amysampleward — I’m really excited to [finally] announce that I’m going to be redesigning this blog/website. And, I hope it will come as no surprise to any of you when I say that I’m hoping to make it an open process! Why This website has been a great place for me to post ideas...
impactmax.wordpress — flickr/minxlj I’m delighted to see recent data about the nonprofit sector’s leadership in adopting social media. I’m also a little worried. We’re all familiar with the knock-out Facebook pages, Twitter streams, flickr albums, and YouTube channels of large nonprofits who have become models in the use of social media to grow and engage...
philanthropyaction — Today, the world’s second microfinance IPO happened: SKS shares went on the market in India. All expectations are for a highly successful IPO similar to the blockbuster IPO of Compartamos in Mexico two years ago. Strangely tied into the SKS IPO is the demise of Unitus, a non-profit founded to...
pndblog.typepad — This is the fourth in our series of "Flip" chats with thought leaders in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. You can find others here (Ami Dar, Idealist), here (Nancy Lublin, Do Something) and here (Lucy Bernholz, Blueprint Research & Design). One of the great things about working for an organization like...
blogs.hbr — When I was 24 I moved from Boston to L.A. in search of a record deal. Never got one, but Edgar Winter did record a song I wrote called, "Stranger to Love," for a B horror movie called Netherworld. Those songwriting days taught me something important about new ideas,...
philanthropyaction — Given that stories about the SKS IPO and the Unitus shutdown, how the two are interrelated and what it all means for the social entrepreneurship community are spread across the web, I thought it would be useful to publish a mostly comprehensive guide here. Please suggest anything that I’ve missed...
amysampleward — Last month, I moderated the June #4Change chat with the topic of “community building”. There were some excellent ideas and tips, and generally great conversation. The problem for me with the chat was twofold: 1. Twitter fail. It has become a regular occurrence for our monthly #4change chats to find Twitter...
tacticalphilanthropy — I’ve gotten a ton of feedback and suggestions regarding the new Audacious Ideas guest blog series (you can read the first post in the series by Jim Canales here). I think this concept has legs, but I’ve also been convinced that it needs some changes. I’d like to get your...
amysampleward — This morning I had the great pleasure and honor to present at Amplified Leicester about Community-Driven Social Impact, and run a short strategy-building workshop. Amplified Leicester is managed by the Institute of Creative Technologies, De Montfort University in partnership with the DMU Centre...
ejewishphilanthropy — Compensating Fundraisers: A Dilemma for the Non-Profit Organization and the Fundraiser Last week I discussed engaging a professional firm or a professional fundraiser to assist in developing the financial resources of Israeli non-profit organizations. In the posting I identified the options the organizations have for engaging the needed services and...
connectioncafe — Author: Jordan Viator Guest post by Emily Goodstein, Account Manager at Convio Last week I adopted a wonk. His name is Matt and he loves skinny ties, cooking non-hippy meals, and enjoying televised sporting events. No, I didn’t welcome a new member to my family, but I made a donation to OMB...
ejewishphilanthropy — Baby Boomers represent the largest, most educated and financially secure generation in history. They see the stage after retirement as a time for meaningful work and service which includes volunteering. In the United States, the secular community has set up programs to tap the skills of boomer volunteers. However, nothing...
theagitator — Before the internet, many cause organizations represented the only trusted source of in-depth information available nationwide on issues that people cared passionately about. If you really wanted to delve into money and politics, you joined Common Cause. Into human rights, you joined Amnesty. Civil liberties, the ACLU. Into the environment, a...
markpetersen.wordpress — I’m supposed to be in internet hibernation, but can’t resist posting this video and a request to get involved. My friend Dan Klinck has determined he is going to climb the Matterhorn in early August. He has uploaded some incredible video and photos at the OIConnect fundraising website — the...
everydaygivingblog — Philanthropy is the topic of the latest issue of Personal Branding Magazine. There are several informative articles provided in this online magazine. Celebrities and experts featured in this issue include Candace Cameron Bure (DJ Tanner from ABC's Full House), Bob Costas (NBC Sports Commentator), Beth Kanter, Jason Dick, Lori Jacobwith, Marc...
gifthub — Social Actions, ...we're requesting formal Letters of Interest from those who have an interest in stewarding all or some of Social Actions' programs. We're posting that request here not just as an update but to encourage everyone to share it and chime in with ideas and proposals.
philanthropyaction — Last week’s 18th International AIDS Conference in Vienna brought some mixed news. First some good news: A vaginal microbicidal gel was found to be 39 percent effective at preventing HIV infection in women volunteers in a trial in South Africa. Effectiveness rates rose to 54 percent for those who used...
gifthub — In return for a generous grant, or as she calls it, "a robust social investment," from Candidia Cruikshanks, CEO of Wealth Bondage, I am supposed to Save Capitalism by 2015. Annually, I must report on progress against plan. I can measure and manage my outputs (posts, word count) and my outcomes...
tacticalphilanthropy — A few weeks ago, I wrote a post titled Getting Results: Outputs, Outcomes & Impact, in which I explained the “jargon” of tracking results in the social sector and argued that these metrics were critically important. In a follow up post, I argued that tracking results in this way should...
selfishgiving — Hi. My name is Joe and I have Shiny Object Addiction. I naturally reach for the hot tool of the day. The latest devices, the iPad, the iPhone 4G. The cool services like Twitter, Foursquare and now QR codes. The techie productivity tools like Evernote and Dropbox. I do this because of...
ejewishphilanthropy — by Robert Hyfler, Ph.D The chart below suggests five steps in the development of the Jewish philanthropist and the maturation of philanthropic foundations and grant making/funding entities. Attention to this ladder of development can lead to strategies to move along a path of communal engagement and can be a useful...
ejewishphilanthropy — by Sherri W. Morr In the Jewish community we attribute ‘kindness’ to the character trait of gemilut chasadism. Broadly speaking it means extending yourself on behalf of others so that you are kind, sensitive, and generally caring. In today’s job market on both coasts where I have been looking...
causerelatedmarketing.blogspot — Your first cause marketing campaign can be a little like your first kiss... awkward and unsteady, or wonderful and thrilling.In this second half of my interview with Robert Rosenthal, director of communications at VolunteerMatch he talks about how the nonprofit's first cause marketing campaign, Scoop it Forward, came about and...
frogloop — Like crime, procrastination doesn’t pay. Literally. For many organizations nearly half of online fundraising revenue comes in during the month of December. But in actuality it takes months of preparation – building and stewarding an online community, inspiring donors, cultivating them, testing in advance of year-end and analyzing your metrics --...
osocio — Not a very stylish video for the anti-rape condom device named Rape-aXe. But it isn’t the video which interest me, it’s the product. A woman can insert this female condom much like a tampon. Made from latex, the condom is comfortable and causes no inconvenience to the user, which is again...