I’ve been meaning to blog this for a while– Last week, the Wall Street Journal printed an article, “Paying Money To Donate Money (sub required),” which explores the emergence of charity advisors: Now that donors have more charities to choose from, as well as more financial instruments with which to give away their dollars, wealthy… Continue reading It’s Hard To Give Away Money- Charity Advisors Multiply
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Acumen Fund In BusinessWeek
Check out this story in the current Businessweek on the Acumen Fund– Designing Change: How venture philanthropy fund Acumen uses design thinking to help solve real-world problems Here’s some text from an email by founder Jacqueline Novogratz: We wanted to share with you an article on Acumen Fund that just appeared in BusinessWeek’s “Inside Innovation  Continue reading Acumen Fund In BusinessWeek
Bank of America Launches $20 Billion Environmental Loan Program
Bank of America on Tuesday detailed a $20 billion initiative to address global climate change which entails loans, an Eco-friendly credit card, and investments in green buildings. The bulk of the money–$18 billion–is earmarked for lending to companies participating in “environmentally-sustainable products.” Specifically, the bank said that it will invest in low-carbon and energy efficiency… Continue reading Bank of America Launches $20 Billion Environmental Loan Program
Microsoft shares a portion of the program’s advertising revenue with charities
i’m is a new initiative from Windows Liveâ„¢ Messenger. Every time you start a conversation using i’m, Microsoft shares a portion of the program’s advertising revenue with some of the world’s most effective organizations dedicated to social causes. We’ve set no cap on the amount we’ll donate to each organization. The sky’s the limit. So… Continue reading Microsoft shares a portion of the program’s advertising revenue with charities
Innovative youth leadership development non-profit – Summer Search – looking to fill two positions in NYC
Lots of great job/internship opportunities coming through the pipeline. Here is one for an organization called Summer Search. I am the founder of the NYC office of Summer Search, a transformative leadership development program for disadvantaged young people who strive to break cycles of persistent poverty, make the transition into productive adulthood, and become the… Continue reading Innovative youth leadership development non-profit – Summer Search – looking to fill two positions in NYC
Revisiting RED Campaign- It Only Raised $11 Million Last Year
Remember my post titled “Corporations Exploiting The Concept Of Socially Responsible Business“? Here’s the latest article on that topic, from Marketingvox, an online media blog. The article discusses how surprisingly little the entire campaign has raised. With the goal of fighting AIDS in Africa, the Product RED charity effort from the Global Fund has reportedly… Continue reading Revisiting RED Campaign- It Only Raised $11 Million Last Year
*Summer Fellowship Program in Social Enterprise*
This sounds like an excellent opportunity for college students interested in social enterprise– Students Will Make a Difference and Gain Critical Management Skills While Helping Boston-Based Non-Profit Organizations BOSTON, MASS, February 23, 2007 – Experience, Inc., the leading provider of career services for college students and alumni, today announced a unique Summer Fellowship program that… Continue reading *Summer Fellowship Program in Social Enterprise*
Fifteenth Anniversary Party for Green Corp – NYC
From a fellow alum– You are invited to attend the…GREEN CORPS 15th Birthday Bash and Benefit Celebrating 15 Years of Training the Next Generation of Environmental and Social Change Leaders March 1st, 7:00 – 9:00 pm The Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery 526 West 26th Street, No. 213 OPEN BAR and hors d’oeuvres Featuring Special Guest Speaker:… Continue reading Fifteenth Anniversary Party for Green Corp – NYC
Update on Freepledge
Several months ago, I featured a social venture called FreePledge on this blog. Here is my post: FreePledge Lets You Donate To Non-Profits While Shopping At Your Favorite Online Retailer Since then, they have made big strides to enhance their product, including an updated design, new reporting functionality for non-profits and registered users, and a… Continue reading Update on Freepledge
Spitzer Ties Increased School Budgets To Performance
The New York Times reports that Governor Eliot Spitzer has taken a page out of new school social enterprise philosophy and allocated more funds to the New York State education system but tied it to a performance-based system. Gov. Eliot Spitzer of New York said today that he would allocate more money to the state’s… Continue reading Spitzer Ties Increased School Budgets To Performance