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Nonprofit Jobs: Over 60? Combine social impact and continued income in your encore career!

News from the Case Foundation and what people are talking about this week in the world of giving, tech and everything in between. Submit your nonprofit video to the DoGooder awards! We are excited to be a supporter of the DoGooder awards,...

Feb

2010

by Alexandra Céspedes Kent

The aging of the boomer generation is accelerating - an average of 8,000 women and men turn 60 each day, a wave that will only grow in the coming decades. Will the aging of our society drain precious resources as some predict, or will it be a tide...

Feb

2010

Olympic philanthropy

by Riva Warrilow

Guest blogger Riva Warrilow is an intern at the Case Foundation. With the 2010 Winter Olympics in full swing, the whole world is tuning in to root on compatriots, relive past rivalries and soak in the spirit of international cooperation. Athletes...

Feb

2010

Do you have an awesome nonprofit video? Nominate it for a DoGooder award!

International Corporate Philanthropy Day 2010: How are sectors problem-solving to meet social challenges?

Did your nonprofit organization create a video in 2009? If so, enter it into the 4th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards for the chance to win $2,500 for your nonprofit, get your video featured on the YouTube homepage, receive great prizes from...

Feb

2010

by Charles Moore

Today, on International Corporate Philanthropy Day, the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy is challenging its membership of over 150 leading corporate CEOs to take the uncomfortable step of thinking about what the world—and environment for...

Feb

2010

Nonprofit Jobs: Advice for millennials from Social Citizens

Last week's guest post by John Bridgeland addressed a very important segment of our unemployed population - millennials. As referenced in his post, four million young adults between the ages of 16 and 24 are unemployed! Kari Saratovsky and Kristin...

Feb

2010

Your office, 2.0

Presidential philanthrophy

Social media is a great tool for nonprofits, this much we know. I’ve written many posts in our Learn the Lingo blog series detailing how nonprofits can utilize social media to communicate with their communities, fundraise or promote. But what about...

Feb

2010

by Kristin Ivie

With Presidents Day coming up, it's nice to reflect on the different types of philanthropic efforts by some of the leaders of the free world. On both sides of the aisle, our former presidents have continued to use their influence and skills as...

Feb

2010

Learn the lingo: U is for Ustream, TV... on the internet

Dressed to Give: I "heart" fashion for good

As they say, history is repeating itself. No, I’m not talking about the second Great Depression. I’m talking about the second revolution in media and communications. Just as the last millennium brought us the printing press, then the motion picture...

Feb

2010

by Stephanie Hackman

It's mid-February and I always get excited around this time of the year. While some look forward to Valentine's Day, it's NY Fashion Week that gets me giddy. I eagerly anticipate next season's trends, and while they change from year to year, there's...

Feb

2010

Nonprofit Jobs: John Bridgeland - Can an injection of national service heal the unemployment problem?

by John Bridgeland

Guest blogger John Bridgeland is President & CEO of Civic Enterprises, a policy firm that helps corporations, nonprofits, foundations, universities and governments develop and spearhead innovative public policies to strengthen our communities...

Feb

2010

Give a gift that gives back this Valentine's Day

by Megan Stohner

February 14th is rapidly approaching and like with any gift giving holiday, you have a choice to make! Are you going to go the traditional route and drop your cash on standard red roses and a box of chocolates, or will you give to impress with...

Feb

2010

Target gets charitable for Valentine's Day

Nonprofit Jobs: Perspectives and advice on where to find them and how to land them

This week, Target announced its newest charitable giving initiative taking place on Facebook, launched for Valentine's Day. Similar to the campaign it launched last May, when the retailer asked its Facebook fans to help decide how it would divvy up...

Feb

2010

Rethinking hydro-philanthropy

2010 has just begun and already we've seen numerous reports that the job market is still looking, well ... bleak. It's hard not to describe it this way when the headlines from major news outlets are describing the job outlook in these terms -...

Jan

2010

by Ned Breslin

Guest blogger Ned Breslin is CEO of Water For People, a nonprofit international humanitarian organization that supports the development of sustainable safe drinking water resources and improved sanitation facilities in developing countries. In...

Jan

2010

HOPE in Haiti

AGC Success Stories: Five Star proves you don't have to be a social media expert to win online competitions

Alongside the stories of devastation and trauma due to the recent earthquake in Haiti are stories of personal and community strength, compassion and hope. It has been heartening to see the world - including individuals, businesses and institutions,...

