Release Date: January 19, 2012 Washington, D.C. - Ashoka Changemakers is launching a global competition today titled: Activating Empathy: Transforming Schools to Teach What Matters.read more
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Global Giveback Funding Challenge
GlobalGiving Blog - News and Updates2 Feb 2012 | 12:56 pmThis week we launched the final phase of a collaboration between GlobalGiving, InnoCentive, and the Rockefeller Foundation that began over two years ago as a way to connect our project leaders with technical know-how usually devoted to solving technical problems for for-profit entities. As part of its Advancing Innovation Processes to Solve Social Problems initiative, the Rockefeller Foundation funded GlobalGiving to identify needed solutions to developing world problems that InnoCentive’s community of solvers could help make a reality. Project leaders working in India,… -
Oxfam calls on EU not to shut down ‘pharmacy of the developing world’
Oxfam News Blog9 Feb 2012 | 4:35 amOn the eve of a high-level summit between the leaders of India and the European Union in Delhi, Oxfam is calling on the EU not to pressurise India into agreeing new trade rules that could deny hundreds of millions of people access to affordable medicines. The negotiations, which have been on-going for four years, are a means for the two economies to agree on a trade pact and forge a new commercial relationship. The EU, backed by multinational pharmaceutical companies, are trying to impose new intellectual property and investment (IP) rules in India, which would result in drastically higher… -
seToolbelt Resource of the Week: Root Cause Analysis
SocialEarth7 Feb 2012 | 7:11 pmYou can think of social problems like an onion—peel back layer upon layer and eventually you get at the heart of the matter. This kind of problem analysis, also called [...] -
Women: Sit at the Table and Create the Discourse
Echoing Green - Think Big. Be Bold. Drive Change.8 Feb 2012 | 1:55 pmkatie-orenstein wdydwyd.jpg Katie Orenstein Kennedy Odede and Jessica Posner “Because the stories we tell determine what we think about what happens, which determines which happens next.” – Katie Orenstein When 2008 Echoing Green Fellow Katie Orenstein started The Op-Ed Project, only four percent of the submissions to the op-ed pages of The Wall Street Journal were from women. Now, ten percent come from them. It’s an important indication of progress—and of ensuring that more voices are part of the public debate. According to Op-Ed, between eighty to ninety percent of all submissions…
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Ashoka In The News
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Ashoka Global Competition Seeks Innovation in Empathy Education
23 Jan 2012 | 8:57 amRelease Date: January 19, 2012 Washington, D.C. - Ashoka Changemakers is launching a global competition today titled: Activating Empathy: Transforming Schools to Teach What Matters.read more -
Bill Drayton of Ashoka Accepts Three Awards in Three Weeks from Europe, US, and Asia
9 Nov 2011 | 10:31 amRelease Date: November 9, 2011 Arlington, Virginia - Bill Drayton, CEO of Ashoka: Innovators for the Public has accepted three awards from around the world honoring his work on behalf of social entrepreneurship through the organization he founded, Ashoka. At a time when the world is faced with deeply troubling challenges, these accolades celebrate read more -
Four International Personalities Honoured with Entrepreneurs for the World Awards
7 Nov 2011 | 11:14 amRelease Date: November 3, 2011 Singapore – Four role-models whose entrepreneurial achievements and commitment to society make them role-models for entrepreneurship creating wealth and social justice have been awarded the Entrepreneurs for the World Awards at thisread more -
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed Wins World’s Largest Education Prize in Qatar
1 Nov 2011 | 11:27 amRelease Date: November 1, 2011 Doha, Qatar – In recognition of his outstanding work in the field of education, Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, founder and chairperson of BRAC, has won the $500,000 WISE Prize for Education in Doha, Qatar.read more -
Bill Drayton Receives John Gardner Leadership Award
31 Oct 2011 | 7:42 amRelease Date: October 31, 2011 Chicago, Illinois - Bill Drayton, CEO of Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, is in Chicago today to receive the prestigious John W. Gardner Leadership Award. The Award was established in 1985 to honor outstanding Americans who exemplify the leadership and the ideals of John W. Chicago, Illinois - Bill Drayton, CEO of Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, is in Chicago today to receive the prestigious John W. Gardner Leadership Award. The Award was established in 1985 to honor outstanding Americans who exemplify the leadership and the…
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GlobalGiving Blog - News and Updates
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Global Giveback Funding Challenge
