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January 2010 "The habit of giving
only enhances the desire to give."
PHILANTHROPY ROUNDTABLE - Entrepreneur Michael Holthouse has lofty amibitions for his philanthropy. His latest is Lemonade Day -- an innovative program to encourage entrepreneurship among kids and revitalize America in the process. He aims to scale it nationally within five years. read more...
SOCIAL INNOVATION REVIEW - Recessions are not sprints; they are endurance events. In a survey of 100 nonprofit executives across the U.S., some 80 percent had experienced funding cuts, and a full 93 percent said that they were feeling the effects of the downturn. Yet many respondents are adopting healthy habits that not only will help them survive the present recession, but also may help them thrive when better times return. read more...
KARDIA PLANNING - Have you ever wondered why a tiny, poor, old woman living in the slums of Calcutta, who has devoted her life to the mundane task of caring for unwanted, starving children was internationally known and revered and even awarded the distinguished Nobel Peace Prize for her work? What did she do to deserve such impressive notoriety? Who was this woman? You and the rest of the world knew her. She was Mother Teresa. read more...
CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY - The economic downturn has thrown a spotlight on the flows of money, ideas, and influence between government and nonprofit groups. As they collaborate more closely, government must examine how to channel dollars to high-performance organizations and finance nonprofits in ways that preserve and enhance their effectiveness. read more...
TIME - Thirty years ago Muhammad Yunus, the founder of Grameen, started lending small sums to poor entrepreneurs in Bangladesh to help them grow from a subsistence living to a livelihood. His great discovery was that even with few assets, these entrepreneurs repaid on time. Yunus and Grameen have a Nobel Peace Prize to show for their work. Now the microfinancier is looking to the U.S. But is there a role for a Third World lender in the world's largest economy? read more...
CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY - Americans bought more holiday gifts this season than last, but that same spirit of generosity did not appear to reach most charities. In fact, a Chronicle poll of 395 charities conducted in mid-December found that over one-third of charities expected donations to decline. Charities of all sizes seem to be affected by the downturn. read more...
BARRON'S - THE NAME OF THE GAME IN PHILANTHROPY this year is to make your dollars go far -- very far. With the recession squeezing donors and charities alike, it's more important than ever to make sure your giving really makes a difference. That's high-impact giving, and some philanthropists are raising it to a high form of art. Barron's developed a listing of "the best" in collaboration with Global Philanthropy Group. read more...
OUTSIDE - What would happen if aid organizations and other philanthropists embraced the dark arts of marketing spin and psychological persuasion used on Madison Avenue? According to New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, we would save millions more lives. read more...
ON PHILANTHROPY - Many dysfunctional organizations can be traced back to a dysfunctional board. The board must take note of warning signs, which are often evident right from the beginning. Here is a checklist that board members might refer to as a reminder of symptoms which indicate some degree of hidden organizational dysfunction. read more...
FORBES - With the trillions in real estate and stock market wealth that has been lost over the last two years, it is easy to lose sight of a trend that is continuing below the surface of the turmoil: the largest intergenerational transfer of wealth in our nation's history. read more...
HALFTIME -
Tripp’s idea is so simple. Roll a soccer
ball out onto a dusty field in a poor country and
you change everything. On that simple idea you
can build a charity that dramatically changes
kids’ lives. Often the most effective
charities are built on very simple ideas. He has
moved his whole family off to Asia of all places
(Thailand) to launch Sports Friends there. read more...
New York
Times columnist Nicholas Kristof and his
wife, WuDunn, a former Times reporter,
make a brilliantly argued case for investing in
the health and autonomy of women worldwide. More
girls have been killed in the last fifty years,
precisely because they were girls, than men were
killed in all the wars of the twentieth century,
they write, detailing the rampant gendercide in
the developing world, particularly in India and
Pakistan. Far from merely making moral appeals,
the authors posit that it is impossible for
countries to climb out of poverty if only a
fraction of women (9% in Pakistan, for example)
participate in the labor force. The authors
reveal local women to be the most effective
change agents: The best role for Americans...
isn't holding the microphone at the front of the
rally but writing the checks, an assertion they
contradict in their unnecessary profiles of
American volunteers finding compensations for the
lack of shopping malls and Netflix movies in
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