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John Brothers, Principal Cuidiu Consulting
Mind Food Articles and Ideas Advancing Our Work
How to Weave a Tighter Community All communities can be
summed up as people who know each other and do things together. As a general
rule, know more people in their community, both they and their communities are
more productive. So how do we go about increasing those connections between
people? Increasingly, community leaders are turning to 'Network Weavers'.
"Whether you're hoping to get faith-based federal funds or are just curious about what happened to the high profile initiative launched by President Bush and revamped by President Obama, Rick Cohen has the lowdown and shares it with Blue Avocado readers."
"Examines U.S. trends in births among 15- to
19-year-olds compared with other industrialized nations. Explores
contributing factors, implications, and strategies to reduce teen
pregnancies, including broadening education and prevention efforts."
FSG Social Impact Advisors has just released
the report Breakthroughs in
Shared Measurement and Social Impact, which explores methods for
evaluating performance and outcomes across multiple organizations.
Resource Nuggets Funding and Resource Information to Fill Your Tank
Global
Giving, a site that connects donors with more than 600 charities working in
dozens of countries, has sparked a surge of donations with a series of
fund-raising contests.
Powerful
presentations are the backbone of most successful cause marketing pitches.
Whether you're talking to one person or a hundred, the ability to speak
compellingly, sincerely and briefly can be a deciding factors in earning
a company's cause business.
Big
Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas has launched a Text-Giving campaign,
allowing donors to give via cell phone texting in addition to the Internet,
according to an agency news release.
Since May 2009, an energetic group of non-profiteers, technology
developers, and journalists have been coming together to create the first
interactive map that will visualize the Bay Area nonprofit landscape.
City College of San Francisco is offering donors a chance to
sponsor academic classes. School officials view this as a way of
restoring courses that have been eliminated due to budget cuts.
What Can Foundations Do About Risk? Helmut
Anheier, Director of the Center for Civil Society at UCLA's School of Public
Affairs, recently wrote an essay on the economic downturn and role of
foundations in addressing risk in a global community.
Summer Camp Philanthropy Style Freshman
in high school to freshman in college can attend the Pomfret School's
Philanthropy Camp, a 5-day overnight camp experience provides campers an
in-depth educational experience into the business and commitment of the
non-profit, foundation, cause related marketing and global greater good
professional.
David Roodman is a Research Fellow at the Center for Global Development. He has a book coming out about microfinance. Read excerpts on his blog.
"Thirty years into the movement, it might seem strange that researchers are still asking whether microfinance reduces poverty. In
fact, by the standards used to judge whether drugs are safe and
effective in the bloodstreams of people, the safety and effectiveness
of microfinance injected into the fabric of villages and barrios
remains unproven. Somewhat by chance, 2009 is turning out to be a
pivotal year in the study of the impacts of microfinance. A new
generation of studies is emerging that promises to give us a clearer
view of the effects."
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