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A profile of the shift away from negative screen SRI to focusing on ESG: environmental, social and governance issues (subscription may be required).
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An interesting series of comments regarding Jeff Brooks blog post arguing that nonprofits should not seek to hire people with academic degrees in nonprofit management.
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A new “social capital marketplace”. Recently profiled on NPR. Nonprofit techie Allan Benamer is executive director.
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For charitable planning geeks only! A fascinating analysis of the charitable gift planning issues involving Rush Limbaugh’s auctioning for charity of the the letter he received from Sen. Reid during the “phony solider” blowout.
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A counter argument to the spurt of recent criticisms that charitable tax deductions for gifts to universities are elitist and unwarranted.
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Phil Cubeta chimes in on for-profit philanthropy blogging.
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A “parody” of the (RED) campaign that says shopping is not a solution to human suffering. The site lets you donate directly to the nonprofits supported by (RED).
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An angel investor talks philanthropy.
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Tom Durso discusses how the best for-profit companies have a relationship with their customers that is similar to nonprofits while the best nonprofits interact with their donors like for-profits do.
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New blogger Philos Anthropos (authored by a funder) says nonprofit executives are underpaid. I agree in a comment.
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Does philanthropy always create social value? Are their other ways to create social value? Lucy Bernholz and I add comments
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Sean: I will soon be asking my board if they’re comfortable with me going completely public, but want to have a few posts up first so they can get a flavor of my point of view. Either way, thanks for the link love. PA
Good luck Philos.
You can mention to them that the Packard Foundation is about to launch a blog. The Sunlight Foundation already has one. So does Robert Wood Johnson and some others. You might be a bit ahead of your time, but over the next year or two I’m sure you’ll be one of many funders blogging.