2 Feb 2012 | 12:56 pmThis week we launched the final phase of a collaboration between GlobalGiving, InnoCentive, and the Rockefeller Foundation that began over two years ago as a way to connect our project leaders with technical know-how usually devoted to solving technical problems for for-profit entities. As part of its Advancing Innovation Processes to Solve Social Problems initiative, the Rockefeller Foundation funded GlobalGiving to identify needed solutions to developing world problems that InnoCentive’s community of solvers could help make a reality. Project leaders working in India,… -
GlobalGiving’s Disaster Response Approach
2 Feb 2012 | 9:58 amGlobalGiving was not originally established with disaster relief funding in mind. When the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami hit, everyone at GlobalGiving was surprised when the website lit up, the phones started ringing, and donors began asking GlobalGiving to identify local organizations responding to the disaster. Since then, GlobalGiving has connected donors with specific relief and recovery efforts after natural disasters and humanitarian crises in China, Pakistan, Haiti, Australia, Chile, Italy, Japan, Thailand, Turkey, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, New Zealand, India, the USA, among others. When we… -
Animals for Autism
27 Jan 2012 | 1:23 pmIn 2010, Pepsi created the Pepsi Refresh Project to support projects that have a positive impact in local communities across America. Pepsi believes good ideas can come from anyone, anywhere and anytime and so they decided to be the catalyst for bringing them to reality. The projects were voted on and chosen by Americans and the result: more than 1.2 million people impacted across the country through more than 1,000 grants awarded in 345 cities and 45 states. GlobalGiving is honored to be a part of this program. We work with agency partners and grantees to administer, disburse, and monitor… -
Listening to Community Feedback
3 Nov 2011 | 11:25 amBy Emily Bell, GlobalGiving’s Unmarketing Intern The number of rapes and sexual assaults reported around the world each year is rarely indicative of the size and severity of the problem. In Africa especially, rape is underreported and perpetrators are seldom convicted. In his recent article In This Rape Center, the Patient Was 3, Nicholas Kristof wrotethat “women and girls ages 15 to 44 are more likely to be maimed or killed by men than by malaria, cancer, war or traffic accidents combined.” I’m not quite sure how anyone can take in that statistic. Mrembo project leaders talk… -
GlobalGiving Gets More Money to the Ground with FXecute
1 Nov 2011 | 12:20 pmIt’s a great week to be a GlobalGiving nonprofit partner (and donor!). We’re excited to share the news that we’ve launched a new system of payment disbursements that will save most of our international partners a significant amount of money. Hooray! GlobalGiving is now implementing a new donation disbursement method for our international partners called FXecute. When compared to a traditional bank wire transfer, FXecute promises to save our international partners collectively hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in wire transfer fees and currency exchange premiums, getting more of…
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Oxfam News Blog
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Oxfam calls on EU not to shut down ‘pharmacy of the developing world’
9 Feb 2012 | 4:35 amOn the eve of a high-level summit between the leaders of India and the European Union in Delhi, Oxfam is calling on the EU not to pressurise India into agreeing new trade rules that could deny hundreds of millions of people access to affordable medicines. The negotiations, which have been on-going for four years, are a means for the two economies to agree on a trade pact and forge a new commercial relationship. The EU, backed by multinational pharmaceutical companies, are trying to impose new intellectual property and investment (IP) rules in India, which would result in drastically higher… -
Video: Thank you from East Africa
8 Feb 2012 | 7:22 amWith your help, Oxfam has provided life-giving support to more than 2.8 million people across drought-stricken areas of East Africa. Six months ago Oxfam launched its biggest ever Africa appeal in response to the drought in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. The crisis is one of the worst we have faced in many years – more than 13 million people have been affected, thousands have died, and many families have lost their livelihoods. The situation remains extremely concerning, especially in Somalia. But your help has gone a very long way. In response to the appeal, the public all over the world… -
Final push for changes to UK Justice Bill
7 Feb 2012 | 9:04 amThousands of supporters have been taking action with Oxfam to try to stop measures proposed in the Government’s Legal, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill (a bit of a mouthful).The measures would make it harder for victims of corporate human rights abuses – like those that can happen when land grabs take place – to seek justice. In a nutshell, this Bill would change the funding arrangements for cases meaning that many communities in the developing world, and the lawyers who fight for them, just won’t be able to shoulder the financial risk of taking on big multinational… -
Could you organise a photo exhibition with Oxfam?
