Fundraising
Five-Digit Giving
How texting became young donors’ preferred way to make charitable donations.
Tag: Individual Giving
Fundraising
It’s Not about Apple—It’s About Community
How are your tools defining the way you can work or the way you can engage with your community?
Economic Development
Big Payoffs from Small Savings
SaveTogether wants to foster the savings habit among low-income Americans.
Fundraising
The Mouths of Gift Horses
Why nonprofits should court contributions that help both themselves and society.
Individual Giving
Subtle Nudges for Greater Good
A look at a variety of tactics for galvanizing individuals to give.
Environment
Sell the Wind
What are social marketers to do when their target audience couldn’t care less about the change they want to make? Here's how one group got everyday people to care about alternative energy.
Philanthropy
Don’t Give Money to Haiti Now
Instead of sending the money all at once, donors should create a plan to stagger and guarantee funding for years to come.
Individual Giving
Research: Tiny Cues Trigger Altruism
A mere hint of affiliation is sufficient to increase helping.
Podcast
Economic Development
Premal Shah - Scaling a Social Enterprise through Crowdsourcing
Kiva has created an online marketplace that allows ordinary citizens to help specific entrepreneurs around the world to thrive with as little as $25. In this Stanford Center for Social Innovation sponsored audio interview, Kiva President Premal Shah discusses how the social enterprise relies on bazaar management techniques to carry out the organization's everyday functions. He describes the benefits of cost reduction and execution time and talks about the possibilities bazaar management opens for social entrepreneurship and the for-profit sector in general.
Podcast
Philanthropy & Funding
Peter deCourcy Hero - Innovations in Philanthropy
Technologies such as mobile phones and computers are increasingly becoming tools for philanthropic giving. In this Stanford Center for Social Innovation audio lecture, former Community Foundation of Silicon Valley president Peter Hero discusses how global changes in philanthropy are providing opportunities in the online giving space. He considers how online giving can be made more robust, and how trends in this arena may allow for the strengthening of civic engagement around the world.