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Philanthropy Buzzword 2012.8 - Hackathon

Hackathon*. This a cultural event in the world of software coders that is quickly becoming a problem solving approach in the civic space. What is a hackathon? A brief and intense (usually a weekend) period in which coders, designers, data geeks, and increasingly artists, community members, nonprofit leaders, and philanthropists

Philanthropy Buzzword 2012.3 - data scientist

I already called "data" as this year's first buzzword. Those who make sense of it, visualize it, and re-imagine how to use it are also worthy of a shout out. Here's a great description of what data scientists do. I love the euphonious

2011 - the year in pictures (sort of)

I wasn't going to blog today but I'm several days into a nasty head cold and can't do much of anything else. To say goodbye to 2011, a year in which #infographics made the #buzzword list, I thought I'd share a few

Buzzword 2011.10 - #

The final buzzword of the year is # - the Twitter hashtag. Philanthropy finally got really hip to Twitter this year (as did so many people, thanks to the Arab Spring and Twitter-enabled TV shows). So the humble hashtag, the pound sign, the # is our final buzzword of the year. One

Philanthropy Buzzword 2011.9 - Amplify

Philanthropy Buzzword 2011.9 - Amplify

Is it a social media thing? Have we given up on leverage? Scale? Without a doubt, 2011 was the year of "amplifying" philanthropy. A few examples: * Amplify your impact - (Foundation Center, DC) * Simplify and Amplify your philanthropy (Tides) * Don't Filter - Amplify (WFN) * Amplifying Social Impact (ZeroDivide)

Buzzword 2011.7 - Shapeshifting

Buzzword 2011.7 - Shapeshifting

Shapeshifting is what happens when an organization changes corporate form – usually shifting from nonprofit to for-profit. In the 1990s dozens of health care organizations and hospitals made this shift, spinning off philanthropic foundations with billions in assets. Since 2000 we’ve seen this in other sectors, including student loan

Buzzword 2011.6 - Evidence Based

Buzzword 2011.6 - Evidence Based

I first came across the term evidence-based as a description of a specialization in medicine. Yes, Evidence Based Medicine is a new subspecialty. I know what you are thinking - the same thing I wondered when I heard this. "Wait, if evidence-based is a specialty, what other kind

Using Buzz to Understand History

(Reposted from The Chronicle of Philanthropy) Buzzwords are fleeting things. They come in and go out, are first hot and then not. However, looked at over time, buzzwords also provide a useful rear-view roadmap of how we got here. Taken together, the 10 phrases I have chosen to show

Charity Challenge buzzword 2009.5

(photo by exfordy, Flickr, Creative Commons) One of the key noted philanthropy trends of 2008 was the growth of philanthropy prizes. This year the buzzword is charity challenge. These challenges tend to be some form of matching grant - based fundraising opportunity that uses blogs, twitter, widgets, online video and every

The final word on embedded giving

Ah, yes, embedded giving. It may just be the buzzword with the greatest traction of all time. And widespread discussion of it is back, this time in a series on the concept sponsored by Telecom for Charity - you may have seen posts on Causewired, TacticalPhilanthropy, SocialEntrepreneurship on Change.org, SocialCitizens,

Buzzword 2009.1 - "move the needle"

Here's the first buzzword of 2009 - and it was sent in, via twitter, from the #cof09 conference. To quote @QuixoteTilts: "Move the needle," official cliché of #cof09. Replaces "sea change" after a record-breaking run." Need I say anything more? Except to note

It is a Buzzword Mashup

Predictions markets + mobile giving + charity gift cards = predicto + charity choice You can't make up this stuff. (I know because I try). Perhaps in 2009 I'll start a new list of real-live efforts that represent buzzwords mashed together. Tags: philanthropy, buzzwords, buzzwords2008, buzzwords2009

Buzzword 2008.9 - Social Enterprise

This next entry on the buzzword 2008 list - social enterprise - is a perfect example of the 20 year+ buildup that some buzz requires. The concepts and realities of social enterprise have been around for a long time (Bill Drayton founded ASHOKA in 1980). In 2008 the blending of discussions about

Buzzword 2008.8 - Next Gen

Here is buzzword number 8 for 2008....NextGen - the hip short hand for next generation. Unlike software, when used in philanthropy and nonprofits NextGen really refers to people - the next generation of leaders. This buzzword has its detractors - read this fabulous post about the need to focus on ThisGen, not

$10,000, 48 Hours, One Classroom - ready, set, tweet

Tweetsgiving - a 48 hour attempt to raise $10,000 to build a classroom in Tanzania - is off and running - they've raised $3300 in first 8.5 hours, been covered by Tom Watson, and are filling up my twitter feed. Great day to launch - following the Chronicle of Philanthropy&

Good Gifting and Charitable Gift Cards Buzzwords 2008.6 and 2008.7

Good Gifting and Charitable Gift Cards Buzzwords 2008.6 and 2008.7

Two new buzzwords move us toward our annual ten-count - number six is "Good Gifting" and at number seven we get "Charitable gift cards." Buzzword 2008.6 Good Gifting - We all know what re-gifting is -- passing on a gift that was given to you. Think

Ideas to snack on

A conference to note - Social Innovation Conference in NY - The Feast (h/t Allan B) And something to read - this SSIR blog post on "pooled giving" - or lending teams, at Kiva. This takes donor collaboratives, pooled funding, etc. to the internet. It also may breathe new life into

A more meaningful prediction

I posted some short term prognostications early this morning. I then talked with someone who immediately confirmed my sense that my call about celebrity giving as this Giving Season's big buzz was correct. I also got a comment from Beth Kanter alerting me to her social media predictions,

Philanthropy Hot or Not?

It is September - time to make some predictions for Giving Season - otherwise known as November and December. In the style of fashion (T), pop culture (Entertainment Weekly), movie ratings (thumbs up/down), and tech magazines (Wired) here is my list of what will be in and out for Giving Season

Let us hope it is not a buzzword - philanthropizza

Alternative definition of philanthropizza - that which must be provided to volunteers at all meetings...Tags: philanthropy, buzzwords

Design - Buzzword 2008.4

Twelve years ago I started my company, Blueprint Research + Design, Inc. At the time, I had a little blurb on the website about the meaning of the name - it talked about blueprints as plans for action, research as our core asset, and design as a core value and methodology. I

Buzzwords 2008....Drumroll, please

It is finally here. The moment you've all been waiting for. The philanthropy buzzwords 2008 list is here. Or at least some of it, numbers one - three to be exact. 1. Mobile Giving I've written about cellphone enabled giving before, including the US launch of Mgive

Buzzwords decoded

Buzzwords decoded

I’ll be upfront with you – I started the buzzwords list as a cheap way to look for trends. But everyone keeps asking me about it – are they good or bad? How do you find them? What do they mean? So, in the spirit of “please don’t take this

BigThink...

You may have seen the story in the Times the other day about BigThink - here it is. What is BigThink? As the Times put it, its a web site that "...mixes interviews with public intellectuals from a variety of fields, from politics, to law to business, and allows users

Buzzword Survey

A colleague pointed me to the site of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers. The site hosts a survey widget, asking readers to choose the buzzword that "best captures philanthropy trends in 2007." The buzzwords offered as choices come directly from the list posted on this blog