This is my most recent column from the Financial Times. It ties into some of the discussions we’ve been having recently:
Non-profits look to invest in themselves
By Sean Stannard-Stockton
Published: March 29, 2008
(Link to original article)
When you donate to a non-profit organization, you expect your money to be used to help the people the non-profit serves. You [...]
March 29, 2008 – 12:36 am
PhilanTopic: When Will This Media Bubble Burst?
Rich Polt, writing at PhilanTopic looks at whether the current media infatuation with philanthropy is a bubble ready to pop.
(tags: philanthropy)
Stanford Social Innovation Review : When it comes to investing in an organization, what are good risks as opposed to bad risks?
The “Ask An Expert” feature of the Stanford [...]
In my recent post on Albert Ruesga’s Metrics Mania comments, I mentioned a “growing backlash against philanthrocapitalism”:
At a time when we are seeing a growing backlashing against “philanthrocapitalism”, it is interesting to look at what is being grouped under that term. For many people, “metrics” and the push for more “evaluation” of philanthropy is an [...]
A couple weeks ago we discussed the idea of letting donors vote for nonprofit board members. Some people liked the idea, others were concerned that nonprofits should be serving the needs of the broader public, not simply responding to donor’s desires. I’m mixed on the idea. On the whole, I think that to the extent [...]
March 26, 2008 – 12:44 pm
Some interesting jobs being posted on the Tactical Philanthropy Job Board recently. This one from from Change.org.
Change.org is seeking a Managing Editor for its forthcoming social action blog network, which will be launched in the summer of 2008.
Change.org’s Managing Editor will lead an effort to hire and oversee a team of several dozen expert bloggers [...]
March 26, 2008 – 12:38 pm
The newest job opening listed on the Tactical Philanthropy Job Board comes from Give2Asia.
President & CEO
Give2Asia (www.give2asia.org) is a public charity that encourages and facilitates charitable giving to meet needs in Asia by providing personalized services to donors and recipients. Founded by The Asia Foundation, Give2Asia helps overcome the common challenges associated with giving overseas. [...]
Albert Ruesga, who blogs at White Courtesy Telephone, was a panel member at the recent Metrics Mania debate at the Bradley Center for Philanthropy & Civic Renewal. Albert posted the text of his comments today and they are outstanding.
At a time when we are seeing a growing backlashing against “philanthrocapitalism”, it is interesting to look [...]
In December, Bank of America and The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University published The Bank of America Study of High Net-Worth Philanthropy. In the report is a section which contrasts the giving behavior of Altruistic Donors and Financially Pragmatic Donors. My question, which is an overarching theme of how I work with donors at [...]
March 25, 2008 – 12:24 am
Thoroughly Modern Do-Gooders - New York Times
New York Times columnist David Brooks profiles social entrepreneurs.
(tags: tpfeed)
Bible, science agree: Better to give - San Jose Mercury News
New study shows that how much people give is a better indicator of how happy they are than how much money they make.
(tags: tpfeed)
FT.com / World - Rockefeller backs ‘social’ [...]
CompuMentor/TechSoup, the group that brings us NetSquared, has posted a job to the Tactical Philanthropy Job Board:
TechSoup.org seeks an experienced writer and editor to join our Knowledge Services department to provide information and support about the product donations offered on TechSoup Stock for an audience of nonprofits and libraries. This is an excellent opportunity for [...]
The newest posting on the Tactical Philanthropy Job Board comes from Foundation Source:
Foundation Source is a philanthropic services company that provides and administers private foundations from $250,000 to over $250 million. Our headquarters are in Fairfield, CT., about one hour outside of New York City. We currently have 750 clients and over $3 billion in [...]
As part of the series of guest columns being published by my editor at the Financial Times (see details about how to submit your own column here), the following article appeared this weekend.
Give with the stars – but make it countThe Emergence Of An Online Philanthropic MarketplaceBy Randall J. Ottinger
Celebrity philanthropy is all the rage. [...]
This year’s NetSquared conference is a celebration of mashups. You still have time to vote (until 5pm pacific time today) for which contestants will be invited to the conference and even if you don’t vote, you can still check out all the projects.
March 21, 2008 – 12:25 am
Connection Cafe
A new blog from Convio, which offers relationship management software for nonprofits. They seem to be committed to not using the blog to advertise, but are providing interesting commentary on tech issues.
(tags: blog)
New Statesman - It’s better to give than receive
More backlash against “philanthrocapitalism”. The author argues that the “filthy rich” should pay more [...]
I recently published a post on the Stanford Social Innovation Review website outlining a theory of “why people give” that was centered on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and the human desire for “self-actualization”.
The comments the post generated highlight a common set of counter arguments that I’d like to address.
“…I wonder if the wealthy individuals who [...]