Jan

2010

CECP: What do you expect of business in solving social problems?

In the research we conducted after the first America's Giving Challenge in 2007-2008, we found that a hallmark for many successful efforts was a combination of online and offline outreach to mobilize supporters. It's no surprise that the combination...

Jan

2010

4 questions with Code for America's Jen Pahlka

This season's issue of the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP)'s publication, The Corporate Philanthropist, is out and available online and in PDF. Each issue focuses on different areas of corporate philanthropy, and this current...

Jan

2010

by Michael Smith

When Jen Pahlka from Code for America (Tim O'Reilly's right hand at the time) came to meet with our CEO, Jean Case, and me, Jean literally could not stay seated because she was so excited about the possibilities of this new effort. Seriously, she...

Jan

2010

Service, the great equalizer: A City Year perspective on MLK day

by Katie Whitehouse

Guest blogger Katie Whitehouse is a Project Leader at City Year DC. During his lifetime, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. sought to forge the common ground on which people from all walks of life could join together to address important community issues....

Jan

2010

Weekly news roundup: Haiti response, Beth Kanter's 53rd birthday, Google China

New ways to build your online presence means new ways to measure your success.

News from the Case Foundation and what people are talking about this week in the world of giving, tech and everything in between. Tech and social networks play key role in Haiti aid, communication In the past year, from the Obama campaign to the...

Jan

2010

Haiti earthquake - ways to help

As the internet is democratizing we are seeing more and more organizations and individuals trying to build a presence online. What everyone is wondering, of course, is how to effectively measure that presence. The big buzz recently has been around a...

Jan

2010

For Martin Luther King Day – Carpe Diem

We wanted to share a few online and mobile resources for those of you interested in helping survivors of yesterday's earthquake in Haiti. Network for Good has consolidated a list of organizations providing funds for critical aid including water,...

Jan

2010

by Senator Harris Wofford

Harris Wofford is a former Senator from Pennsylvania. He was an advisor to Martin Luther King Jr. and co-author with Congressman John Lewis of the King Holiday and Service Act, which established the King Day as a day of service. He was instrumental...

Jan

2010

The era of outsourcing good is over

by Dan Morrison

Dan Morrison is CEO and founder of Citizen Effect. Learn more about Dan and Citizen Effect at the bottom of the post. We are seeing a sea change in philanthropy. Traditionally, philanthropy and international development was left to the big guys -...

Jan

2010

Weekly news roundup

Women get personal on Facebook for breast cancer awareness (we think)

News from the Case Foundation and what people are talking about this week in the world of giving, tech and everything in between. Is there value in being on Twitter's suggested user list? Earlier this week, blogger Anil Dash started what became a...

Jan

2010

E-cycle in DC this Saturday

Like myself and several colleagues, you might have been saying "huh?" when you logged on to Facebook yesterday and saw single-word colors as the status updates from several of your female friends (along with a few other puzzled status updates). As...

Jan

2010

by Louise Storm

I’m still on a kick of cleaning and organizing from New Year’s Eve (traditionally Scottish culture welcomes a new year by having one’s household appear the way you hope it will be for the remaining 364 days; warm, full of food and drink and clean...

Jan

2010

Application deadline extended: It's not too late to intern with us this Spring!

Health care or sick care: what are we reforming?

We are looking for energetic and talented college students with a passion for civic engagement and philanthropy to join us for the spring semester as interns at The Case Foundation. If you or someone you know fits the bill, please read on or forward...

Jan

2010

by Steve Case

The below article, Health-care reform requires healthy living choices, was published as an opinion piece in the Washington Post today. We wanted to share the full article with our audience to help everyone start the new year with some thoughts about...

Dec

2009

Looking back on 2009 and forward to 2010

by Jean Case

For many organizations, year-end is a time to reflect on accomplishments and lessons learned throughout the year. I think it’s fair to say that for all of us, both professionally and personally, 2009 can be described as a year of change, challenges...

Dec

2009

Cutting through the fog: Five steps to smart giving

by Jacob Harold

This post was originally published on July 21, 2009. We thought it would be helpful to re-publish this blog post in light of year end giving season, in order to give people another resource for determining how to make their final charitable...

Dec

2009

Our nonprofit partners that should make your holiday list

by Michael Smith

For many people the holiday season is a time to reflect on our blessings, to enjoy family, and to observe time-honored religious traditions. For others, it’s just the opposite – a time to break personal debt records, to compete with the Joneses for...

