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Humble and Flexible Philanthropy

Last month, Sean Stannard-Stockton, @tactphil, invited folks to offer a word to describe good philanthropy, along with a sentence defining it and a paragraph to further explain. He received lots of thoughtful and passionate entries, with which he reated a … Continue reading

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Who’s Zooming Who?

International library, civil society, philanthropy pro Carol Erickson writes a thoughtful piece on the long-standing, under-acknowledged problem in philanthropy she calls the “donor deception dance.” This same problem happens here, among U.S. funders and U.S. grantees. Just last night, I … Continue reading

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The ROI for Social Media Fundraising

This week, a tech company VP called for my advice about a social media application under development that involves giving. Sort of. Their idea combines an E-bay/Freecycle idea with a give-to-my-favorite-cause idea. I’m a “creative” and generally, love combining the … Continue reading

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