Innovation Review: January 2011 “The article presents a rare opportunity to hear corporate executives, in their own words, articulate the paradigm shifts more »
Who are they? Who is accountable? Who is taking action? (part1) Many nonprofits raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in support of the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks. In recent news; nonprofits were audited to see how and where the charitable donations were applied. The result? Hundreds of thousands nonprofit organizations were not more »
Since the beginning of time, communication has been an important part of human history. The ability to speak across distances and support each other in a time of need has aided survival and improved our quality of life. Do you remember as a kid, connecting two soup cans with some string as you and your more »
A friend once told me that hope is not something to have, but to give. In a variety of cases it’s much easier to just wait for something to happen than to be proactive. However, if you’re willing to take action it gives a breath of fresh air to the hopeless. All too often we more »
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