7 Feb 2012 | 8:03 amSelina's contractions Do you believe that every woman deserves good healthcare when she is having a baby? Of course you do. Would you like to borrow Oxfam’s Birth Rights photographs to organise a display anywhere you fancy? We hope so! Oxfam have collected images and stories of Ghanaian women and their experiences of having a baby, and the healthcare they received. They highlight the urgent need for quality maternal healthcare and what still needs to change to ensure women receive it. Challenging people’s perceptions is always healthy. Pregnant women have recently become entitled to… -
Birth Rights
7 Feb 2012 | 2:42 amHello campaigners! Oxfam has just launched a campaign called Birth Rights as part of its Health and Education For All campaign. It’s a response to the fact that every week, around 75 women in Ghana die because of complications during pregnancy and childbirth, and that worldwide, 1 woman dies every minute. If you’re angry about women in Ghana dying in childbirth and want to show your friends and family why you are interested in maternal health care; or you want to get people in your community or university on board; or you want to make sure that the British Government helps save more…
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SocialEarth
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seToolbelt Resource of the Week: Root Cause Analysis
7 Feb 2012 | 7:11 pmYou can think of social problems like an onion—peel back layer upon layer and eventually you get at the heart of the matter. This kind of problem analysis, also called [...] -
An Argument for Playing Hooky
6 Feb 2012 | 8:46 pmI’m given a lot of freedom as a teacher in my English as a Second Language classes, but there are some words and expressions I’m not allowed to teach. Sometimes [...] -
Digitizing Good
4 Feb 2012 | 3:43 amRight now I'm on the ground in Thailand with Actuality Media, working with crews on short films. I've met a lot of locals from Southeast Asia so far – in [...] -
The #Globallove Campaign #SocEnt
3 Feb 2012 | 1:15 amRetail shelves are already lined with a sea of red and pink, hearts and chocolates, stuffed teddy bears and any other consumer product that will make some lucky person`s heart [...] -
seToolbelt Resource of the Week: Demonstrating Value
2 Feb 2012 | 6:00 amTalk to any social entrepreneur and they’ll probably tell you that one of their greatest challenges is demonstrating the impact of their work. While it’s one thing to “just know” [...]
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Echoing Green - Think Big. Be Bold. Drive Change.
