"Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." (Sign hanging in Einstein’s office at Princeton) Quick, which movie is better? Casablanca or Look Who’s Talking, Too? The Godfather or Bio-Dome with Pauly Shore? Star Wars or Grease 2? How do you know? What metrics are you using? I […]
Category Archives: Resources
Enoch Pratt Library
March 14, 2007 – 6:10 am
I’m on vacation this week and will return to regular posting the week of March 19. What is the Enoch Pratt Library and why does their website keep showing up in my referral logs (which show which websites my readers are coming from)? Check out their new resource and it all makes sense.
The World Grows Wide
March 12, 2007 – 6:08 am
I’m on vacation this week and will return to regular posting the week of March 19. If you haven’t seen it yet, check out the new blog World Grows Wide. In the days before she launched her blog, author Emily Turner, an employee at Philanthropy Australia, left extensive, thought provoking comments on my blog. I […]
Tracy Gary Podcast Interview
February 23, 2007 – 5:25 am
Launch Podcast Read Transcript Today I am happy to release the second interview of the new Tactical Philanthropy Podcast series. Every other Friday I will be releasing an interview with someone involved in philanthropy. Today’s interview is with Tracy Gary. Tracy has been a donor activist and philanthropist for more than 25 years. She educates […]
Social Media Tools for Philanthropy
February 22, 2007 – 8:56 am
Earlier this week I asked for examples of “donor-created social media on philanthropy research” after Maryann Devine at SmArts & Culture suggested that GiveWell was the first social media of its kind. So far, I’m inclined to point to GiveWell as the first real attempt by donors to utilize social media tools. But I doubt […]
Best Philanthropy Books
February 22, 2007 – 7:51 am
This is the full list of philanthropy books recommended by The Giving Carnival participants: Creating Philanthropic Capital Markets, by fellow blogger Lucy Bernholz The Seven Faces of Philanthropy, by Russ Alan Prince Wealthy and Wise, by Claude Rosenberg A Kid’s Guide to Giving, by Freddi Zeiler Inspired Philanthropy: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Creating a Giving […]
The Giving Carnival: Edition Three
February 21, 2007 – 8:16 am
The third edition of The Giving Carnival is underway and the topic is Philanthropy Book Recommendations: Phil Cubeta, of Gift Hub, brings us a list of the books he most often recommends to friends and family, as well as his “top secret all time favorite”. Jeff Brooks, of Donor Power Blog, reviews last year’s controversial […]
My Favorite Philanthropy Books
February 21, 2007 – 8:07 am
I read a lot. It’s just something I’m hardwired to do. Between reading stock market analysis in my Investment Advisor Role, philanthropy news in my Philanthropy Advisor Role and blog posts in my Philanthropy Blogger Role, I pretty much read all day long. Here’s a couple of books about philanthropy that I recommend, each of […]
Marketing to Donors
February 20, 2007 – 11:40 am
Katya Andresen, head of marketing at Network for Good, sent me the following email regarding the GiveWell blog posts (found here and here). Kudos to Katya for her swift and excellent response: Good marketing is about listening to the audience, acknowledging their perspective and having a conversation based on that perspective. A good marketing relationship […]
When Donors Suck
February 20, 2007 – 8:14 am
My post on the GiveWell Project and Blog sparked a flurry of comments, posts and emails. I found the most interesting response to be “When Blogging Sucks” on the NTEN Blog, which referred to my post and the GiveWell post before saying: I’m a big believer in blogs. They are a great outlet for sharing, […]
