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Charity And Service: Giving Like The Stars

BY Alice KorngoldTue Dec 20, 2011

You don’t need celebrity status to be a force for good--you, too, can make a difference in many of the same ways actors, athletes, and other high-profile people do. Here's how to get started. READ»

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Wearing Altruism On Your Sleeve, And Around Your Neck

BY Michael J. CorenThu Sep 29, 2011

Altruette sells necklaces and charms that tell the stories of the nonprofits that get cash from the company's sales.READ»

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Corporate Philanthropy Summit: "Citizen Philanthropy" Wins Big With DonorsChoose.org

BY Alice KorngoldWed Jun 1, 2011

Yesterday evening, DonorsChoose.org in partnership with Crate & Barrel won the Directors' Award for Excellence in Corporate Philanthropy from the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) at their 11th Annual Summit.READ»

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Omidyar Network Executive Forum (ONEF) Convening the World's Leading Social Entrepreneurs

BY Alice KorngoldSun May 15, 2011

The heads of Kiva, Guidestar, BRAC, Wikimedia Foundation, DonorsChoose, Ushahidi, Refugees United, and others of their peers, will convene this week at the Omidyar Network Executive Forum (ONEF). As Sal Giambanco, Partner, Omidyar Network (ON) told me, this is ON's "signature event of the year that focuses on leadership."READ»

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Hacking Education: DonorsChoose.org Wants to See if Teachers Know Best

BY Morgan ClendanielTue Apr 12, 2011

The crowdsourced educational funding org wants to see if the items teachers request can reveal secrets about what our education system needs.READ»

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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished? Madonna and You

BY Alice KorngoldSun Apr 3, 2011

Celebrity names make headlines when their charities are being investigated. It doesn't matter whether or not the celebrity has a full heart and means well. And once a charity or donor is questioned, the doubt lingers long after, even ...READ»

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CSR in 2011: My Prediction

BY Alice KorngoldWed Jan 5, 2011

Now entering its third decade, CSR is at last stepping into the spotlight. CSR has moved from the corporate cubicle to the board room, onto the curricula of the world's most prestigious MBA programs, and the agendas of the most prominent global CEO gatherings.READ»

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The Nonprofit Financial Model Never Worked; Here's a New Model That Does

BY Alice KorngoldTue Oct 26, 2010

Imagine if your company's investors expected you to end your year without generating a dime in surplus. Welcome to the nonprofit sector, where your investors are foundations, and they expect multi-million dollar enterprises to end ...READ»

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Tweet, Tweet, Ka-Ching: Twitter is Changing the Way Nonprofits Make the Ask

BY Lydia DishmanWed Sep 23, 2009

Can non-profits raise awareness, increase membership, and--most critically--“make the ask” successfully on Twitter? Can a 140-character message deliver the visceral wallop of, say, heart-wrenching footage of starving children ...READ»