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Women: Sit at the Table and Create the Discourse
8 Feb 2012 | 1:55 pmkatie-orenstein wdydwyd.jpg Katie Orenstein Kennedy Odede and Jessica Posner “Because the stories we tell determine what we think about what happens, which determines which happens next.” – Katie Orenstein When 2008 Echoing Green Fellow Katie Orenstein started The Op-Ed Project, only four percent of the submissions to the op-ed pages of The Wall Street Journal were from women. Now, ten percent come from them. It’s an important indication of progress—and of ensuring that more voices are part of the public debate. According to Op-Ed, between eighty to ninety percent of all submissions… -
The Buzz 2-3-12
5 Feb 2012 | 9:11 pmWhispering 3-4-11.jpg Our quick read on the top tweets, news, and buzz circulating in the field of changemaking this past week. Tell us, what's got you talking? And what do you want to be talking about? Our big news this week was the announcement of the Semifinalists for the 2012 Echoing Green Fellowship! We received a record number of applications—3,508, up 23 percent from the previous year and 228 percent from the year before. Learn more about the Semifinalists for the EG Fellowship and the Open Society Foundations Black Male Achievement Fellowship and send them your best wishes for the… -
A Voice for Those Without One
4 Feb 2012 | 4:10 amEchoing-Green-Mideast-Youth-screenshot.jpg Esra'a Al Shafei 2009 Echoing Green Fellow Esra'a Al Shafei launched Mideast Youth which uses social web tools to connect youth from the Middle East and North Africa online to promote human rights, religious freedom, tolerance, and free speech. In a fantastic interview on Forbes.com, Esra'a commented: "The most important piece of technology and platform that has affected my life is WordPress. WordPress really empowered me to become more outspoken...I think it’s these kinds of obvious tools or platforms that we’ve seen so much of and… -
The 2012 Echoing Green Semifinalists
2 Feb 2012 | 5:11 amEchoing-Green-2012-Semifinalists.jpg There are 3,508 reasons why we have great hope for a better world. This is the number of applications Echoing Green received for our 2012 Fellowships. We congratulate every single applicant for taking on the world's biggest problems with their bold, innovative solutions. After an awe-inspiring and challenging first-stage review process, we proudly announce our 2012 Echoing Green Fellowship Semifinalists and the 2012 Open Society Foundations Black Male Achievement Fellowship Semifinalists. Echoing Green sent official notifications to all applicants this… -
Drones for Human Rights
31 Jan 2012 | 9:51 amEchoing-Green-Fellow-2006-Mark-Hanis-NY-Times.jpg Mark Hanis Mark Hanis, 2006 Echoing Green Fellow and founder of the Genocide Intervention Network, has co-written an op-ed in the New York Times that asks if drone or UAV surveillance could help document state repression in Syria. He writes: “This we know: the Syrian government isn’t just fighting rebels, as it claims; it is shooting unarmed protesters, and has been doing so for months. Despite a ban on news media, much of the violence is being caught on camera by ubiquitous cellphones. The footage is shaky and the images grainy, but still…
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Social Velocity
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How Founder’s Syndrome Hurt the Komen Foundation
8 Feb 2012 | 10:18 amLast week’s stunning PR nightmare at the Susan G. Komen Foundation is a textbook example of how not to run a nonprofit. Komen decided early last week to pull all funding from Planned Parenthood and then went radio silent in response to an increasingly angered social media network. Finally they flipped their original decision while firing the anti-Planned Parenthood vice president for public policy, Karen Handel. Komen’s PR response was woefully inadequate, their social media efforts were non-existent compared to Planned Parenthood’s, and their board decision-making process… -
How to Find Individual Donors
6 Feb 2012 | 8:44 amWhen I speak to groups of nonprofit boards and staff, they are often shocked when I reveal how money flows to the nonprofit sector. Thinking that foundation grants are the holy grail of funding, many nonprofits hire a grant writer and spend countless hours and resources chasing highly competitive grants. But the fact is that barely 2% of the money flowing to the nonprofit sector comes from foundations. A much larger portion, over 11%, comes from individuals: But many nonprofits don’t know how to raise money from individuals. For them, it seems somehow easier to research foundation… -
10 Great Social Innovation Reads: January 2012
