Scrooge’s Revenge: More on Giving Tuesday
Pushing back against efforts that are likely to lead to disappointment, and three ways we might reframe the initiative.
Individual Giving - Articles
Ideas to help individual donors and philanthropists be more effective (more)
Giving Black
A study from Liberty Hill Foundation provides insights into building philanthropy in African American communities.
The Curmudgeon’s Guide to Giving Tuesday
The effort to make giving public and start a “giving season” won’t materially affect giving in any positive way.
Closing the Divide
With the ever-widening wealth gap, we as a society need to break out of the traditional philanthropic mold.
Fight for the Future
The nonprofit Fight for Peace uses boxing to create a dialogue with hard-to-reach urban youth.
Gaming with a Purpose
Serious games tap into the same culture of online friendship from social networking to fuel peer involvement and encourage collaboration around real-world challenges.
Ephemeral Perpetuity? Transforming Endowments Into Annuities
Funders who insist that organizations build endowments dilute those organizations’ efforts to raise annual operating funds.
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The Social Innovation Imperative
The Social Innovation Imperative outlines a business approach that takes into consideration the difference between innovating for profit and innovating for social good.
Shaking Up the Long Tail
Donors who use cell phones to make donations do more than give, they talk about it.
Giving 2.0: Getting Together to Give
Giving circles are powerful ways to transform the world while also transforming participants’ giving.