Monthly Archives: November 2007

Philanthropy Is Not Just A Word

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 [...]

Don’t Be Evil 2.0

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 [...]

I’m Moving to Erie PA!

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, [...]

links for 2007-11-28

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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Are We Killing Our Grantees?

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 [...]

The Necessity of Measurement

This entry to the One Post Challenge comes from Phil Deely. Phil is a nonprofit consultant at Deely & White and write the blog Strategic Governance, Philanthropy, and Planning.
By Phil Deely
The Necessity of Measurement, or, pour compendre il faut computer. [“To understand something we better start counting!”]
I first ran into the debate over quantification and [...]

Creating a Generation of Digital Natives

This entry to the One Post Challenge comes from Daniel Ben-Horin. Daniel is the founder of CompuMentor/TechSoup, which puts on the NetSquared conference. Daniel has been named to the Nonprofit Times Power and Influence Top 50 a number of times.
By Daniel Ben-Horin
The bone I am gnawing on is about connecting these dots:
* There is something [...]

links for 2007-11-27

Blogs Aren’t For Everyone
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The Secret Leaders of the Philanthropic Revolution
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Sean Stannard-Stockton: Why I Think “S” is Wrong
I respond to the One Post Challenge entry “Blogs Aren’t For Everyone” with a long comment answering his/her criticisms point by point.
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One Post Challenge: Mo’ Money, No Problems
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How to make your giving more effective

My most recent On Philanthropy column for the Financial Times is below. You can find the archive of all my past columns here.
Originally Published: November 24, 2007 in the Financial Times
Thanksgiving is a time to “give thanks”, but giving thanks well is harder than you think. We are in the middle of Giving Season, that [...]

One Post Challenge: Mo’ Money, No Problems

(Read to the bottom to catch the new “side bet” with prize money available to more contestants. I need your help to figure out how to award it.)
Wow. If you haven’t left a comment on one of the One Post Challenge entries, one of the last two entries (here and here) will definitely give you [...]