In November, I’ll have the honor of joining the newly formed World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Philanthropy & Social Investing. The Council includes: Paul Brest, president of the Hewlett Foundation Matthew Bishop, US business editor of The Economist magazine who coined the word “philanthrocapitalism” Jed Emerson, one of the founders of the movement [...]
Category Archives: Social Entrepreneurship
World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Philanthropy & Social Investing
October 9, 2008 – 9:50 am
The Failure of Social Enterprise
September 10, 2008 – 6:33 am
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have failed. Over the weekend they were taken over by the federal government. While this in no way discredits the concept of for-profit firms having social missions, the fact that these unique “social enterprises” have failed cannot be ignored by the philanthrocapitalist set. From today’s Wall Street Jounrnal: An unanswered [...]
Global Philanthropy Forum
April 10, 2008 – 12:13 pm
I’m at the Global Philanthropy Forum conference today and tomorrow. 500 people talking about international issues. Not the same crowd you get at a lot of these events because the forum targets family foundations. But the kinds of families that draw the Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Queen of Jordan as opening speakers. Larry Brilliant [...]
Best of Stanford Social Innovation Review
February 16, 2008 – 10:58 pm
The Stanford Social Innovation Review is a must read if you care about philanthropy. They manage to straddle the line between offering academic journal type articles while at the same time offering up compelling, engaging writing. They even play host to a large group of philanthropy bloggers (including me). You have to subscribe to the [...]
Forces For Good Podcast
December 5, 2007 – 11:13 am
Launch Podcast Today’s podcast is with Heather McLeod Grant and Leslie Crutchfield, the authors of the new book Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits. Forces for Good examines the characteristics of nonprofits that are achieving high impact. Heather’s been an advisor to the Center for Social Innovation at Stanford, as well as [...]
Don’t Be Evil 2.0
November 28, 2007 – 12:01 pm
This entry from the One Post Challenge comes from an anonymous writer who is a serial high-tech entrepreneur and startup investor and now focuses on angle investing and the nonprofit world. By Anonymous Don’t Be Evil 2.0 – The Fight for “Good” between Non-Profits, Social Enterprises and Responsible For-Profits I’m in my early 30′s and [...]
Tactical Philanthropy Podcast: Robert Egger
October 22, 2007 – 9:23 am
Launch Podcast Today’s interview is with Robert Egger. Robert is a driving force behind the Nonprofit Primary Project and is the Founder and President of the DC Central Kitchen. During the interview, Robert explains the political clout of the nonprofit sector, says it is an urban myth that nonprofits cannot be political involved, and calls [...]
Tactical Philanthropy Podcast: Cheryl Dahle
September 17, 2007 – 10:15 am
Launch Podcast Today’s interview is with Cheryl Dahle. Cheryl was employee number 24 at Fast Company Magazine and spearheaded the launch of the Fast Company Social Capitalist Awards. During the interview, Cheryl talks about mainstream media coverage of philanthropy, the importance of social enterprises and the challenges faced by nonprofits that try to grow rapidly. [...]
Cheryl Dahle Background
September 14, 2007 – 12:26 pm
On Monday, I’ll be posting a podcast with Cheryl Dahle. Cheryl is the creator of Fast Company Magazine’s Social Capitalist Awards. Most recently, she has been involved with the launch of social enterprise Blue Egg. Blue Egg provides information and practical solutions to help people become more mindful of the environment. Cheryl is also the [...]