3 Feb 2012 | 8:21 amI can’t believe that January is already over, it was a complete blur. Nonetheless there was lots to read and ponder in the past month in the world of social innovation. Below are my ten picks of the best reads, but as always, please add what I missed in the comments. And if you want to see other things that caught my eye, follow me on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or Pinterest (I’m starting to really love this new one!). Socialbrite has created a mega calendar of 2012 nonprofit & social good conferences. Perfect for planning your year ahead. In their Fast Company article, It’s… -
9 Ways Board Members Can Raise Money Without Fundraising
27 Jan 2012 | 11:02 amI’ll admit it, I’ve been on a board fundraising kick lately in the blog (here and here). I just think that if your nonprofit is going to become more strategic and financially sustainable, you have to start from the beginning (or the top, as it were). In my last blog post I discussed how to overcome excuses for why a board member can’t bring money in the door. But the fact remains that a majority of people don’t like to (or simply won’t) ask for money. The good news is that there are lots of other things board members can do to bring money in the door. And… -
Overcoming Board Fundraising Excuses
25 Jan 2012 | 11:13 amIt’s a point of debate in the nonprofit sector whether all board members of a nonprofit should be required to help raise money. Bill Ryan (co-author of the book Governance as Leadership) argued that the fundraising requirement of many nonprofit boards is “a giant, fast-growing myth that ends up choking good governance to death.” And I often hear from nonprofit leaders and board members that requiring every single board member to participate in money-generating activities just isn’t realistic. I strongly disagree. I’m a firm believer in a give/get requirement for…
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Ashoka In The News
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Red Solidaria ("Solidarity Network")
20 Jan 2012 | 7:35 amRelease Date: January 18, 2012 Original URL: http://www.actualidadlocal.net/noticias/8045.html Publication name: Actualidad Local In Argentina, Ashoka Fellow, Juan Carr, works to create a bridge between those who need any type of ... read more -
Social Entrepreneurship in Egypt: Challenges and Opportunities
20 Jan 2012 | 7:30 amRelease Date: December 12, 2011 Original URL: http://blogs.worldbank.org/dmblog/social-entrepreneurship-in-egypt-challenges-an... Publication name: World Bank Blog Egyptian Fellow, Ehaab Abdou, discusses the three main challenges facing social entrepreneurship in the MENA region and in particular, in Egypt. -
MFI Bandhan wins Skoch Financial Inclusion Award 2012
17 Jan 2012 | 11:31 amRelease Date: January 5, 2012 Original URL: http://www.microfinancefocus.com/mfi-bandhan-wins-skoch-financial-inclusion-awar... Publication name: Microfinance Focus Ashoka Fellow, Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, receives recognition for his work to alleviate poverty through education and microfinance. -
UK ‘social stock exchange’ takes next step as Big Society fund shares out £3.1m from dormant bank accounts
28 Dec 2011 | 7:11 amRelease Date: December 28, 2011 Original URL: http://www.socialenterpriselive.com/section/social-investment/money/20111228/uk-... Publication name: Social Enterprise A new push in Britain has been made to develop a 'social stock exchange,' designed to improve access to capital for social entrepreneurs. read more -
Ahige: Los hombres lideran la igualdad de género
28 Dec 2011 | 6:56 amRelease Date: December 27, 2011 Original URL: http://www.compromisoempresarial.com/nombres-propios/organizaciones-responsables... Publication name: Compromiso Empresarial Read more about the work being done by Spanish Fellow, Antonio Garcia Dominguez, to promote gender equality in Europe.
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Entrepreneur Update
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Eight Creative Marketing Ideas to Make Your Business Stand Out
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Four Questions to Ask Before Setting a Price
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Three Ways to Extend the Battery Life of Smartphones and Tablets
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Fashion Mogul Christopher Burch Talks Business
9 Feb 2012 | 2:00 amAs Fashion Week kicks off, we sat down with the man behind brands like Tory Burch and Monika Chiang to find out what it takes to make it in the business. -
Seven Ways to Kill Your Meetings and Unleash Productivity
8 Feb 2012 | 12:08 pmDespite studies showing that meetings are a colossal waste of time, they remain common. Here's how to collaborate while cutting back on meetings.
