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The Role of the Philanthropist: Evidence-Based Theories of Change, Round II

Paul Brest | Posted 02.13.2009 | Business

Read More: For-Profit Firms, Philanthropy, Progress, Public Benefit, Business Plan, Donors, Tactical Philanthropy, Nonprofits, Execute Plan, Theories of Change, Sean Stannard-Stockton, Goals, Role of a Philanthropist, Business News
Paul Brest

Yes, any public benefit activity should be executed according to a plan. But I refute the assertion that philanthropists are the ones charged with designing a theory of change.

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We're All Nonprofits Now

Tom Tresser | Posted 01.22.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Competition, Nonprofits, Bail Out, Finance, Public Education System, Business Competition, Financial Bailout, Non-Profit Business, Congressional Bailout, Non-Profit Business Model, Auto Industry Bailout, Not for Profits, Chicago News
Tom Tresser

In a market economy, if you try to start a nonprofit or dedicate yourself to working for a nonprofit, you get no special credit. You have to pay your bills, same as the next person.

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Invitation to Create a New Social Norm (VIDEO)

Robert Tolmach | Posted 01.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Holiday Season, Donation, Charity, Advertising, Nonprofits, Presents, Gift, Green Living, Giving, Psa, Video, Living News
Robert Tolmach

One powerful new trend this holiday season is the making of meaningful charitable donations in friends' names, in lieu of giving traditional presents.

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Necessity is the mother of social innovation

Lucy Bernholz | Posted 01.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Non-Profit Foundations, Philanthropy, Buzzwords, Predictions, Charity, Socialenterprise, Strategic Philanthropy, Economy, Economic Predictions, Nonprofits, Bcorps, Social Entrepreneur, Future, Giving, Foundations, Living News
Lucy Bernholz

Reposted (with edits and additions) from philanthropy2173 Ah, December. The anticipation of snow, unless you're already several feet under. The warmt...

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Philanthropy's New Ice Age: Will Social Innovation Survive the Freeze?

Jumpstart | Posted 01.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Jumpstart, Charity Organizations, Philanthropy, Philanthropy Funding, Charity, Charitable Funds, Strategic Philanthropy, Economy, Social Innovation, Jewish Social Entrepreneurship, Nonprofits, Innovation, Joshua Avedon, Shawn Landres, Jewish Innovation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Philanthropists, Lee Meyerhoff Hendler, Social Entrepreneurship, Jewish, Nonprofit Sector, Hazon, Nigel Savage, Living News
Jumpstart

After a decade of philanthropic investment that has produced a flowering of innovation and social entrepreneurship not seen since the late 19th century, all signs point to a flash freeze.

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Arts Community to Obama: Here's What We're Fighting For

Randall Bourscheidt | Posted 01.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Art, Nonprofits, Arts, Americans for the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, Barack Obama, Arts Education, National Endowment for the Humanities, Obama Arts, Living News
Randall Bourscheidt

We are fighting now to recover our prosperity but also our sense of purpose and pride as a nation. Like all other nations in history, our culture stands at the center of our identity.

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If You Doubt That There Is a Healthcare Crisis, Come to Michigan

Harold Pollack | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Public Health, Nonprofits, Social Services, Detroit Free Press, University of Michigan, Michigan, University of Chicago, Health Reform, Politics News
Harold Pollack

Of Detroit's 42 hospitals that operated in 1960, four remain. Locals know a thing or two about the agony of auto plant closings. Local hospital closings are also a heavy blow.

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Out of the Desert

Elisabeth Mason and Julie Kashen | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Single Stop USA, Welfare, First Focus, Poverty, Charity, Economy, Nonprofits, Out of the Destert, Welfare Policy, Politics News
Elisabeth Mason and Julie Kashen

At Single Stop USA, our mission is to raise millions of people out of poverty by ending this disconnect through a revolutionary coordination of service delivery and distribution.

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Not All Lobbyists Are Created Equal: The Current Energy Bills

Frances Beinecke | Posted 10.24.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Gas Prices, Big Oil, Energy Bill, Oil Shale, Global Warming Pollution, Big Oil Profits, Global Warming, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, Shareholders, NDRC, Lobbyists, Exxon Mobil, Nonprofits, Environmental Advocate, Pet Legislation, Green News
Frances Beinecke

I am an environmental advocate. Sometimes I travel to D.C. to lobby on behalf of issues NRDC cares about. Big Oil companies dispatch lobbyists to the Hill as well. Does that make us equals?

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8.8.08: A Day of Olympic Proportions for Burma

Jerri Chou | Posted 09.07.2008 | Living

Read More: Women and Politics, Nonprofits, Women's Rights, Human Rights, Olympics, Rule of Law, Burma, Living News
Jerri Chou

8.8.08 marks the 20th anniversary of the 8,888 student massacre in Burma, the largest protest against the military junta to date, making it a solemn and emotional tandem to the Olympic games.

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Billionaire Funds Athletes To Boost India's Olympic Run

Wall Street Journal | Jackie Range | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Mittal Champions Trust, Olympics 2008, Olympic Athletes, Athletes, Nonprofits, Beijing Olympics, Olympics, Lakshmi Mittal, Business News

At the Athens Olympics in 2004, steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, like millions of other Indian sports fans, was distressed: There was hardly anyone to ch...

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eCaring: Online Charities More Popular Than Ever

ABC News | Joshua Lipton | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Online Donations, Online Charities, Charity Organizations, Charity, Network for Good, Nonprofits, eCharity, Charity Navigator, eCaring, Business News

As the year draws to a close, Americans are busy donating money to charities across the country. Donors are expected to give more than $100 billion to...

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