When Technology Trumps Philanthropy This entry to the One Post Challenge is from Valerie, an Alumni Relations Associate at a major university. By Valerie. Gone are the days of keeping track of donors on 3 x 5 cards and marking return envelopes on the side with a red swipe of the marker to know that […]
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One Word. Don’t Think. Just Write.
November 16, 2007 – 9:15 am
This One Post Challenge entry comes from Samantha Beinhacker. Among her many passions, Samantha is working on a project called the Story Index as an attempt to create a Rosetta Stone between all the nascent exchanges, rating agencies and analyst groups that are arising, trying to determine common denominators of the value of “businesses doing […]
One Post Challenge Outcomes
November 15, 2007 – 5:15 pm
When this thing comes to a conclusion, we’ll get to look back at what we learned, what we can do better next time and what impact we’ve had. Impact Item #1: One Post Challenge participant Rich Polt (find his entry here) caught the blogging bug and has signed up as a regular guest contributor to […]
Is Performance Measurement Undermining Social Change?
November 15, 2007 – 6:04 am
This entry to the One Post Challenge comes from Tony Pipa. Tony is a founder and senior consultant to the Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation and the former executive director of the Warner Foundation in Durham, NC. By Tony Pipa Is Performance Measurement Undermining Social Change? Becoming more strategic and measuring one’s effectiveness is all the […]
Digg the One Post Challenge
November 14, 2007 – 12:38 pm
I’ve been surprised that no one seems to be doing much to advertise their One Post Challenge entry via sites like Digg or StumbleUpon. If you like the Challenge and want to see more participation, why don’t you give it a thumbs up on Digg? Just click here and vote thumbs up!
The Burden of “Burden of Disease”
November 14, 2007 – 9:19 am
This entry to the One Post Challenge comes from Matt (who is withholding his last name). Matt is an employee in the development office of a nonprofit devoted to providing fracture care in developing countries. These are his views, not those of his employer. By Matt The Burden of “Burden of Disease” Working in development, […]
GuideStar Responds
November 13, 2007 – 3:44 pm
Bob Ottenhoff, CEO of GuideStar has responded to the One Post Challenge entry titled “GuideStar for Sale”. Visit the comments section to see his response.
Impact Through Inspiration
November 13, 2007 – 3:23 pm
This entry to the One Post Challenge comes from Rich Polt. Rich is president of Louder Than Words, a Boston-based PR agency that works with foundations, nonprofits, and mission driven businesses. When he’s not communicating good for his clients, he can be found with his family, on his bike, or with the NY Times crossword […]
One Post Challenge: Something’s Happening Here
November 13, 2007 – 1:48 pm
In case you haven’t noticed, the One Post Challenge entry from “a fundraiser” has generated 60 comments as of this writing. I have intentionally not commented on the progress of the competition so far as I didn’t want to interfere in the process that was unfolding. But I’m going to break my silence. What the […]
Sleeping With The Enemy
November 13, 2007 – 9:36 am
This entry to the One Post Challenge comes from Jeff Tuller. Jeff started his career in the very private sector, with over a decade at financial firms Bear Stearns and State Street Bank. In 2001 he made the leap of faith into the non-profit sector, beginning at the SIFEE Educational Foundation and most recently at […]