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Idealist Blog
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How to write a rejection letter
8 Feb 2012 | 10:22 amFrom Flickr user recoverling (Creative Commons) Over and over, job seekers tell us that it’s frustrating, and unfortunately very common, to submit applications and never receive any indication that a hiring manager has reviewed or even received them. But what about when you do get through the door, have an interview, and don’t get hired? We recently asked our Facebook and LinkedIn communities: Question: What was the nicest (or worst) rejection letter you ever received after a job interview? No need to name names/organizations. Just wondering what makes for the “best”… -
Nonprofit Finance Fund survey deadline: Feb 15
3 Feb 2012 | 11:24 amAnother day, another dollar, another survey Each year, the Nonprofit Finance Fund surveys U.S. nonprofits. The goals are to document the issues being faced by community-serving organizations and to identify ways the fund itself, and other supporters of the work of nonprofits, can be most useful. It takes maybe 15 minutes to complete the survey, which requires a pretty broad knowledge of an organization’s activities – from the state of the finances to relationships with funders to the board of directors. Do you have that knowledge? Take the survey today! And if that’s not you,… -
Got a new job? Eight tips for a successful start
19 Jan 2012 | 10:23 amJanuary is typically the month when we see the highest number of jobs posted to Idealist.org, and this year is no exception. If you’re lucky enough to snag one of those gigs, here are some things to keep in mind as you begin. Thanks to Michelle Moran of YNPN-NYC for this guest post. Good luck in your new role! (Photo: cogdogblog, Flickr/Creative Commons) Once you have landed a new job it may seem like the hard part is over, but sometimes your first few weeks at work can be very challenging. Follow these tips to get off on the right foot and avoid making common mistakes. 1. Remember: you… -
Take professional development into your own hands
17 Jan 2012 | 8:46 amHow will you carve out time to learn and reflect? Photo: US Army (Flickr/Creative Commons) Need professional development, but don’t have a budget for travel or tuition? Here are a bunch of free or relatively affordable upcoming trainings we’ve spotted recently – ones you can join from the comfort of your own desk or couch. Special thanks to Ben Hastil for his contributions to this roundup. Telling your organization’s story Creating Compelling Member Stories as Part of Your Outreach and Recruitment Strategy: A free webinar from the National Service Inclusion Project (NSIP), Jan. 25… -
Searching the site? Some updates for you.
13 Jan 2012 | 11:36 amNo need for a magnifying glass. (Photo: Mads Boedker, Flickr/Creative Commons) Yesterday we released a new set of features to make it easier to find the people, organizations, and opportunities that matter most to you. Play around and let us know what you think! Click on any of the listing types (Jobs, Volunteer Opportunities, etc.) in the header on Idealist.org, or start a search based on type, keyword, or location. To better locate the opportunities relevant to where you are or want to be, we’ve refined our radius search to including listings from your choice of 5, 10, 25, 50, or 100…
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Giving in a digital world
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12 digital fundraising trends for 2012 #11 Properly Joined-up Digital Planning
6 Feb 2012 | 12:48 amThe chart above comes from the 2010 Blackbaud State of the Nonprofit Industry Survey (SONI), and shows less than one third of Nonprofit organisations from any country surveyed that year saying that they had a ‘Written Online Strategy’ in place. Unfortunately the response to this question hasn’t been included in Blackbaud’s 2011 SONI Report, so we don’t know whether those who said in 2010 that their online strategies were ‘in development’ now have one in place. However, from what I hear when I talk to nonprofits around the world about their online… -
12 digital fundraising trends for 2012 #10 Social Media Fundraising Growing-Up
31 Jan 2012 | 10:44 amAfter several years of amazing growth, data from Hitwise last August suggested that Facebook use was starting to slow here in the UK. Not at all surprising given that there are now around 30.25m UK users – equating to almost half of the whole country’s population signed-up to the site. So it must be approaching saturation point. Hitwise reinforced this observation with data released earlier this month showing Facebook’s share of all UK visits to social network sites falling by 7% December 2010 to December 2011, while YouTube’s share grew by roughly the same amount. -
12 digital fundraising trends for 2012 #9 Back To Website Donation Basics
25 Jan 2012 | 12:19 amAs I’ve been highlighting throughout this series, the wealth of developments in digital commerce and communications emerging at the moment offer a host of potential new opportunities for fundraisers. However, as mentioned in Monday’s post about Email fundraising, in a year when many supporters are likely to be under increasing financial pressure and all fundraisers should be looking for opportunities to increase their effectiveness, I think some of the biggest opportunities will actually come from focusing on getting the fundraising basics right. When it comes to online… -
12 digital fundraising trends for 2012 #8 Contactless Payments
23 Jan 2012 | 11:21 pmAccording to the people at Visa Europe, 2012 is going to be the year that ‘contactless payments’ take off here in the UK – heralding a new era when we will all be purchasing low cost items (£15 or less) with a wave of our payment card or NFC equipped mobile phone. No need to type-in a pin number – just ‘wave and pay’. The technology to enable this has been available here for a while now, with Barclaycard launching their ‘OnePulse’ card using Visa’s contactless system back in 2007 and partnering with Orange to launch the UK’s first… -
12 digital fundraising trends for 2012 #7 Getting Smarter With Email
22 Jan 2012 | 11:42 pmAs pressure to deliver on income targets in these increasingly challenging financial times results in a return to getting the fundraising basics right, I hope we’re going to see a shift towards making far better use of email this year – thereby capitalising on what is all too often a sadly under-performing opportunity area. Despite continued excitement over the potential of Social Media, the fact is that email remains the most effective way for most fundraisers to engage directly with the majority of their online supporters – and seems likely to remain that way for the…
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IdealistNews: what's new in nonprofits
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If you haven't taken our #2012survey of nonprofits, this blog post makes the case why you should: Why Take a Survey?