Dec

2009

2009, the year of the perpetual online contest

by Kari Dunn Saratovsky

As social media predictions begin rolling in for 2010, bloggers, pundits and anyone with a twitter handle seems to be weighing in with their best guesses. Will 2010 be the year of mobile technology? What’s all the talk of real-time web? Will...

Dec

2009

Some reflections on giving this Holiday Season

by Jean Case

Giving – whether gifts for friends and family, giving back to your community by volunteering, or donating to the organizations you care about – is a central theme of the holiday season. Naturally, it’s a time of year when we at the Case Foundation...

Dec

2009

The birth of the Christmas spirit of giving

by Teryn Oglesby

Guest blogger Teryn Oglesby is the Christian Fellow at the Buxton Initiative, a Case Foundation partner organization. We've asked Teryn to provide her faith perspective on the holiday season. For another faith perspective from the Buxton Initiative...

Dec

2009

"Good" go-to gifts for people you forgot to put on your list

by Kristin Ivie

Every holiday season, thousands of people fall victim to a completely preventable social faux pas: the awkward, unexpected one-sided gift exchange. Your neighbor, coworker, classmate or friend shows up with a little package with your name on it, and...

Dec

2009

Making Chanukah's holiday culture less about the gifts and more about the connections

by Sarah Jacobson

Guest blogger Sarah Jacobson is the Jewish fellow for the Buxton Initiative, a Case Foundation partner organization. We've asked Sarah to provide her faith perspective on the holiday season. Updated 12/17/09: For another faith perspective from the...

Dec

2009

Update from Africa: Hope is on the march against malaria

by Dee Benzing

Guest blogger Dee Benzing is a graduate student at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and works on the Case Foundation's international programs. She will be traveling to South Sudan on a medical relief mission in January, and will blog...

Dec

2009

Gifts that give for the good little girls and boys on your list

by Brannon Cullum

Guest blogger Brannon Cullum is a graduate intern at the Case Foundation. Have you been brainstorming about what to get the Cindy Hoos and Ralphies in your life this holiday season? It’s never too early to teach children important lessons about...

Dec

2009

Weekly news roundup

Give gifts that give for the special ladies in your life

News from the Case Foundation and what people are talking about this week in the world of giving, tech and everything in between. Foursquare gets charitableEarlier this week, popular mobile game, Foursquare teamed up with Pepsi to support...

Dec

2009

by Megan Stohner

Its' December 11th. It's time to put up the Christmas tree and get the gifts to go underneath. It's a great time of year, but it can be a bit stressful, especially on the wallet. Want to get more out of your money? This year, when buying presents...

Dec

2009

Leaders in Action: Andrew Jensen of the Sozo Firm

AGC Success Stories: Challenge winners get creative with video

As founder and CEO of Sozo Firm, Andrew Jensen provides corporations and nonprofits with web marketing efficiency consultation. Through advising on issues ranging from search engine strategy to website usability, he enjoys helping nonprofits...

Dec

2009

Volunteerism: the ultimate gift that gives back

Recently, we announced the winners of the 2009 America’s Giving Challenge. These winners - and all of the Giving Challenge participants - have unique and amazing stories to tell, not only about the work they’re doing, but also how they were able to...

Dec

2009

by Andrea Lum

Guest blogger Andrea Lum is an intern at the Case Foundation. As other Case Foundation bloggers are scouring the internet for great gift ideas that give back for the holiday season, one cost-free way to give back is through the act of volunteering....

Dec

2009

Weekly news roundup

Leaders in Action: Chris Fanning from the Outdoor Foundation

News from the Case Foundation and what people are talking about this week in the world of giving, tech and everything in between. Local media and bloggers highlight America's Giving Challenge winnersLast week, along with our partners at Causes and...

Dec

2009

Congratulations to the Chamber's BCLC Corporate Citizenship Award winners

Chris Fanning is the Executive Director of the Outdoor Foundation. Having served as the Vice President of Marketing and Partnerships for the Case Foundation and the Vice President of Marketing for the Conservation Fund, Chris has a strong record...

Dec

2009

Give a guy a gift that gives back

Last night was a big night for corporate citizenship, as the US Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center awarded their annual Corporate Citizenship Awards to businesses that have exemplified ethical leadership and corporate stewardship....

Dec

2009