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Mar
18
2013
How to Build Ties to Young Donors and Volunteers
by The Chronicle of Philanthropy
The 80 million Americans now in their 20s have shown tremendous interest in charities and promoting the common good. But many groups struggle to figure out how to attract them to a specific cause.   Watch a video of a Google+ hangout with the authors of the new book Cause for Change: The Why...
Mar
12
2013
Why Philanthropists Should Act Just Like Investors When Deciding How to Give
by PolicyMic
Giving to charity is a time-honored way of helping the disenfranchised. It's also good for a write off. But in order to accomplish anything, philanthropists need to act just like investors. They need a clear set of goals and a clear understanding of the types of investments as well as investment...
Mar
08
2013
How a new type of social graph could change philanthropy
by Will Grana
Before you clicked to this blog post, you probably checked your email, liked a page on Facebook, followed your favorite musician on Twitter, shared a video, searched for a restaurant on Google, and let your online friends know about the good deal you just got on shoes. Well, maybe you didn't do...
Mar
05
2013
Tech Billionaires Champion Nonprofit for Young Programmers
Tech Billionaires Champion Nonprofit for Young Programmers
by blogger
Bill Gates, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter, appear in a video released Tuesday by the nonprofit group Code.org that aims to boost programming skills among young people, says Reuters. Code.org was founded by twin brothers Hadi and Ali Partovi, Iran-born...
Mar
05
2013
Online Giving Jumps Year-Over-Year
Online Giving Jumps Year-Over-Year
by blogger
Online giving soared 13.7 percent amid a 3.6-percent spike in overall giving during this past January compared with the same time period in 2012, according to the latest Blackbaud Index... Small organizations saw the biggest spike in giving in January, up 7.6 percent, better than twice the increase...
Feb
26
2013
The Globalization of Giving
by blogger
Ten years later, “new philanthropists” are no longer an isolated few. And although philanthropy and civil society have long held a special place in American society, they are also forces for good within societies throughout the Global South. Take Africa, where—through a combination of good fortune...
Feb
20
2013
Jean Case at the 2013 Yale Philanthropy Conference
by Yale School Of Management
Jean Case, CEO of the Case Foundation, in conversation with Anjani Jain, senior associate dean for the full-time MBA program at the Yale School of Management.
Feb
19
2013
Puzzle Piece
Tech's New Entrepreneurial Approach to Philanthropy
by Other
The intersection of technology and philanthropy is being reshaped by some of today's biggest tech titans. Some call the movement "philanthrocapitalism," a natural evolution in global philanthropy, borrowing ideas from venture capitalism to fund non-profits. This philosophy is underscored by a...
Feb
13
2013
Celebrate Valentine's Day as Generosity Day
by guest blogger: Katya Andresen
I love the idea of Valentine’s Day. Expressing how you feel about others is a lovely concept. But somewhere along the way, the occasion has become fraught – and not in a good way. My single friends find it lonely and friends in relationships find it weighted with obligation. Where’s the love? Two...
Feb
12
2013
Time for a Smarter Conversation on Impact Investing
by Sonal Shah
After years of watching Washington policymakers fight over the budget and the deficit, I think it's past time for us to acknowledge that these conversations -- about the fiscal cliff, the debt ceiling, and so on -- are simply missing the point. Instead of talking about how to solve our most...
Jan
25
2013
The Next 20 Years of Impact Investing
by Triple Pundit
Throughout the course of this year, I have found myself attending numerous conferences and participating in panel discussions where attention has been focused on impact investing. I believe that in 20 years we will look back and consider these past few years as the turning point in an economic...
Jan
11
2013
Facing the Fear of Thinking Big
by guest blogger: Gisli Olafsson
NetHope collaborates with 35 leading international humanitarian organizations to better serve the developing world through innovative technology and communications. Their focus is on five practice areas: Connectivity, Field Capacity Building, Emergency Response, Shared Services, and Innovation for...

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