http://www.tacticalphilanthropy.com/2008/03/volunteermatch-and-the-social-capital-markets Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:42:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.tacticalphilanthropy.com/2008/03/volunteermatch-and-the-social-capital-markets/comment-page-1#comment-2850 Sean Stannard-Stockton Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:57:59 +0000 http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2008/03/volunteermatch-and-the-social-capital-markets#comment-2850 Carl, Exactly! Carl,
Exactly!

]]> http://www.tacticalphilanthropy.com/2008/03/volunteermatch-and-the-social-capital-markets/comment-page-1#comment-2848 Sean Stannard-Stockton Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:56:27 +0000 http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2008/03/volunteermatch-and-the-social-capital-markets#comment-2848 I would say that the way in which the VounteerMatch "prospectus" frames their request for money is a more accurate frame then the traditional frame of asking for a "donation". Putting cheap vodka in a fancy bottle and charging more is the bad kind of framing you refer to. But framing can also be used to better understand something. I think this situation is the latter. I would say that the way in which the VounteerMatch “prospectus” frames their request for money is a more accurate frame then the traditional frame of asking for a “donation”. Putting cheap vodka in a fancy bottle and charging more is the bad kind of framing you refer to. But framing can also be used to better understand something. I think this situation is the latter.

]]> http://www.tacticalphilanthropy.com/2008/03/volunteermatch-and-the-social-capital-markets/comment-page-1#comment-2847 foundationwriter Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:22:18 +0000 http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2008/03/volunteermatch-and-the-social-capital-markets#comment-2847 i believe in framing. i also believe in being straightforward. i think people are realizing just how exquisitely we are manipulated by government, advertisers, and the press. in the rush to act more like business, some of us are falling prey to their unsavory tactics as well. i believe in framing. i also believe in being straightforward. i think people are realizing just how exquisitely we are manipulated by government, advertisers, and the press. in the rush to act more like business, some of us are falling prey to their unsavory tactics as well.

]]> http://www.tacticalphilanthropy.com/2008/03/volunteermatch-and-the-social-capital-markets/comment-page-1#comment-2846 Sean Stannard-Stockton Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:11:49 +0000 http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2008/03/volunteermatch-and-the-social-capital-markets#comment-2846 Foundationwriter, do you believe that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framing_(social_sciences)" rel="nofollow">framing </a>is unimportant? Seems to me that people's behavior is largely dictated by how they perceive the world and that a new frame for philanthropy might radically change how money flows in the sector and how impact is achieved. Foundationwriter, do you believe that framing is unimportant? Seems to me that people’s behavior is largely dictated by how they perceive the world and that a new frame for philanthropy might radically change how money flows in the sector and how impact is achieved.

]]> http://www.tacticalphilanthropy.com/2008/03/volunteermatch-and-the-social-capital-markets/comment-page-1#comment-2844 foundationwriter Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:52:54 +0000 http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2008/03/volunteermatch-and-the-social-capital-markets#comment-2844 prospectus/proposal, investment/donation, reframing/old wine in new bottles. there's no there there. prospectus/proposal, investment/donation, reframing/old wine in new bottles. there’s no there there.

]]> http://www.tacticalphilanthropy.com/2008/03/volunteermatch-and-the-social-capital-markets/comment-page-1#comment-2836 Carl Shulman Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:19:15 +0000 http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2008/03/volunteermatch-and-the-social-capital-markets#comment-2836 Voting rights to elect the board. Voting rights to elect the board.

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