From Cnet: Kamen gave a talk at the Lux Executive Summit here about science and innovation. But he had a clear ulterior motive: convince a room full of technologists to address the “chilling” need for more scientists and engineers to solve the world’s worsening problems. Kamen said that addressing the basic needs–such as water and… Continue reading Dean Kamen Urges Innovators To Help Solve The World’s Problems
Month: October 2008
Tactical Philanthropy Forum: Featuring Paul Brest and Bill Somerville
Registration:http://tacticalphilanthropy.eventbrite.com/ The Tactical Philanthropy Forum is a regular gathering of the thinkers and doers who are building a new and better social sector. This event will feature a conversation with Paul Brest, president of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and Bill Somerville, president and founder of the Philanthropic Ventures Foundation. Sean Stannard-Stockton, author of… Continue reading Tactical Philanthropy Forum: Featuring Paul Brest and Bill Somerville
Research shows that cause-related marketing can increase sales by as much as 74 percent
Cause-related marketing can increase sales as much as 74 percent in certain consumer-goods categories, and consumers spend twice as long looking at cause-related ads than generic corporate ones, according to a study by Cone and Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, MarketingCharts reports. The 2008 Cone/Duke University Behavioral Cause Study finds a strong link between… Continue reading Research shows that cause-related marketing can increase sales by as much as 74 percent
“The opportunity to focus technology and tech entrepreneurs on the unaddressed, underserved segments of society is enormous,”
Jim Schorr, who lectures on social entrepreneurship at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, says he can’t imagine “a higher calling for the next generation of tech entrepreneurs.” “The opportunity to focus technology and tech entrepreneurs on the unaddressed, underserved segments of society is enormous,” Schorr said. “Developing and extending technologies with limited profit potential,… Continue reading “The opportunity to focus technology and tech entrepreneurs on the unaddressed, underserved segments of society is enormous,”
Donor-Advised Funds
Otherwise known as “charitable checking,” or “giving while living,” donor-advised funds are quickly becoming the most popular way to invest social capital. Link
Lewis Center for Social Entrepreneurship at Babson
Congrats to the Lewis Center for Social Entrepreneurship at Babson! Babson College has received a $10.8 million gift from the Lewis Charitable Foundation for the establishment of an institute to support teaching, research, and outreach in social entrepreneurship. The Lewis Institute at Babson College will develop leaders, create knowledge, and grow new enterprises to solve… Continue reading Lewis Center for Social Entrepreneurship at Babson
Inside Project Red Stripe
Andrew writes: You once followed developments at The Economist’s Project Red Stripe. We’re about to publish a book about it. Called Inside Project Red Stripe, it’s published conventionally (www.triarchypress.com) and, over the next few months, online (projectredstripe.blogspot.com). It’s an account of the six-month project and we think it’s a good guide to innovation and teamwork… Continue reading Inside Project Red Stripe
Yahoo Tries Affinity Search
Related to my previous posts on affinity search engines (see here and here), Yahoo has decided to dabble in this space: As part of Yahoo!’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month initiative, Yahoo! Search is announcing a new Infobar built on the SearchMonkey platform that will help Search users make donations to help find a cure for… Continue reading Yahoo Tries Affinity Search
Google’s Alternative Energy Ambitions
Some interesting quotes today from Google: …geothermal energy, or natural energy that can be harnessed beneath the earth’s surface, is the “sleeping giant” of alternative energy. Geothermal energy systems promise “extremely rapid growth if key technologies can be proven in the next few years,” he wrote. Link