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Crowdrise – The Next Big Thing?

Posted by Beth Myers on January 14, 2011 at 10:17 am

Is Crowdrise the next big thing in Philanthropy?  Ed Norton thinks so.  I am a big fan of Ed’s.  I not only love his movies, but I also love that he “gets it” when it comes to activism and philanthropy.  It officially launched in May of 2010. I know what you are thinking – “Beth [...]

How is Philanthropy a Bad Thing?

Posted by Beth Myers on December 10, 2010 at 10:57 am

The Giving Pledge was in the news again this week.  17 more super wealthy people committed to giving away half of their wealth to charity.  Sounds great to me, but it seems some want to complain about it.  According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Some nonprofit experts are concerned, though, about how quickly the pledges [...]

Boy Scouts and Discrimination

Posted by Beth Myers on October 25, 2010 at 2:58 pm

There was a headline last week in the Dallas Morning News   about a gay father who was told he could not lead his son’s Cub Scout pack.  No one should be surprised by this.  Boy Scouts of America has made it quite clear that they will continue to discriminate against homosexuals. I bring this to my [...]

Many Foundation Leaders are not Using Social Media – I have the Answer

Posted by Beth Myers on September 17, 2010 at 10:08 am

Image: Filomena Scalise / FreeDigitalPhotos.net There is a lot of buzz today about a report that was released by The Foundation Center discussing that foundation leaders are not regularly using Social Media.  They examined a sample of foundation leaders use of Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, or reading blogs. Personally, I was mostly interested in how many of them are reading blogs. Of the 13 [...]

A Good Article on Transformational Leadership

Posted by Beth Myers on September 15, 2010 at 2:40 pm

I found an interesting article in the Stanford Social Innovation Review on the topic of leadership.   Shout-out to my friend Scott for passing it on to me via the San Antonio Nonprofit Council. I recommend you read this article.  Here is the money quote that is going to make you WANT to read this article: [...]