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 [...]
You may have already seen the report from The Foundation Center, Moving Beyond the Economic Crisis. I am a little behind in my reading, because I was devoted to studying for my final. I got an A in the course, thanks for asking. So what could be better than my grade…………? The key findings of [...]
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 [...]
As usual, I spent part of my morning reading the wires to see what I should suggest my nonprofit friends read. Wow, if you have not yet read Dan Pallotta’s blog post in the Harvard Business Review “Our Ineffectiveness at Measuring Effectiveness” make sure you do soon. Dan discusses some very key points about how [...]
Imagine this – we have raised so much money we don’t yet have a plan for what to do with it all. That is basically the situation for The Keep a Breast Foundation. According to an article I read on msnbc.com the success of selling bracelets (pictured here) has overwhelmed this foundation. According to the [...]