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Please vote for my school so we can provide the students with a new rubber track for the students! Thank you :)
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If there was ever a reason to support an organization, this is it - THANK YOU Planned Parenthood Mar Monte!
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Lessons from the Susan G Komen Foundation/Planned Parenthood firestorm: What other non-profits can– and can’t– take away
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Does anyone know of any OC nonprofits that would be willing to take on a grant writing/development intern or volunteer? x-post from /r/orangecounty
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Helping Help
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Real Leaders Inspire Ongoing Action
16 Jan 2012 | 4:49 pmThe day after MLk day is more important than the holiday itself. It is the day that we truly see who the real leaders are. It is the day that the celebrating masses give way to the nonconforming minority of change-makers. MLK taught us to lead fearlessly, selflessly, and righteously. His accomplishments - and sacrifice - is worth celebrating and remembering, and I am proud that we take a day every year to do it. But celebrating is easy. The day after MLK day is where true leaders shine. And they continue to shine for the weeks and months in between celebrations. Right now, the world doesn't… -
Passionate Leaders are Better Leaders
9 Jan 2012 | 6:05 pmLeadership Passion Pyramid To be a truly inspiring and effective leader, you must have passion. But not any passion will suffice, the best leaders focus their passion on 4 main areas: Passion for the development and fulfillment of the people they lead Passion for the cause they are working towards Passion for making an impact Passion for their own personal growth The ordering is just as important as the area of passion. Why? Nothing happens if the people you lead don't make things happen. Be invested in the people you lead, as their happiness and… -
Look Back Before Moving Forward
24 Dec 2011 | 8:40 amAt the end of every year, I dedicate a day to looking back. I think about a lot of things, and I use Who, What, Where, When, Why, How as a framework... Who slowed me down Who helped me What I set out to do What I did When I was struggling When I was happiest Where I tripped Where I soared Why I failedWhy I succeeded How I lost motivationHow I inspired, motivated, and empowered others and myself I look within myself to find balance, and I look outside to find knowledge. I listen and learn from experts in all fields, knowing the diversity of… -
Inspire Others To Exceed Their Expectations
17 Dec 2011 | 4:12 pmForbes.com just published a brilliant article on leadership that was written by Russell Raath. In it, Russell share a scene from the movie Invictus where Morgan Freeman plays Nelson Mandela: Morgan Freeman’s Mandela offers some final words of wisdom. “We need inspiration,” he says, “because in order to build our nation, we must all exceed our own expectations.” You can read the full article on Forbes and I highly recommend it. The takeaway is simple and powerful. As a leader, your job is to do more than just setting and achieving goals. Your imperative is to inspire and… -
Increase Motivation, Inspire Action and Drive Behavior
4 Dec 2011 | 2:09 pmNo matter your position, role, and responsibilities - you have the ability to motivate others and inspire action. There are thousands of books, research reports, and case studies on this topic - and out of all of them that I have come across, the three best resources are the following two videos and link Dan Pink on the Surprising Science About What Motivates Us (video) Simon Sinek on How Great Leaders Inspires Action (video) Chip and Dan Heath on How to Change Things When Change is Hard (book, and article) Here are the videos and book summary for your convenience: Dan Pink on the…
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Dell News
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Michael Dell's Top Holdings
9 Feb 2012 | 9:34 amMichael Saul Dell is the founder, chairman and CEO of Dell Inc. where he owns 12% of the company. -
UPDATE 1-Teradata Q4 results beat estimates
