Meeting in S.F. on getting aid into Burma
The mainstream media has been paying more attention to philanthropy. This story from the San Francisco Chronicle is interesting because it focuses on a current event and examines how to engage in effective philanthropy.
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SSIR Welcomes Five New Bloggers
The Stanford Social Innovation Review Blog keeps growing the size [...]
Wow! 61 minutes (on a Saturday night!) after I posted a half joking request for someone to tell me what I was quoted as saying in the La Vanguardia article, we get this response from reader Taylor:
Sean– I translated the paragraphs where you’re quoted. Good article!
From page 1:
Sean Stannard-Stockton advises wealthy and generous families. [...]
Recently La Vanguardia, a major daily newspaper in Spain, ran a story about American philanthropy and quoted me. I sometimes forget what I say during interviews and I don’t read Spanish very well. If you know Spanish and want to clue me in on what the story says about me, I’d appreciate it!
You can find [...]
The newest listing on the Tactical Philanthropy Job Board come from Social Venture Partners:
Communications ManagerSocial Venture Partners Seattle
Social Venture Partners Seattle is seeking a Communications Manager. The Communications Manager will be responsible for efficiently managing Social Venture Partner’s strategic communications and brand. These strategies will result in an informed and engaged community of donors and [...]
Gift Hub: Whose Story do You Tell? Your Nonprofit’s, Or Your Donor’s?
Phil Cubeta gives advice to planned giving officers, “sell with your ears, not your mouth”.
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Blue Planet Run | Water is life. Pass it on.
An innovative nonprofit whose founder approached the building of the organization as a for-profit enterprise would. They sought “bridge financing”, [...]
(This is a guest post from Beth Reiter, VP for Communications & Marketing, The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, who covered the Council on Foundations Conference for Tactical Philanthropy)
By Beth Reiter
Now that I’m back and immersed in the everyday, I’ve had a chance to reflect on the session “Community Foundations: Contemporary and Perpetual.” This panel examined the [...]
PND - News - Younger Donors as Generous as Other Generations, Report Finds
New study shows that Gen Y gives just as much to charity as older generations.
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Stanford Social Innovation Review : The Poster Child for Failure in Philanthropy
My most recent post for the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog.
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This is my most recent On Philanthropy Column for the Financial Times. You can find an archive of past columns here.
The Foundations of Tax-Efficient GivingBy Sean Stannard-StocktonMay 10, 2008: Link to original story on FT.com
Many people think of charitable giving as an item in their annual budget, and measure it as a percentage of income. [...]
Microsoft Executive Will Lead Gates Charity - WSJ.com
The Gates Foundation picks a business person (with a marketing background!) as their next CEO. The WSJ notes that he has experience “managing” Bill Gates, who will be working at the Foundation full time.
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy: Live Discussions: Marketing Nonprofit Causes
New marketing superstar Seth Godin (the [...]
Yesterday I asked whether nonprofits delivered a commodity of a premium product/service. I want to reiterate that I did not use “commodity” to mean “inferior to a premium product.” I meant commodity to refer to homogeneous products that consumers general choose between based solely on price. Examples: milk, gasoline, printer paper, computer storage devices, generic [...]
Does Being Ethical Pay? - WSJ.com
A Wall Street Journal study shows that consumers will pay a slight premium for ethically produced products and deeply penalize brands that are unethically produced.
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Seth’s Blog: Marketing the charity auction
Says Godin: “The goal of a non-profit seeking money needs to be to create an environment in which the community [...]
From the Tactical Philanthropy Job Board:
Senior Program ExecutiveUnited Jewish Appeal Federations of New York
UJA-Federation of New York’s Jewish Leadership Forum (JLF) offers current and future leaders of the Jewish community, between the ages of 30 and 50, both locally through federations and nationally through United Jewish Communities, a venue for sharing ideas, exchanging views, and [...]
From the Tactical Philanthropy Job Board:
Global Donor Program SpecialistTechSoup.org
If you are a project or product manager with international interest and a desire to better the world, we may have the position for you! We are seeking a talented, enthusiastic, socially minded individual to expand the offerings of our highly successful technology donation program. You’ll also [...]
I’m not political strategist, but I couldn’t help but notice this USA Today story titled, “Small Donors Increase Impact.” The story explains that while traditionally, political campaigns are fueled by large donors, this election cycle is seeing the growing importance of small donors.
Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are increasingly funding their presidential campaigns [...]
My friend Sharon Schneider, a philanthropic director at Foundation Source, has launched a new blog called The Philanthropic Family. From the Christmas photo of her and her extended family on the masthead, to the tag line, “infusing everyday life with the love of humanity”, Sharon makes it clear that this is a very personal blog [...]
