Charity

Getting Schooled On Starting A Business By DonorsChoose.org's Charles Best

"It's about being shameless and relentless and hustling for the first users and for the first partners," says Best. "That takes both sort of an energy and a humility."READ»

Philanthropy's Shift Toward Entrepreneurism

It may seem obvious that wealth builders are so self-directed that they naturally want to see their assets devoted to accomplishing their own charitable goals and not somebody else's, especially when that somebody is a bureaucrat. But in fact, that's a new attitude and it represents a seismic shift from the way we historically talked about philanthropy.READ»

Moustache Madness: Movember Emphasizes Fun, Not Guilt, To Raise Millions For Cancer Programs

Movember cofounder Adam Garone tells Fast Company how he grew a massive charitable community by bringing the fun, moustache-style. READ»

Trickle-Forward Economics: Scott Harrison's Water-Based Experiment In Viral Philanthropy

WaterForward transforms the concept of pay-it-forward into a viral philanthropy campaign for clean water projects.READ»

Even If Taxes On Charitable Gifts Increase, Don't Expect Philanthropy To Wither Away

There has been a great deal of talk in Washington about levying more and higher taxes on the rich--including on charitable gifts and assets. It's certainly possible to imagine that such a tax would have a dampening effect on philanthropy. But people are used to making lemonade from the sour lemons of the tax code.READ»

Twitter Search Tool From Anonymous, Apple Wins Samsung Tablet Battle In Germany, Airbnb Launches Concierge Service

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Double Impact Gamifies Saving The Planet, Makes Giving To Charity Free

A new online service takes your simple actions--checking in from a train, lowering your electricity bill--and monetizes them through corporate partners. Now you can give money just by being good.READ»

The Beggar 'Bot: Highest-Tech Solution Yet To Charity Fatigue

There's always a hand out-stretched begging for cash for a cause, it seems. But here's a robotic one, attached to Little Red (Digital) Riding Hood. Will cuteness deliver more cash?READ»

Hidden iPhone Gestures, Winklevii Lose Again, Ashton Kutcher Tackles Sex Slavery, and More...

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Chen Guangbiao, China's Charity Champion

Recycling tycoon Chen Guangbiao says he wants to be "the top philanthropist in the world." Inside his effort to transform charity in China -- and make a name for himself.READ»

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Charity: Water on How Brands Benefit From Non-Profit Partnerships and Transparency

Today, March 22nd, is World Water Day, an initiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio. What better time to share some of the great work being done by charity: water?READ»

LivingSocial's New Deal: $50 Worth of Japan Disaster Relief for $50

The Groupon competitor joins Apple, Zynga, and Lady Gaga, among others, in seeking cash for relief efforts. READ»

When Do-Gooders Go Viral

SeeYourImpact.org rewards acts of micro-charity with photographs and stories of the impact donors make. Here's how the non-profit took the simple idea of storytelling to improve operations--and stand out in the crowd. READ»

Peek Inside Spam Inc. Reveals SEO Secrets, Slick Interface, and ... Charitable Giving

Security Blogger Brain Kreb uncovered a fascinating look into the smooth business operation of spam.READ»

Twitter Uses Role in Egypt to Underscore New Focus on Philanthropy

A new Twitter project called hope140 recently highlighted the company's crucial role in the revolution in order to promote the company's charitable efforts.READ»

Using Social Media to Integrate Profit and Purpose

The ability to end the false separation between living and giving is critical to a brighter future for us all. Without it, no amount of effort through corporate social responsibility initiatives or charitable foundations can hope to meet the scale of challenges we face with equal force.READ»

Meet Philanthroper: The Daily Deal Site With a Charitable Heart

Daily-deal and coupon sites are the vogue at the moment--Groupon's the one you'll think of. But now there's a new one, that's kinda the same and kinda not. Meet Philanthroper, a daily deal site that showcases new non-profits, and gives you the chance to donate.READ»

SwipeGood: Social Change Through Little Change at All

Too many people around the world are suffering because they're not getting the help they need. And donations to worthy causes suffer from the high costs of marketing, donor fatigue, and successive emergencies as we saw with Pakistan's floods following the quake in Haiti. That's why I'm excited about SwipeGood.READ»