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You're Rich, Now What? 3 Steps To Using IPO Windfalls In Meaningful Ways

BY Alice KorngoldThu Feb 2, 2012

Finding your own unique way to give back can be one of life's great adventures. You will meet some of the most dedicated, exuberant, brilliant problem-solvers you’ve ever encountered. You will help improve lives and the world. And you will never be the same again. READ»

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Open Philanthropy: Dragging Foundations Into The Internet Age

BY Nathaniel JohnsonTue Nov 15, 2011

Lucy Bernholz wants the giant organizations that dole out millions in funds to start embracing becoming more transparent, open, and democratic. It's an uphill battle, but the Open Philanthropy movement is gaining steam. READ»

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Philanthropy's Shift Toward Entrepreneurism

BY H. King McGlaughonMon Oct 31, 2011

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»

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The Paradigm Project: A Model For Getting People Excited About Uncommon Causes

BY Shawn ParrFri Oct 7, 2011

In the competitive space of philanthropy and philanthrocapitalism, how do you break through the clutter and get people engaged in an issue that isn’t the tug-on-your-heart-strings norm? The Paradigm Project hopes to do just that by starting a conversation about fuel-efficient cook stoves.READ»

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Vote Now To Strengthen Nonprofits

BY Alice KorngoldThu Oct 6, 2011

Launched in 2006, Partners in Preservation (PIP) is a program in which American Express, in partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, has awarded $5.5 million over a five-year period toward preserving 56 historic places throughout the United States.READ»

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

BY H. King McGlaughonTue Oct 4, 2011

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»

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Philippe Cousteau Jr. Is In It For Love And Money

BY Sridhar PappuWed Sep 14, 2011

Rather than fundraise, a famous philanthropist plays the market.READ»

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Innovation Agents - Sasha Dichter, Director of Business Development, Acumen Fund

BY Lydia DishmanFri Aug 26, 2011

Sasha Dichter wants you to know that social impact investing is anything but a crock. He talks to Fast Company about making a difference for global social good.READ»

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How Management Consultants Can Build A Better World

BY Alice KorngoldSun Jul 31, 2011

More and more, nonprofit philanthropists, such as Pierre M. Omidyar and Peter B. Lewis are providing management consulting services to their grantees in order to increase their organizational effectiveness.READ»

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Ten Things You Need To Know To Raise Capital For Your Nonprofit

BY Alice KorngoldWed Jul 27, 2011

First order of business: find a generous and strategic board chair and a high functioning board.READ»

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Business, CSR And Nonprofit Leaders: What They're Reading This Summer

BY Alice KorngoldWed Jun 15, 2011

Every several months, I crowdsource book recommendations from my friends and colleagues and share them here with my readers.READ»

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The Dirty Little Secret About Joining A Nonprofit Board

BY Alice KorngoldSun Jun 5, 2011

There are many reasons that people join nonprofit boards. The primary motivation is to do something good. But there is a reason that isn't discussed in polite company: "I want to join a board in order to develop business relationships." If you just want to make business contacts, there are way easier ways to network than to commit to multiple hours of board and committee meetings.READ»

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The Role Of The Nonprofit Board: Four Simple Words

BY Alice KorngoldMon May 2, 2011

You're told that the organization is high impact in addressing a vital community issue, and that its services are cost effective. Simply by serving on the board, you're vouching for its future. Just one question: HOW DO YOU KNOW? READ»

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The Net-Net On World Malaria Day

BY Alice KorngoldMon Apr 25, 2011

Everyone can contribute in the fight against malaria. "From students, to CEOs, to YOU." That's the message of the United Nations Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign.READ»

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Women Matter 2010: Increasing Shareholder Value

BY Alice KorngoldTue Apr 12, 2011

In its new study, Women Matter 2010, McKinsey & Company established the link between the presence of women in leadership and better financial results. 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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How Many Students Does It Take to Save the World: Ask CGI University 2011

BY Alice KorngoldWed Mar 30, 2011

Ryan Integlia and Tiffany Tong have established a student-run global organization called em[POWER]. The nonprofit helps waste-picking communities to gain access to education and health care and improve their quality of life through the use of renewable resources.READ»

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Would Better Marketing Help the Coral Reefs?

BY Jenara NerenbergThu Feb 24, 2011

A whopping 75% of the world's coral reefs are in danger. Is this a job for Ashley Judd?READ»

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Women in Technology: The Next Generation

BY Eileen SweeneyWed Feb 23, 2011

It's time to think about what the women leaders in tech can do to encourage girls to take on the challenge of changing our world through technology. Three organizations are attacking the "girl-problem" head-on: the Girl Scouts, the National Engineers Week Foundation, and the National Center for Women & Information Technology.READ»

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The Exhilarating Power of Purpose

BY Tony SchwartzTue Feb 1, 2011

There are many companies whose products and services don't add any discernible value to the greater good. But that doesn't preclude individuals finding a purpose -- a way to add value -- and feeling energized by it.READ»