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Apple, Comcast, CVS, Dell, BWLD Among Stocks Reaching 52-Week Highs Feb 8th
8 Feb 2012 | 11:00 pmApple Inc. : Apple may introduce Chinese language support for Siri, its voice recognition tool in the iPhone 4S, in March, according to Shanghai Daily, citing a report yesterday from CCTime.com. The shares closed at $476.68, up $7.85 or 1.67% on the day. -
New Market Study Published: Whizz-Work Pte Ltd - Strategic SWOT Analysis Review
8 Feb 2012 | 6:50 pmThe company is engaged in providing IT integration services. Its key services includes server consolidation and optimization, storage consolidation and archival, and virtual desk infrastructures. -
QUBYX Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for the DELL UltraSharp U3011 with PerfectLum Bundle
8 Feb 2012 | 2:41 pmDELL UltraSharp U3011 displays in bundle with QUBYX PerfectLum calibration software have received the FDA 510 clearance that officially certifies the bundle to be used in medical imaging industry.
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Allison Jones
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My favorite nonprofit career clarity activity
8 Feb 2012 | 4:25 pmTweet “I want to help people, but I don’t know where to start.” “I don’t know what I’m good at or what I’m passionate about.” “How do I really know what the right job is for me?” While the mantra of our generation might be “do what you love” we often struggle with a. figuring out what we love (passion) and b. gaining the skills necessary to be excellent in what we love (practice). So when I get emails asking for clarity, I often recommend the Career Tracks Activity (PDF) by The Office of Career Services of New York… -
Why Your College Major Doesn’t Matter
20 Jan 2012 | 5:48 amTweet With only 55% of millennials employed–the lowest percentage since World War II–there is a pressing need to pinpoint the reason behind this depressing statistic. After all, with this generation being the most educated, surely we all should be able to find employment, no matter what the economy is. The consensus seems to be that if millennials are struggling, there is one reason: they don’t know how to choose the right college major. It makes sense to me that professional track majors would yield higher employment statistics as there is often a clear path and clear… -
5 Questions to Help You Create Your 2012 Nonprofit Career Plan
8 Jan 2012 | 8:30 amTweet On Wednesday, Rosetta Thurman and I hosted our first #ynpchat of the year on creating a 2012 nonprofit career plan. The questions, adapted from Rosetta’s powerful piece on the 15 questions you should ask about your nonprofit career, strengthened our sense of pride in our work and allowed us to walk away with a better vision and strategy on how to rock our careers in 2012. 1. What do you most want to get out of your involvement with the nonprofit sector? In other words, why are you here? What are you hoping to learn and do that will help you grow… -
What did 2011 teach you?
31 Dec 2011 | 6:48 amTweetThis is my favorite time of year. People are reflecting and sharing excitement about possibilities and growth. There is simply a lot of positivity and promise in the air. 2011 seemed to be a year of transitions and lessons for me and those I love: my five year college reunion is coming up (five years? already?); my mailbox was full of wedding invitations; my calendar was overflowing with good bye parties as friends went off to grad school; I celebrated big professional wins and took the plunge into GRE prep; and I have a neat stack of failed projects and squandered opportunities that I… -
Three Ways to Work More Deliberately
14 Dec 2011 | 9:33 amTweetI’ve become increasingly focused on having the right mindset when working. I worry that sometimes we work without focus and deliberation. Aside from leading us to feel unfulfilled, we also lose confidence in our skills. We can’t pinpoint our strengths and weaknesses, as our work just seems to be a series of endless tasks. We don’t reflect on our accomplishments and where/how we thrive and instead focus on just getting things done. In doing so, we don’t sharpen our skills and instead allow them to become dull. Fortunately, there are some simple ways to work more…
