November 30, 2007 – 2:30 pm
This entry to the One Post Challenge comes from “a young foundation staffer”. The author is “a recent college graduate who has interned with an operating foundation, a venture fund at a community foundation, and now a family foundation.”
By “a young foundation staffer”
The work philanthropists and foundations is inherently controversial.
Decisions to grant money to a […]
November 30, 2007 – 2:23 pm
This entry to the One Post Challenge comes from Jean Butzen. Jean runs Mission Plus Strategy consulting, specializing in mergers and alliances in the Chicago area.
By Jean Butzen
More on Mergers, Ms. Miller!
“Let’s go for two, Clara Miller,” I said to myself, paraphrasing the famous words of legendary Cubs first man Ernie Banks. Ms. Miller, CEO […]
November 30, 2007 – 2:19 pm
This entry to the One Post Challenge comes from “another nonprofit professional”: “I’m a long-time nonprofit professional (think its a decade now), based in Washington DC, who dances between domestic and international programs. I focus on economic development empowered by technology and have a serious alergic reaction to trumped up claims of impact, even though […]
November 30, 2007 – 12:22 am
Left Brain, Right Heart
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What’s it Like to Work for a Family Foundation?
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Volunteers Who Do Not Show
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Not Just “Grant” Making
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November 29, 2007 – 12:07 pm
This entry to the One Post Challenge comes from Amy Sample Ward. Amy is a Communications and Learning Associate at the Meyer Memorial Trust. She authors MMT’s New Media Blog as well as a personal blog devoted to nonprofit technology.
By Amy Sample Ward
As the holiday season is now in full swing and many organizations are […]
November 29, 2007 – 11:52 am
This entry to the One Post Challenge comes from Chrissy Weeks. Chrissy is a paralegal at the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation (”AVLF”) and President of the Georgia Association of Paralegals.
By Chrissy Weeks
“The world is run by those who show up!” This is not my quote I got it from somewhere and have to admit I am not […]
November 29, 2007 – 11:44 am
This entry to the One Post Challenge comes from Elizabeth Miller. Elizabeth works as a Program Associate for The Overbrook Foundation, a New York City-based family foundation established in 1948 by Frank and Helen Altschul. Its mission is to improve the lives of people by supporting projects that protect human and civil rights, advance the […]
November 29, 2007 – 11:12 am
This entry to the One Post Challenge comes from Randy Ottinger. Randy is the author of Beyond Success: Building a personal, financial and philanthropic legacy. He is the founder of LMR Advisors, which provides strategic philanthropy and legacy advisory services to individuals, wealth advisory firms, and social enterprises. A longer version of this post is […]
November 29, 2007 – 12:20 am
I’m Moving to Erie PA!
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Don’t Be Evil 2.0
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Philanthropy Is Not Just A Word
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The Futures of Philanthropy, Fundraising, and Advertising
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November 28, 2007 – 12:50 pm
This entry to the One Post Challenge comes from Peter Deitz. Peter writes a blog called About Micro-Philanthropy and is the founder of Social Actions, a community website that aggregates person-to-person fundraising campaigns and helps people to start their own. Deitz also works as a consultant to nonprofits and philanthropists interested in leveraging the […]
November 28, 2007 – 12:28 pm
This entry to the One Post Challenge comes from Wendy Bay Lewis. Wendy is a former lawyer, fundraiser, and nonprofit executive who is working on a book of essays about the lexicon shared by civic-minded, service-oriented, and philanthropically-inclined individuals. Her blog, which shares the title of her book, The CivicMinded Companion, is a work space […]
November 28, 2007 – 12:01 pm
This entry from the One Post Challenge comes from an anonymous writer who is a serial high-tech entrepreneur and startup investor and now focuses on angle investing and the nonprofit world.
By Anonymous
Don’t Be Evil 2.0 – The Fight for “Good” between Non-Profits, Social Enterprises and Responsible For-Profits
I’m in my early 30’s and am new to […]
November 28, 2007 – 11:52 am
This entry to the One Post Challenge comes from Dorian Adams. Dorian is the Publisher of Just Cause and the founder of Benefit Magazine.
By Dorian Adams
I’m Moving to Erie PA!
For the last four years I’ve channeled my publishing background in creating media about philanthropy, making a difference, giving back, volunteering, social entrepreneurs, corporate social responsibility, […]
November 28, 2007 – 12:21 am
Creating a Generation of Digital Natives
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The Necessity of Measurement
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Are We Killing Our Grantees?
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November 27, 2007 – 11:13 am
This entry to the One Post Challenge comes from Suzanne Walsh. Suzanne is a program director at the Lumina Foundation for Education. She previously worked as a program officer at The Heinz Endowments. Says Suzanne, “Before joining the world of philanthropy I was on the “other side”, working in non-profits where my job entailed writing […]
