Launch Podcast
Today’s podcast is with Phil Buchanan, executive director of the Center for Effective Philanthropy. The mission of the Center for Effective Philanthropy is to provide management and governance tools to define, assess, and improve overall foundation performance. As the Center’s first executive director, Phil has led the organization to play an increasingly important role [...]
Dahna Goldstein, the founder of PhilanTech, sent me the following email. She didn’t post it as a comment because she didn’t want to appear to be plugging her company, but I asked her for permission to share it.
I’ve just caught up on the discussion on your blog about Google Finance and nonprofits, and wanted to [...]
A new job posting on the Tactical Philanthropy Job Board comes from The James Irvine Foundation.
Program Associate, Youth
Reporting to the Youth Program Director, the Program Associate provides administrative and program-related support to the Youth Program to facilitate the grantmaking and grants-monitoring processes and to support relationship-building in the field. The Program Associate provides primary support [...]
Seth’s Blog: Crime
Seth Godin talks about the perils of anonymity online.
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Seth’s Blog: I gave at the office
Seth Godin gives advice to nonprofits on how to interact with donors in an online world.
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Is Direct Mail Dead? - Philanthropy.com
The Chronicle of Philanthropy discusses the death of direct mail fundraising and points to Seth Godin’s comments [...]
Nonprofit Leaders Question Presidential Contenders - Philanthropy.com
Robert Eggers Nonprofit Primary Project made waves in New Hampshire.
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Q&A with a virtual philanthropist - msnbc.com/Contribute
An interview with the first virtual philanthropist.
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Can nonprofits Google effectiveness? | SpeakUnited
A United Way blogger discusses Google Finance for nonprofits and my prediction of a United Way evaluation form as a future [...]
My most recent column for the Financial Times was published last weekend. You can find it on the Financial Times site here.
Time to take a hard-nosed look at giving
By Sean Stannard-Stockton
Published January 5, 2008|Available on FT.com
Every end is a new beginning. Having said goodbye to 2007, now is the time to look forward to 2008 [...]
After reading a United Way blogger’s reaction to my prediction that UW would develop an industry standard, narrative outcome measurement form and my discussion of Google Finance, I’ve started a discussion thread on the Google Finance page for United Way.
The United Way’s focus on Outcome Measurement is wonderful. I wish there were more resources like [...]
Social Edge is a fantastic program from the Skoll Foundation. “By Social Entrepreneurs for Social Entrepreneurs”, Social Edge is a global online community where social entrepreneurs and other practitioners of the social benefit sector connect to network, learn, inspire and share resources. The site has some great blogs, discussion forums and resources for social entrepreneurs.
Currently [...]
Foundation Makes Good on Promise to Explore New Media | PhilanthroMedia
Carla Dearing reviews the “Innovative, practical and culturally relevant” approach that the Knight Foundation is taking. Remember they’re hiring a full time blogger (check the Tactical Philanthropy job board for details).
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Gift Hub: 24 Reasons Why a Philanthropic Leader Should Not Blog
Phil Cubeta lists reasons [...]
During the conversations about what to measure in philanthropy, a dominate theme has been that no universal metric will ever work (although some participants do not agree). This idea is validated by measurement practices in the for-profit markets where different metrics are believed to be important for different companies.
So how should an individual nonprofit think [...]
Can Foundations Take the Long View Again? - New York Times
A fascinating article about effective nonprofits and the foundations that fund them. The author specializes in “collaborative problem-solving”.
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PHILANTHROPY 2173: Rising up for a longer view
One of Lucy Bernholz best posts ever. She discusses the NY Times article I linked to today and gives the [...]
If you are not already aware of the GiveWell “astroturfing” and “sock puppet” scandal, you can read the official statement from the board here, Holden Karnofsky’s explanation here, and the New York Times coverage here. You can also read the extensive comments on the GiveWell posts.
Holden Karnofsky screwed up. He promoted GiveWell in a way [...]
A new job posting on the Tactical Philanthropy Job Board comes from The James Irvine Foundation.
(24 job applications have been submitted via the job board to the 4 listed jobs since the board was launched on December 20. If you’re an employer looking for all star employees, the Tactical Philanthropy readership is a great pool [...]
A lively debate about nonprofit evaluation and metrics has been raging in response to my request for input on my meeting later this week with Google.org. However, the conversation has splintered into a debate over whether a systematic, “metric” driven process of scientific measurement is needed, or whether the frame of scientific measurement is “an [...]
PHILANTHROPY 2173: Lessons being learned - in near-real time
Lucy Bernholz, board member of GiveWell, asks for input on how the board should react to the “astroturfing” scandal.
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